Last October, Christian Wegert was installed as the new senior pastor of Arche Church—the Sovereign Grace church in Hamburg, Germany. You may recall Christian as the Pastors College student whom we featured in our 2008 Mission Presentation.

A week after becoming senior pastor, Christian, along with his father Wolfgang, joined Jeff Purswell to film an interview that explores the history of Arche Church, how they joined Sovereign Grace Ministries, and what they are doing to reach German-speaking Europe with the gospel. The video below is an excerpt from that interview that explains how and why Christian became the senior pastor. The whole interview was an hour long, so we broke the rest into shorter segments which you can browse using the list of links below the video. 

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Table of contents for Jeff Purswell's interview with Christian and Wolfgang Wegert

1. Converted and preaching at age 16: how Wolfgang became a Christian and began ministry
2. 1974: Wolfgang takes the reigns as senior pastor of Arche Church
3. The spiritual landscape of Germany: is it still a Christian nation?
4. From TV to church planting: how broadcasting sermons paved the way for new churches in Europe 
5. "We decided to write an email": Sovereign Grace Ministries' surprising introduction to Arche Church
6. From one generation to the next: why Wolfgang changed his mind about handing over leadership of the church
7. Leading through change: how the elders prepared Arche Church for a new senior pastor
8. The gospel must be preached: Arche Church's future with Sovereign Grace Ministries and the mission to plant churches
9. Preparing the next generation of leaders: Wolfgang's dream for pastoral training in Germany
10. Watch your life and doctrine: Wolfgang's counsel for young pastors entering the ministry