{"id":584965,"date":"2019-01-11T18:24:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T18:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n        <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/01\/pastor.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pastor\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1921739943\" onload=\"pagespeed.Critica"},"modified":"2019-01-11T18:24:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T18:24:39","slug":"pastor-plans-whisky-retreat-to-evangelise-to-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/11\/pastor-plans-whisky-retreat-to-evangelise-to-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor plans &#8216;whisky retreat&#8217; to evangelise to men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/pastor.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pastor\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1921739943\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A German pastor thinks he may have found an effective way to approach the men in his community and it involves one of his greatest passions, whisky.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Eschenbacher, 53, a Franconian pastor from Hammelburg, in Bavaria, has long been looking for ways to approach men and talk to them about God and the Christian faith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the easiest thing to do, especially in this day in age, but\u00a0Eschenbacher thinks <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">whisky<\/g> may just be the solution to his problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN: Audio: Abronye blasts NDC over NAM1 photo with President<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A big fan of the Scottish spirit, the pastor noticed how easy it was to start a conversation about whisky during\u00a0a leisurely whiskey tasting evening with friends, and decided to use the same catalyst to get through to men in matters of religion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He recently announced that he was organizing a \u201cwhisky retreat\u201d for men and all the 30 available spots were sold out almost instantly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBible reading events don\u2019t really work, but with whisky can I reach the men, it\u2019s a topic that interests them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>During the three-hour whisky retreat scheduled for January 11, the pastor hopes to use the spirit to not only start a conversation about faith, but also help participants slow down their life and reflect on their existence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Boy 15, jailed 2 years for stealing mobile phone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cour time is so crowded.\u00a0We always want to clarify everything in eight hours.\u00a0A whiskey needs at least ten years to be good, and so my message is not short-term,\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Five different whiskeys will be served during the retreat \u2013 four from Scotland and one Bavarian \u2013 four of which will be discussed among the participants and one enjoyed in silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: We don\u2019t want taxpayers\u2019 money \u2013 Menzgold customers clarify<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although Bible passages will be read by Eschenbacher during the three-hour event, the pastor says that he won\u2019t try to force the Faith onto the participants<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Adomonline\/ado-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A German pastor thinks he may have found an effective way to approach the men in his community and it involves one of his greatest passions, whisky. 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