August 2025
This issue was created by Chris Pahl, project manager of CHRISTIVAL28.
A refreshing newsletter with small, but fine nuggets to help you develop your leadership and management skills.
A tip that will help you grow as a person and develop your leadership skills.
Digital detox begins in the heart - why leadership needs breaks to stay present
Management in the digital age means constant accessibility, information overload and multitasking. But those who are constantly online can easily lose sight of the essentials: God's presence, genuine relationships and inner peace. The digital world offers many opportunities - but it also harbors dangers for our souls. Jesus himself repeatedly withdrew to pray and recharge his batteries: "But Jesus withdrew into solitude to pray" (Luke 5:16). If you want to lead, you have to switch off regularly - in your heart and on your device. Digital detox is not a trend, but a spiritual lifestyle. It's not about doing without technology, but about priorities: Who or what determines my day? Where do I refuel? John Mark Comer aptly says: "The Sabbath is an act of rebellion against the addiction to performance and possessions." Perhaps the most important leadership impulse of the week is not a clever post, but a quiet moment. Detox begins when I learn to say no - and yes to God's rhythm.
Book tip
John Mark Comer: Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
This little-known book offers a fascinating new perspective on the value of work - not as a duty, but as part of a greater divine vision. It invites us to rediscover the original rhythm of work and rest, mission and blessing.
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Chris Pahl
Chris Pahl was project manager of the youth event CHRISTIVAL22 with 13,000 young people and is also managing the CHRISTIVAL in Magdeburg in 2028. The CHRISTIVAL is backed by over 80 organizations that work together to create this faith-deepening event. He loves networking and lives with his family in Leipzig. As an author, he has written several youth and specialist books: Voll Porno, Gottes Powerbank für dein Leben, Selig sind die Handynutzer, ....
Chris is consciously involved in leadership teams, e.g. at the youth evangelization truestory, the AGJE (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Jugendevangelisation) or committees of the Evangelical Alliance Germany.
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John Mark Comer
Events that get you ahead
1 to 1 coaching
Instead of an event, how about some targeted coaching? Of course there are great events. But I need individual answers to my personal leadership questions. I experience this very strongly in personal 1-to-1 coaching. Maybe save yourself the next conference and invest the money in a good coach (Chris Pahl).
MoveIn Gathering 2025
October 2 to 5, 2025
A great event for European leaders is the Move In conference in France, where leaders working in marginalized communities come together to share wisdom, encouragement and strategies for effective ministry.
Younger Leaders Gathering 2025
November 13 - 16, 2025
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God is calling a new generation of courageous leaders. Become part of a movement that is changing Europe. Discover your calling, grow in faith and find companions for the mission of your life. Let yourself be called. Let yourself be sent. Let yourself be shaped.
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