seetal chile Post 09/2025

Dear friends of the seetal chile

by Cédric Brügger

Over five hundred years ago, a far-reaching upheaval took place in Europe. The Reformation largely supplanted the Roman Catholic Church. One of the goals of Germany's most important reformer was to bring people closer to their faith again. Martin Luther's motto for his German translation of the Bible was «You have to listen to the people.» In doing so, he paved the way for people to read and understand the Bible for themselves! Luther empowered ordinary people and stood up for them.

Until he came along, the world of work was also divided into clearly secular and clearly spiritual entities. The clergy were the monks and nuns in the monasteries, i.e. all those who served the Church. They fulfilled God's will, while the work of farmers and craftsmen was considered inferior. But here Luther brought about a revolution, the fruits of which can still be seen in our language today. He elevated «simple» work to the same level as spiritual work by calling it a «vocation.» A vocation is not something that can be chosen, but rather something to which one is called. Through this linguistic trick, Luther made it clear that all work, whether spiritual or secular, is part of the divine order. The goal is always to serve one's neighbour.

Luther linked the inner calling of a follower of Jesus Christ with the outer calling – everyday life, work or social status. Wherever you are is the right place to follow Jesus Christ and serve him and your neighbour. «Accept the life in which the Lord has placed you, and continue to live as you did when God called you. [...]» (1 Corinthians 7:17 NLB). By emphasising every profession, something else becomes clear: every job has dignity. For it is God who calls us to our vocation. But God not only calls us, he is also the originator of work. He himself worked when he created the earth. As his image-bearers, we are now invited to help shape the world and make a creative mark on it – for the good of our neighbours! Thus, work is more than an end in itself, more than just a means of earning a living; it is an expression of our human likeness to God. The current sermon series «Work & Faith» is a warm invitation to discover your calling in your profession!

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As a church, we have an important mission: we want to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to people. We are convinced that God has entrusted us with a gift in the form of our livestream equipment – one that we should use and apply responsibly. Under the motto «from the region for the region», we want to bring our church services into even more living rooms and hearts. To achieve this, we need each other!

We already experienced this sense of community during the successful toothpaste/mustard/Ricola campaign. Thank you very much for your commitment at that time. If you would like to continue supporting our evangelistic work in a concrete way, there are the following options:

• Tell others about our livestream! Talk to your neighbours, friends or colleagues about it. You can use the seetal chile business cards as a handy aid (available at the exit).
• Use your WhatsApp status for Jesus! Some time ago, our multimedia team prepared an advertising banner that we can share on WhatsApp status or elsewhere on Sunday mornings before the service. We wholeheartedly invite you to get involved! On our blog (https://blog.seetal-chile.ch/2024/11/18/livestream-5000/) you will find instructions on how this works.
• Help us expand our reach on YouTube! Subscribe to our channel, give the videos a 👍 and write a short comment on a sermon. We are not interested in click numbers and we certainly do not want to earn money with it, but it is about people – people who can be touched and changed by the gospel.

We are convinced that this way of spreading the good news is accessible, contemporary – and effective. Together, we can reach more people!

Our finances

by Christoph Leimgruber

We are very grateful that, despite it being the summer month of July, we have only seen a small increase in the difference between actual and budgeted income. Many thanks for your generosity. May God reward you!

Information in a nutshell

Forty-nine people from our church have registered for Viva al Mare in Bibione, Italy. Nine of them form a band that will lead the worship times during the plenary sessions.

For this semester, glow Ameisli and Kids have been put on hold. The team is using the time freed up to focus intensively on leadership training and finding new motivation. You can find out how they are spending this time on our blog.

Info about people

Two second-born children were born in the last two months:

• On 15 July 2025, Samuel and Isabelle were allowed to Gloor Elissia Adaja take her into her arms. She is Joana Liara's sister.
• On 4 August 2025, the birth hour of Finn Friess. His parents Samuel and Catrina, as well as his brother Benaja, are delighted.

We sincerely wish the two happy families joy, strength, wisdom and all the blessings God has to offer.

Michael and Alisa Ramseier have transferred their membership from seetal chile to Lenzchile Reinach. As a family, they have become part of the closer Lenzchile. Grateful for our shared experiences, we bless you and send you our best wishes!

The Kafi-Chnopf line is from Nathalie Gloor to Simona Spichtig transferred; new to the team are Salomé Wildy, Samira Fröhlich, Sandra Bühler and Hanna Plüss. New to the glow Next team are Metin Tung and Fabienne Hertig. New additions to Kigo include Melina Pariyar, Debora and Patrick Hugentobler.

Madlene Zingg is leaving the translation team and Simona Spichtig ends in Kinderhüeti. Many thanks to both of you for the time and passion you have put into this!

Matthias Altwegg is the speaker at the EGW Annual Conference, which takes place from 10 to 14 September in Münchenbuchsee and on Sunday in Bern (https://egw.ch/jahreskonferenz). He will be fully occupied with this task during that week.

Cédric Brügger has started further training. In the community development programme, he is studying the theory and practice of organisational development. There are a total of six modules until August 2026.

For the agenda

At 6 September at 9:00 a.m. the next Get to know each other morning takes place. This event is a good opportunity to familiarise yourself with the seetal chile. You can register on our blog.

At 7 September finds at 15:00 another occasion with the Oldie-Singers at the youth centre. That afternoon, the beautiful old songs will be sung.

At 11 September at 7:30 p.m. our music team at the youth centre is running a Worship evening They are delighted when more people join them to worship God together.

At 20 September at 9:00 a.m. breaks the Sisterhood to join us on a hike in the Basel-Land region. Further information and the registration form can be found on our blog.

At 13 November at 19:30 the next regional impulse evening to the topic "How do we understand the Bible?" with Dr Roland Hardmeier.