German missionary pioneered Asian Church communications
German missionary pioneered Asian Church communications Father Franz-Josef Eilers, who has died at 89, is remembered as 'a learned man and a great communicator' Trending Divine Word Father Franz-Josef Eilers, who died on Jan. 13, addresses a conference in 2019. (Photo: YouTube) Divine Word Father Franz-Josef Eilers, a pioneering German missionary who worked to develop media and communication systems in the Asian Church, died in the Philippines on Jan. 13. He was 89. “We have lost a great friend, motivator, teacher and leader who spent most of his years as a priest in developing a stro...