Complex sentence: Johann Christoph Arnold (born 1940, died April 15,2017 in Woodcrest) is a Christian writer, pastor, and marriage counselor who was the leader, called "Elder", of the Bruderhof Communities between 1983 and 2001.
Split into simpler sentences: Johann Christoph Arnold (born 1940, died April 15,2017) is was a Christian writer and pastor. He was the leader of the Bruderhof Communities between 1983 and 2001.