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Let the Spirit Shape Your Ministries

40 Reflections of a Veteran Pastor and Organizational Psychologist

By: David S. Luecke

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Let the Spirit Shape Your Ministries

40 Reflections of a Veteran Pastor and Organizational Psychologist

By: David S. Luecke

Traditional mainline churches have been in decline for fifty years as their church energy continues to seep away. What are the options to regain vitality? Pastor Luecke thought for years that better administration was the answer. But the problem is deeper. Our Reformation heritage left us with a very weak practical theology of the Holy Spirit, confining him mostly to the Creeds. We don’t have a hands-on understanding of how he makes a difference in church life today. We can find that by appreciating how central the Spirit was to Paul’s leadership. This collection of Reflections comes in two parts. The first highlights how the Spirit works today, based on Paul’s insights. It outlines how personal growth in the Spirit can happen. Church leaders cannot take others to where they personally have not been before. The second part is organized around Martin Luther’s explanation of the four functions of the Holy Spirit. He calls, gathers, enlightens and sanctifies God’s people. The Spirit is the leader of ministry teams. We need to learn how to follow.

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1664294139

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How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

Research Findings for Traditional Christians

By: David S. Luecke

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Research Findings for Traditional Christians

By: David S. Luecke

How the Spirit Shapes Prayer answers qustions about: • Conversational prayer prompted by the Spirit • Why prayer can be so satisfying •How a better prayer life happens •Overcoming blockages to prayer After a major church planting disappointment followed by a serious illness, Dave Luecke had a series of deep prayer experiences with God that awakened him to a new relationship. He became curious about personal prayer experiences of ordinary churchgoers and did a survey of over 1,000 members in Lutheran congregations. He found much more involvement than expected: • Three out of four reported they pray at least daily other than at meals. • Half regularly experienced the peace and presence of God. •Half called personal prayer the most satisfying experience in my life. After holding monthly services of prayer for healing, Luecke wondered what other Lutheran pastors thought and did with such prayer. This prompted another survey, with more surprising results: • Four out five said they had experienced or witnessed a miracle. • Two out of three said members reported a miraculous healing in response to congregational prayer. Yet Lutheran pastors never talk professionally about miraculous healings. How the Spirit Shapes Prayer reopens the discussion. addressing many important questions about prayer and Gods response, such as: • Can God change his mind in response to prayers? • Can God be influenced by multiple prayers? • Why is God so frugal with obvious interventions in natural processes? Pastor and psychologist David S. Luecke has an M.Div. from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. He worked as Vice Chancellor for University Services at Washington and then as full Professor for Administrative Sciences at Valparaiso University before going on to serve as Vice President for Administration at Fuller Theological Seminary. Since 1990 he has been a practicing pastor, first at Community of Hope in Brecksville and then at Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church in North Royalton, Ohio. dluecke@royred.org. GROWTHintheSpirit.church Facebook

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1512757438

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How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

Seek His Gifts and Fruit

By: David S. Luecke

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Seek His Gifts and Fruit

By: David S. Luecke

Believers who raise their awareness of the Holy Spirit, practice GROWTH in the Spirit and share their experiences will find their Christian life becomes more exciting and fulfilling. Pastors who teach Spirit awareness and GROWTH practices will see their congregation become more stimulating, healthy and attractive. We confess that the fellowship of the Holy Spirit gives churches their unique identity and energy. Yet many traditional Protestant churches act otherwise. Withering congregations can regain vitality by refocusing on this truth and learning to name and share their encounters with Christs Spirit. How to Spot the Spirits Work in Your Life is the second in a series of three books pastor and psychologist David S Luecke has written on the Holy Spirit: 1st Encounters with the Holy Spirit works out the biblical basics for the Spirits job description today, offers insights from behavioral and developmental psychology, and outlines leadership principles for fine-tuning a churchs culture. 2nd How to Spot the Spirits Work in Your Life emphasizes practical application in a discussion format and advocates six GROWTH practices. 3rd How the Spirit Shapes Prayer offers survey findings for how prayer is actually done by traditional Christians. Based on How to Spot the Spirits Work in Your Life, Dave Luecke developed four sessions of Spot-the-Spirit Discussions. The 32-page Guide and videos of his introductions are available at www.GROWTHintheSpirit.church. After seminary and ordination, David S. Luecke earned an MBA and PhD at Washington University of Saint Louis and then spent the next 20 years in academia, teaching leadership techniques in business schools and church management at Fuller Theological Seminary. When he received a call to plant a church near his home town of Cleveland, he welcomed the opportunity to practice what he taught. He moved on to become administrative pastor of Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church. He continues to serve there as a semi-retired missions pastor. www.GROWTHintheSpirit.church

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Your Encounters With The Holy Spirit

By: David S. Luecke

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By: David S. Luecke

Discover how to recognize the Holy Spirit at work today and how to share those encounters with others. With chapter discussion guides to facilitate conversations, Your Encounters with the Holy Spirit explores the Bible's teachings on the Spirit's work and explains how to shape a more Spirit-oriented church culture.

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1490830081

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Beyond Mental Illness

Transform the Labels Transform a Life

By: David Moyer LCSW

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Beyond Mental Illness

Transform the Labels Transform a Life

By: David Moyer LCSW

Can infections cause Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Lou Gherig's Disease and mental illness? Yes, but not just the infections. The body's unique defense against these infections plays a role. This is but one of the startling facts uncovered in Moyer's third book, Beyond Mental Illness. Moyer is a retired licensed clinical social worker with a lifetime of professional experience dealing with mental illness. He has been free to follow the research independent of the cultural limitations that might inhibit other investigators. Moyer's bipolar odyssey began with a novel exploration of factors contributing to his father and son's bipolar disorder. His first book, Too Good to be True? Nutrients Quiet the Unquiet Brain, addressed, among other things, the role of nutrients in treating mental disorders. In Beyond Mental Illness, that odyssey has now morphed into an exploration of factors contributing to mental illness as well as other physical disorders. In this book, Moyer provides a perspective beyond the standard DSM-5 diagnoses and even the very concept of mental illness. The stove-piped diagnoses dominating current medical practices are obsolete. While the medical establishment resists the need for major reformation, the public is beginning to demand science-based diagnoses and treatments. Here Moyer outlines deficiencies in current diagnostic systems that consign many to a lifetime of chronic illness. Their illnesses are not being properly diagnosed and treated. Since the publication of Beyond Mental Illness in 2014, a plethora of academic research in some of the best journals has validated some of his hypotheses. The key for more effective treatments is not to be found in drugs that mitigate downstream biological processes. The key is to identify and treat the diagnosable and treatable upstream biological processes.

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How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

Research Findings for Traditional Christians

By: David S. Luecke

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Research Findings for Traditional Christians

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How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

Seek His Gifts and Fruit

By: David S. Luecke

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Seek His Gifts and Fruit

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Book's by David S. Luecke

Let the Spirit Shape Your Ministries

Let the Spirit Shape Your Ministries

How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

Your Encounters With The Holy Spirit

Your Encounters With The Holy Spirit

Beyond Mental Illness

Beyond Mental Illness

How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

How the Spirit Shapes Prayer

How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

How to Spot the Spirit's Work in Your Life

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