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Wayne Jacobsen

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Wayne Jacobsen
Born (1953-03-21) March 21, 1953 (age 71)
Occupation
  • Author
  • pastor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOral Roberts University
SpouseSara Fought
Children2
Website
www.lifestream.org

Wayne Jacobsen (born March 21, 1953) is an American author and former pastor, best known for his Christian non-fiction book, He Loves Me!.

Jacobsen also collaborated with author William P. Young on the writing of the novel The Shack and helped create the Christian publishing company Windblown Media.[1] He has been a contributing editor to Leadership Journal, and has authored numerous articles on spiritual formation, relational community, and engagement of culture.

Biography

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Jacobsen attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Biblical Literature. Upon graduation he married Sara Fought of Urbana, Ohio, who graduated that same year.[2]

Jacobsen began his full-time Ministry in 1975 as an Associate Pastor at Valley Christian Center in Fresno, California - a Foursquare church. In 1994, he left the ministry to found the Christian website Lifestream ministries, as well as the organization Bridgebuilders, through which he does public presentations and conflict mediation.[3]

In 2023 Jacobsen resides in Newbury Park, California with his wife Sara. They have two children, Julie (b. 1978) and Andrew (b. 1980), and three grandchildren.

Major works

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Jacobsen has written and co-authored several books, including; He Loves Me!,[4] In My Father's Vineyard,[5] Authentic Relationships,[6] So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore (coauthored with Dave Coleman, using joint pseudonym Jake Colsen),[7] The Naked Church,[8] Beyond Sundays,[9] Finding Church, Live Loved Free Full, In Season, A Language of Healing[10] and Tales of the Vine.[11]

Jacobsen cohosted a weekly podcast at TheGodJourney.com,[12] and was a mediator on governmental issues involving church and state in educational issues.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Aim at 'spiritually interested' sparks 'The Shack' sales". USA Today. 2008-05-01.
  2. ^ "Wayne Jacobsen shares God's love at Hope Builders International". www.assistnews.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  3. ^ "Who is Wayne Jacobsen?". Lifestream. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ Jacobsen, Wayne (2000). He Loves Me! (1st ed.). Lifestream Ministries. ISBN 1-930027-04-4.
  5. ^ Wayne Jacobsen, In My Father's Vineyard, ISBN 978-0-8499-5296-8
  6. ^ Wayne Jacobsen, Authentic Relationships, ISBN 978-0-8010-6451-7
  7. ^ Wayne Jacobsen, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore, ISBN 978-0-9647292-2-3
  8. ^ Wayne Jacobsen, The Naked Church, ISBN 978-0-9647292-1-6
  9. ^ Goodreads website
  10. ^ Amazon website
  11. ^ Wayne Jacobsen, Tales of the Vine, ISBN 978-0-9647292-0-9
  12. ^ God Journey website, Retrieved 2023-05-17
  13. ^ "BridgeBuilder President: Wayne Jacobsen". www.bridge-builders.org. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28.
  14. ^ Haynes, Charles C. (2006-03-19). "A moral battleground, a civil discourse". USA Today.
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