Wayne Jacobsen
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Wayne Jacobsen | |
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| Born | March 21, 1953 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oral Roberts University |
| Spouse | Sara Fought |
| Children | 2 |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Aim at 'spiritually interested' sparks 'The Shack' sales". USA Today. 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Wayne Jacobsen shares God's love at Hope Builders International". www.assistnews.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Who is Wayne Jacobsen?". Lifestream. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Jacobsen, Wayne (2000). He Loves Me! (1st ed.). Lifestream Ministries. ISBN 1-930027-04-4.
- ^ Wayne Jacobsen, In My Father's Vineyard, ISBN 978-0-8499-5296-8
- ^ Wayne Jacobsen, Authentic Relationships, ISBN 978-0-8010-6451-7
- ^ Wayne Jacobsen, So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore, ISBN 978-0-9647292-2-3
- ^ Wayne Jacobsen, The Naked Church, ISBN 978-0-9647292-1-6
- ^ Goodreads website
- ^ Amazon website
- ^ Wayne Jacobsen, Tales of the Vine, ISBN 978-0-9647292-0-9
- ^ God Journey website, Retrieved 2023-05-17
- ^ "BridgeBuilder President: Wayne Jacobsen". www.bridge-builders.org. Archived from the original on 2001-01-28.
- ^ Haynes, Charles C. (2006-03-19). "A moral battleground, a civil discourse". USA Today.
External links[edit]
- Lifestream, author's website
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- 21st-century American novelists
- American Christian writers
- Living people
- Oral Roberts University alumni
- American male novelists
- People from Selma, California
- People from Newbury Park, California
- 21st-century American male writers
- Novelists from California
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American male non-fiction writers
- 1953 births