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Jeff Lucas
Occupation(s)Author
Speaker
Websitewww.jefflucas.org

Jeff Lucas is a Christian author, speaker and broadcaster.[1]

Career

Lucas is an international speaker, author and broadcaster. He is a teaching pastor at Timberline Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. He also broadcasts regularly on radio: In Good Company for Premier Christian Radio and Lucas On Life for UCB Radio. He contributes a monthly column for the magazine Christianity, the men's magazine Sorted[2] and daily Bible notes for CWR - Lucas on Life Every Day.

Lucas is an ambassador for Compassion UK, a charity working to help children in poverty worldwide, for whom he has traveled to both Ethiopia and India in recent years to film.

Lucas is a bestselling Christian author and has written twenty-one books, as well as booklets, DVDs and study guides. His sales of products internationally have exceeded 1 million copies, and have been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Korean and French.

Previous activities

Formerly a member of the Council of Management of the British Christian event Spring Harvest, he stepped down in 2009 along with Steve Chalke and Ruth Dearnley. Lucas has historically been linked to the Pioneer Network, a Christian network established to "develop new churches across the UK and engage in mission globally". He was also the director of Equipped to Lead and is a former Vice President of the Evangelical Alliance.

Personal life

Jeff Lucas is married to Kay. They have homes in Southern England and in Loveland, CO.

He has two adult children, Kelly (married to Ben and living in the South of England) and Richard (living in Washington DC); and two grandsons, Stanley and Alex.

Publications

  • Rediscovering The Father Heart Of God (Crossway Books 1997) ISBN 1-85684-127-8 (Previously published as 'Sweet and Sour Pork')
  • 'Friends of God' (with Cleand Thom) (Crossway Books 1999)
  • Walking Backwards (Scripture Union Publishing 1997) ISBN 0-86201-973-7
  • Elijah, anointed and stressed' (Chariot Victor Publishing 1998) ISBN 1-56476-714-0 - later published as 'Going Public' (Authentic)
  • Lucas On Life (Authentic Media 2001) ISBN 1-86024-240-5
  • Lucas On Life 2 (Authentic Media 2003) ISBN 1-86024-240-5
  • How not to Pray (Authentic Media 2003) ISBN 1-85078-452-3
  • Grace Choices (Authentic Media 2004) ISBN 1-932805-21-4
  • Gideon: Power From Weakness (Authentic Media 2004) ISBN 1-85078-557-0
  • Lucas Out Loud (Authentic Media 2005) ISBN 1-85078-630-5
  • Will Your Prodigal Come Home (Zondervan 2007) ISBN 0-310-26725-0
  • 'Creating the Prodigal Friendly Church' (Zondervan 2009)
  • Helen Sloane's Diary (Authentic Media 2008) ISBN 1-85078-797-2
  • Lucas Unleashed (Authentic Media 2009) ISBN 1-85078-823-5
  • Life with Lucas 1 (CWR)
  • Life with Lucas 2 (CWR)
  • Life with Lucas 3 (CWR)
  • Seriously Funny (Authentic Media 2010) (with Adrian Plass) ISBN 1-85078-869-3
  • 'Up close and personal: what Helen did next' (Authentic Media 2011)
  • Seriously Funny 2 (with Adrian Plass (Authentic Media 2012)
  • There Are No Strong People CWR 2012)
  • Faith in the Fog Zondervan
  • The Cactus Stabbers CWR
  • 'There Are No Ordinary People'
  • Any Questions with Adrian Plass (not yet published)
  • The Otway Keeper (not yet published)


Also Lucas on Life Every Day, bi-monthly bible reading notes (CWR)

Special products for New Christians and those interested in exploring the Christian faith, published by CWR:

  • Travelling Light
  • Life Every Day for New Christians
  • Life- the Journey

Life Journey DVDs and booklets

  • Walk on the wild side - Jonah
  • Elijah
  • Friends
  • Stop Looking for the will of God
  • Lent 1 The Impossible Dream
  • Prodigals

Other booklets (published by Verite)

  • Infinite Hope
  • Light and soul of Christmas
  • Y Christmas
  • Bun, bunnies and bunk?

Contributions

  • The Read of my Life (CWR)
  • Preach the Word (Sovereign World)

References