Resources

“What Happened to Our Churches?” is a free eBook from David S. Luecke.

Dr. David Luecke’s book addresses how declining mainline churches can regain Spiritual energy and grow again. The only way for a Christian congregation, which is biblically a fellowship of the Holy Spirit, to increase its energy (the time, talents and treasure of its participants) is to pay more attention to how the Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens and sanctifies its participants. This book of short conversation-starter blogs addresses why and how to do that.

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.

Name and Share Them – Seek More I think of the Holy Spirit as a dove from Jesus’ baptism whispering godly thoughts into my ear. The Holy Spirit is God’s wind in our lives today. he can bring excitement to believers on their journey to becoming more like Christ. I will try to make the best case for how we Word-oriented believers can learn to thrive in the Spirit and then share these ways with others. What I offer, in my view, does not contradict anything in classical Reformation theology.

After a major church planting disappointment followed by a serious illness, I had a series of deep prayer experiences with God that awakened me to a new relationship. I became curious about personal prayer experiences of ordinary churchgoers and did a survey of over 1,000 members in Lutheran congregations. I found much more involvement than expected.