Jeff Lucas
Jeff Lucas is a British Christian author, speaker and broadcaster.
Career
Formerly a member of the Council of Management of the British Christian event Spring Harvest, Lucas has historically been linked to the Elim Pentecostal Churches, and also with 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. He has been a guest on Sunday Nights on ABC Radio, which noted Lucas "has had a strong impact in Evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic Christian circles internationally".Lucas was a teaching pastor at Timberline Church in Fort Collins, Colorado, until his retirement in July 2024. He also broadcasts regularly on Premier Christian Radio and UCB Radio. He contributes a monthly column for Premier Christianity magazine, the men's magazine Sorted and writes daily Bible notes for CWR - Lucas on Life Every Day. He has served as a visiting contributor to Northwest University's MA leadership program, focusing on preaching/communication.
Lucas is an ambassador for Compassion UK, a charity working to help children in poverty worldwide. He is an accredited Life Coach with the Paterson Center, and coaches individuals and business and non-profits using the LifePlan and StratOps processes. He is also an advisor/consultant to a number of churches, including Kingsgate Community Church, C3 Church, and Christian Fellowship Church, Belfast.
As of late 2025, Lucas has written thirty books.
Personal life
Lucas is married to Kay. They have homes in Southern England and in Loveland, CO. He has two adult children.Publications
- Rediscovering The Father Heart Of God
- Friends of God
- Walking Backwards
- Elijah, anointed and stressed – later published as Going Public
- Lucas On Life
- Lucas On Life 2
- How not to Pray
- Grace Choices
- Gideon: Power From Weakness
- Lucas Out Loud
- Will Your Prodigal Come Home
- Creating the Prodigal Friendly Church
- Helen Sloane's Diary
- Lucas Unleashed
- I was just wandering
- Life with Lucas 1
- Life with Lucas 2
- Life with Lucas 3
- Seriously Funny Up close and personal: what Helen did next Seriously Funny 2 There Are No Strong People Faith in the Fog Zondervan
- 'Things My Grandchildren Taught Me'
- The Cactus Stabbers
- There Are No Ordinary People
- All Questions Great and Small with Adrian Plass - HodderIt's a Dog's Life If you want to walk on water, consider staying in the boat Notorious Specks and Planks Singing in Babylon - Finding Purpose in Life's Second Choices
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
- Walk on the wild side - Jonah
- Elijah
- Friends
- Stop Looking for the will of God
- Lent 1 The Impossible Dream
- Prodigals
- Infinite Hope
- Light and soul of Christmas
- Y Christmas
- Bun, bunnies and bunk?
Contributions
Awards and nominations
- Christian Life Book of the Year 2014: The Cactus Stabbers
- Eden Author of the Year 2018:
- Christian Life Book of the Year UK 2018: It's a Dog's Life
- Christian Life Book of the Year UK 2019: Staying in the Boat
- Christian Life Book of the Year 2021: Singing in Babylon
- Media Product of the Year : ''There are no strong people''