Holy Spirit Renewal Ministries
Expanding Primary Leadership Base & Vision for the Future
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AMAZING
PASTOR
RESTORATION
TESTIMONY:
Do you want to be totally blessed and inspired by a story of God's healing and restoring power that took
place at our Green Lake
Holy Spirit
Conference?
Well then, click
and you will be moved to rejoice, praise, maybe even tear up a bit at this astounding story of restoration in the life of an American Baptist pastor in New Jersey. In his own words...
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Clay Ford had a wonderful time with the
American
Baptist Men
of Nebraska
July 31 - Aug 1 2015.
Retreat
Pics
Around 35 men
attended. Awesome!
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HSRM E-Newsletter August 25, 2015
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Exciting Changes & Ventures of Faith
We, the HSRM Executive and National Service Committees, have very recently made strategic changes in our HSRM primary leadership structure, adding new positions that enable us to expand our vision and ability to more effectively fulfill our mi
ssion:
Equipping the Church to Fulfill Her Destiny in Christ
We're excited to introduce to you our new top-two HSRM administrative leaders :
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| Training Days, August 18-22: Left to right: New HSRM Chair Rev. Ed Owens; Nat'l Co-Director Dr. Clayton Ford; and new Asst. Director Rev. Norelle Lutke. Ed and Norelle went to San Diego for administrative training from Clay. The baton for administrative leadership has now been passed! Clay and John Piippo are now Nat'l Co-Directors. |
Introducing Rev. Norelle Lutke:
(see her contact info below or click
HERE)
Norelle Lutke has served as the Vice Chairman of the Holy Spirit Renewal Ministries since 2007 after having served on the National Service Committee for a number of years. As coordinator for the Holy Spirit Conference hosted annually by HSRM at Green Lake Conference Center, and previously as a regional conference coordinator, her passion has been to facilitate others in experiencing the reality and power of the Holy Spirit to live spiritually dynamic, transformed lives in Jesus Christ. She has served in multiple ministry roles alongside her pastor/evangelist husband Wayne Lutke since 1978. She is ordained and her ministry has included many years as a worship leader, involvement in youth work, international students' ministry, jail ministry, teaching and speaking... (Click HERE for more about Norelle)
Introducing Rev. Ed Owens:
(see his contact info below or click HERE)
Ed Owens is the long-time pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church of Lansing MI. He is also the husband of Sherry. They have been blessed with four children and 5 grandsons. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
A close personal friend of Dr. Michael Williams, Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of Michigan, Ed has worked closely with him, and has held various denominational offices, recently completing his service as President of the American Baptist Churches of Michigan. Ed's ministry has also included 17 years as the coordinating chaplain for the Lansing Police Department. He has served on the National Service Committee and the Executive Committee of the Holy Spirit Renewal Ministries and was recently elected as the HSRM National Chair. He begins this new leadership role on September 1, 2015... (Click HERE for more about Ed)
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A picture of our HSRM National Service Committee commissioning and praying over our 2015-16 Executive Leadership Team
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PRIMARY HSRM LEADERSHIP TEAM
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National Co-Directors: Clayton Ford & John Piippo
Assistant Director: Norelle Lutke
Executive Committee Chairman: Ed Owens
Vice-Chairman: Ross Lieuallen
Secretary: Teri Nyberg
Treasurer: Richard Baldwin
At-Large Executive Committee Member: Richard Hensgen
As Co-Directors, Clayton and John, both serving in a volunteer capacity, will be the public face and primary ambassadors for Holy Spirit Renewal Ministries. Norelle Lutke as Asst. Director becomes paid Staff beginning September 1. Norelle will partner with new HSRM Chair Ed Owens as the administrative hub of HSRM. We believe that this new structure with increased primary leadership positions will enable our ministry to expand more quickly and effectively.
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LEADER CONTACT INFORMATION
PRIMARY ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS
Rev. Ed Owens, National Chair CLICK
Rev. Norelle Lutke, Assistant Director CLICK
PRIMARY HSRM SPEAKERS/AMBASSADORS
Dr. John Piippo, National Co-Director CLICK
Dr. Clayton Ford, National Co-Director CLICK
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As we look at the landscape of renewal movements being attributed to the Holy Spirit these days, we see an enormous variety of expressions. Where do we, Holy Spirit Renewal Ministries, find ourselves in this vast array? Here are some of our distinctives:
1. Our purpose is to do all we can, in cooperating with the Holy Spirit, to empower, build up and unite Christ's body. Because of that, we do not feel comfortable with teachings that cause division between Christians, whether by creating a "haves-vs.-have-nots" mentality on the one hand, or by denying the validity of the full biblically-supported range of Holy Spirit ministries on the other.... (
CLICK HERE for the rest of this article.)
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Clay teaching on the identity and authority of the believer. Great response! At least three ABCN churches are now using Clay's Holy Spirit book in small groups as a result of this retreat. 
At Mt Soledad Cross
At San Diego Bay
Praise time at the Ford's house
Praise time 2
A Time for Bold Faith, Wisdom and Discernment