Episode 67 A Father’s Reflections on Leadership from the Battle of Gettysburg with Jay Lorenzen

Jay's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: LEARNER, IDEATION, CONNECTEDNESS, STRATEGIC & CONTEXT  

Driven by a commitment to multiplying discipleship, Jay and his wife Laurie constantly dream of creative learning and leadership development venues for King and Kingdom. They want to be a voice for forgotten leaders.

 

Jay and Laurie Lorenzen have served with several missionary orders for 45 years - 20 years associate staff with Cru Military, 25 years full-time staff with Cru/Campus Crusade for Christ, and for the last three years with Global Service Associates.

 

Before beginning full-time missionary work, Jay spent his last 12 years of active duty military as an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Air Force Academy—during which he and Laurie began the Cru Military movement there. 

 

Prior to his Academy assignment, Jay was a KC-135 Navigator for four years before being selected for an Olmsted Fellowship at Tuebingen Universitat in Germany. After studying in Tuebingen, Jay attended Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University for his MA, followed by a Ph.D. sponsorship at the University of Denver. 

 

After he retired, he completed an MDiv at Denver Seminary.

 

Now, in addition to serving with the Cru’s Military Ministry and Faculty Commons (Cru’s ministry to faculty), Jay and Laurie helped lead the informal Gospel in Action initiative within the US Campus Ministry—attempting to wed together the bold proclamation and compassionate demonstration of the gospel into local movements. 

 

He and his wife Laurie have also directed the “If Properly Led Leadership Development Conference” at Gettysburg, PA (see ifproperlyled.org, now called  [thehighgroundatgettysburg.org](http://thehighgroundatgettysburg.org/) ) for the last 25 years.

 

Jay and Laurie have four married children and 15 grandchildren. 

 

When not traveling, Jay and Laurie live in Lake George, CO, near the Tarryall River, an excellent trout stream.

You can follow Jay at jaylorenzen on instagram