 Dave
Olson is first and foremost a seeker after God.
He has been pursuing God all his life, beginning with enthusiastic
participation
in Sunday School and youth programs in his home church. This
developed into leadership in community youth outreach programs
and Youth
For Christ in high school years and Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship
during his university studies.
Pursuit of God led him into seminary training after graduation
from college and then into service as pastor in an Evangelical
denomination in the USA. For over 20 years he served churches as
associate and senior pastor. Then, in 1991, God led Dave and his
wife Linda out of pastoral service to found Listening Prayer Ministries.
Through this ministry Dave and Linda conducted seminars on hearing
the voice of God and training in counseling through listening prayer.
They did personal counseling with people seeking help with emotional,
relational and spiritual issues and saw many wonderful results
as people heard from Jesus himself what is the fulfillment of their
needs. The basic substance of their teaching has been written in
the book, Listening Prayer, by Dave and Linda Olson.
Following
the death of Linda, Dave gave up Listening Prayer Ministries.
It
has been re-established under the direction of Dave and Lisa
Swanson, Edmonds, Washington. Dave’s ministry now functions
as InAbba. Through both Listening Prayer Ministries
and InAbba, Dave has been privileged
to travel extensively in the USA and Europe learning from Christians
of different cultures and conducting seminars
on intimacy with God.
Dave’s training includes a Master’s degree from Fuller
Theological Seminary and a certificate in Prayer Counseling from
Elijah House, Post Falls, ID. He has just completed a Doctor of
Ministry degree in Christian Spirituality from Fuller Theological
Seminary. This training serves Dave’s interest in learning
about and teaching the history and methods of spiritual formation
and pursuit of the intimacy of holiness in relationship with God.
These training programs have been very helpful, but most of what
he knows has been taught by the Lord through Scripture, insight
from the Holy Spirit, and experience.
In addition to these ministries, Dave has served on the faculties
of Vision Christian University and Wagner Leadership Institute,
teaching classes on counseling, Bible, and Church History.
Dave
is author of several books and collections of poetry (see Writings).
He continues his earnest pursuit of God through reflection, study,
relationships, the interaction of seminars and
the general experiences of life.
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