A Conversation with Leanne Payne

By David Kyle Foster

Leanne Payne was a C.S. Lewis scholar and humble servant of the Lord who lived a life dedicated to teaching, writing, and ministering to those who are in need of "spiritual formation" - as well as those who have been emotionally broken and/or trapped in destructive lifestyles. Her work has been groundbreaking in the fields of sexual identity, deliverance, the healing of memories, and the need to discover and live from ones "true self".

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Kyle Foster
• Release date: Jul 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005839499

David Kyle Foster

Dr. David Kyle Foster (M-Div - Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; D-Min - Trinity School for Ministry) is the author of Love Hunger: A Harrowing Journey from Sexual Addiction to True Fulfillment, The Sexual Healing Reference EditionA Biblical Guide to Finding Freedom from Every Major Area of Sexual Sin & Brokenness, and Transformed Into His Image: Hidden Steps on the Journey to Christlikeness. He has served as adjunct professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, The Bible Institute of Hawaii, Trinity School for Ministry, Logos Christian College & Graduate School and the Wagner Leadership Institute. His articles have appeared in numerous journals and magazines and he has been a guest on countless television and radio programs at home and abroad - witnessing to the power of God to set anyone free from anything. David has spoken on five continents for ministries such as Youth With A Mission, Ellel Ministries and others. He is also the founder and director of Mastering Life Ministries, producer of the “Pure Passion” TV program (www.PurePassion.us) and producer/director of the award-winning documentaries, “Such Were Some of You”, "How Do You Like Me Now?" and "TranZformed: Finding Peace with Your God-Given Gender". Making his home in the Nashville, TN area, David loves hanging out with Jesus during the Autumn in a quiet mountain cabin and being in the company of people who can’t stop talking about how much they love God.

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A Conversation with Leanne Payne

by Dr. David Kyle Foster

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Contents

Leanne Payne’s Biography

A Conversation with Leanne Payne

Celebrating the Life of Leanne Payne

Books by Leanne Payne

About the Author

Ministry Links

Additional Ministry Links

A Conversation with Leanne Payne

The Late Founder and Director of Pastoral Care Ministries

(Conducted at the University of the Nations, Kailua-Kona, HI on February 24, 1993 by David Kyle Foster)

Leanne Payne’s Biography

https://ministriesofpastoralcare.com/leannes-story/

Leanne Payne made an extraordinary contribution to the ministry of healing prayer through over forty years of service and leadership. Called a great soldier for Christ by the philosopher Dallas Willard, she founded Pastoral Care Ministries, dedicated to teaching, healing, and growth in Christian maturity. She wrote seven books that continue in print in English and in 12 other language translations.

Leanne Payne was born during the Great Depression on June 26, 1932, in Omaha, Nebraska, the elder daughter of Robert and Forrest Mabrey. Times were hard and became even more difficult when her father died when she was three years old. Her mother moved with Leanne and her younger sister to Little Rock, Arkansas, to live with family.

Leanne’s early adult life was shaped by several impulsive and painful choices that ultimately brought her to a place of deep repentance. At the end of herself by her mid-twenties, she underwent a full and lasting conversion to Christ, stepping firmly onto the path of obedience to God.

In 1963 Mrs. Payne became the dorm mother at Wheaton Academy, beginning her forty-plus-year association with Wheaton, Illinois, and its legacy of great evangelical leaders such as R. A. Torrey, F. B. Meyer, and Dwight Moody. A year later she joined the prayer circle of Fr. Richard Winkler, considered