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Season 12: Episode 12 | Jason Ballard | Is God Calling You to the Ministry?

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Jason Ballard | Guest

Jason Ballard | Guest

Lead Pastor | The Way Church
Director and Founder | The Pastorate
Joanna la Fleur | Interviewer

Joanna la Fleur | Interviewer

Speaker, Podcaster, TV Host, and Communications Consultant

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Watch or listen to this hope-filled conversation with Jason Ballard, Lead Pastor of The Way Church, and Director and Founder of the Pastorate, being interviewed by Joanna la Fleur. In this episode, they discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the Church in Canada today. They explore why healthy pastors matter, how churches can raise up new leaders, and why there is still real hope for renewal and spiritual growth across Canada.
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In this episode, Jason and Joanna discuss:

 

  • Jason’s faith journey and how a childhood surrounded by Christian influences eventually led him to personally follow Jesus.
  • How people today are discovering Christianity without any Biblical background and why churches must rethink how they disciple new believers.
  • The urgent need for healthy pastors and why pastoral leadership is essential for the flourishing of communities across Canada.
  • Practical ways pastors can cultivate healthy rhythms, spiritual practices, and supportive friendships in ministry.
  • How churches can raise up the next generation of pastors and encourage people discerning a call to ministry.
  • Why Jason believes this is actually a hopeful moment for the church in Canada and why many people are newly open to faith conversations.
Jason Ballard

Jason is a lead pastor at The Way Church in Vancouver, BC and the director and founder of the Pastorate, a Canadian ministry dedicated to strengthening Canadian pastors. Previously, Jason served with Alpha International and pioneered the Alpha Youth Film Series, which has been used by churches around the world to engage over a million teenagers worldwide in conversations about faith and Jesus. To find out more about Jason and discover more of the work he is part of, you can listen to The Pastorate Podcast or The Way Church Podcast, and access more pastoral formation resources through The Way College (Everyday Seminary). Jason and Rachael have three children – Hudson (12), Mary (10) and Millie (8).

Links:

The Way College
The Pastorate Podcast
The Way Church Podcast

Joanna la Fleur

Joanna la Fleur is a speaker, podcaster, TV host, and communications consultant. With a Business Communications degree and a Master’s in Theological Studies, she has been helping the Church communicate the best news in the world for over 15 years.

You can catch her interviews with Christian creatives and communicators on the Word Made Digital Podcast, communications training on the Word Made Digital Tutorials and her Bible teaching on the national TV show, See Hear Love.

She acts as an advisor to the Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College and is newly appointed to the Board of Governors at Tyndale University.

Learn more about Joanna la Fleur: joannalafleur.com

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