Junie Josue on Empowering a Young, Multicultural Church, Hearing God’s Call from Manila to Winnipeg, and Carrying a Vision to Plant 100 Churches Across Canada

On today’s episode of The Pastorate we welcome Junie Josue, pastor of International Worship Center, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. From a three-day fast in Manila to planting a multi-ethnic church in central Canada, Junie shares a Spirit-led story of obedience, discipleship, and multiplication. The conversation traces the discernment journey that brought Junie and his wife, Fatima, to Canada in 1999, the cell-church structure that fuels IWC’s inter-provincal growth, and a vision to plant 100 churches across the nation. Junie also opens up about the inner life of a pastor, moving from performance to presence, and letting God heal old wounds. 

Jason and Junie explore: 

• How a season of prayer and fasting led to a call from God to plant a church in Winnipeg.
• Why International Worship Center chose a cell-church architecture to disciple deeply and multiply churches.
• Releasing real authority to the next generation and why reaching dominant Canada culture will be led by second generation immigrants to Canada.
• Fostering a church culture where every site plants new sites, supported by ongoing coaching, care, and connection.
• The strength of bi-vocational leadership: volunteers and part-time pastors who stay embedded among the lost.
• The inner work of the pastor: healing from past wounds, resisting performative spirituality, and receiving God’s goodness before ministering it.

This conversation shares Junie’s story and invites pastors to receive God’s goodness in their own inner life while being attentive to the work of God in the lives of those they’ve been called to serve.

Shownotes

International Worship Centre - https://iwcentre.com/

Lead Pastor Fellowship Application - https://www.thepastorate.ca/lpf

Coram Deo Foundation Joseph Chung Scholarship - https://coramdeofoundation.com/joseph-chung-scholarship-application

Fall City Meetups - https://thepastorate.ca/gatherings

Partners

Special thanks to the Canadian Bible Society for making this episode possible. We invite you to explore their ⁠Bible Course⁠ to help your church grow in Scripture engagement.

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