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
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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-provincial 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.
Junie Jusoe
Pastor Junie Josue is Lead Pastor of International Worship Centre (IWC) in Winnipeg, a multi-site, multicultural church family with seven locations across Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Junie and his wife, Fatty (Fatima), moved to Canada in 1999 from the Philippines to lead a church focused on loving and leading people to Jesus. His passion and mission to reach Canada one person at a time is evident in his desire to mentor the next generation of leaders with a plan to plant churches all across Canada. More importantly, his heart's joy is to spend time with his wife and family: their daughter, Ruth, son-in-law, Zach, and son, Isaac. Pastor Junie and Fatty enjoy being a grandpa (Wowo) and grandma (Wowa) to Caleb Brave, Zoe Joy, and Cielo Grace.
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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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