Ignite Events Team
Summit facilitators
Roger Helland
Roger Helland is the prayer ambassador of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. He has served as a pastor in the Vineyard, Mennonite Brethren, and Christian and Missionary Alliance, and as the district minister of the Baptist General Conference of Alberta. He is an adjunct professor in several theological schools and the author of seven books including Pursuing God’s Presence. He is devoted to prayer and the ministry of the Word, the Spirit and the Scripture, holiness and missional disciple making. His passion is to stimulate spiritual renewal in the church. He and his wife Gail live near Calgary.
Dale and Tracey Winder
Dale and Tracey Winder work with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada, focused on a national prayer initiative that encourages and inspires pastors to lead their congregations in creating a culture of prayer in their churches, more specifically for revival. The desire of BGEA Canada is to see Christians in every community across the country engaged in what J. Edwin Orr defines as, “a concerted effort of extraordinary, sustained prayer.” They live in Keswick, Ont.
Chris & Marilyn Byberg
Chris and Marilyn Byberg are the executive directors of the National House of Prayer in Ottawa. Having been pastors and business/community leaders for the past 40 years, they carry a heart to pray for leaders in Canada. They are currently establishing Canopies of Prayer. Based on the federal electoral ridings, the vision is to see 338 prayer teams across the nation. This group would not only pray for the different leaders in that riding, but would also target prayer for salvation and spiritual awakening to break out in that community. Chris and Marilyn live in Ottawa. Their heart is to see the Kingdom of God come to our nation in churches, businesses and governments.
Joel Zantingh
Joel Zantingh is the Canadian coordinator of the Peace & Reconciliation Network, a commission of the World Evangelical Alliance. He is also director of Engagement with Lausanne Movement Canada. He has served in local and national roles within the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada, and led their global mission arm. He lives in Guelph, Ont.
David Ruis
David Ruis is an international worship leader and songwriter (“You’re Worthy of My Praise,” “Let Your Glory Fall” and much more) and the author of The Worship God is Seeking and The Justice God is Seeking. David Ruis is the national director of Vineyard Canada and his wife Anita is the team lead at their local Vineyard Church in Kelowna, B.C. Together they have been planting churches in Canada and the USA, and have been in various leadership spaces within the non-profit and faith community world for over 30 years.
for Spiritual leadership and seeing God's Kingdom come and will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Fervent prayer is powerful and effective (see James 5:16-18).