Who We Are
Foundations Team
The Foundations Team is designed to work alongside the National Directors to ensure healthy systems are in place. As Vineyard Canada staff their team role is to see the health, best practices, and care of our Vineyard family are realized by equipping leaders, encouraging strong communities, and envisioning a missional posture that results in church planting. The team is made up of the following part time staff:
National Director
David Ruis
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Admin and Communications Director
Tina-Marie Axenty
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Strategic Development Director
Joyce Rees
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Spiritual Life Director
Anita Ruis
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Board of Directors
Because of our values, it is important that the Board of Directors is integrated within the National Team beyond simply providing legal and fiscal accountability for Vineyard Canada as a registered non-profit. They are full participants on the National Team. Board members include pastors and entrepreneurs with local church, business, charitable organization, and governmental acumen.
National Team
Vineyard Canada is facilitated by a team of leaders drawn from a wide cross section of our church movement – National Directors, Foundations Team, Board of Directors, Regional Team Leaders, Initiative Catalyts, and the National Counsel. This team (usually around 30 people) commit to prayer, serving in their areas of responsibility, being the legal members of our organization, gathering annually for 3 days to listen to the Holy Spirit together and discern future plans for our movement, as well as participate in team video conference calls 3 times a year.
Counsel
The Counsel ensures accountability with the National Directors on behalf of the National Team. This dynamic includes prayer support, emotional health, and gauging performance. The Counsel speaks into the National Team from a grassroots perspective, offering wisdom and insight. The term “counsel” is deliberate, given the relational and organic nature of our Movement.
Regional Leaders
Vineyard Canada is composed of four regions: Atlantic, East, Central, and West. Each region is led by a team to connect communities, provide leader care and coaching, and cultivate our Vineyard values and practices across the country. The Regional Team Leaders give oversight to each regional team and represent the churches from their region on the National Team.
Initative Catalyst
Each initiative nationally is led by individuals we call Catalysts, who also serve on the National Team. Their role is to be catalytic in equipping and enabling our Vineyard Churches, and the people who belong to these communities, to flourish in the following areas: Formation synchronizes our theology, spiritual health, and equipping strategies for all ages. Emerge sharpens our local, national, and global missional edge. Pulse distills what we are leaning into in prayer and what we are hearing as a prophetic people. Engage unifies our efforts in justice and societal impact. Creative inspires the “right brain” of our movement.