John and Amy Schaffner

John lives with his family in Winnipeg, Manitoba and serves as the Director of Member Care for Equip Canada; he has been with Equip since 2023. He is originally from Arkansas and his wife, Amy, is from Louisiana, but they have lived in Winnipeg since 2017. John and Amy have three children - Sadie, Jack, and Walt. They have planted a ministry called Be the Church Fellowship - where the name is the mission! They have a calling to get out of God’s way and let the Spirit of Christ fully empower the body of Christ to awaken and rise up and touch tens of thousands of lives in Winnipeg, which is a city of 800,000. John has a passion to encourage wounded and weary ministers; servants of Christ that feel isolated and alone; to reach out and let them know that what they are doing matters, even if no one but God notices. You can find John on social media or check out bethechurchfellowship.com.