A pastor’s kid from Lunenburg, N.S., Joel Crouse received his ordination in 1997 after graduating with his master’s degree in theology from Waterloo Lutheran Seminary. He was called to Zion Lutheran Church in Pembroke, where he served for four years before accepting a call to St. John Lutheran Church in Ottawa. In addition to his social justice focus, he has served on the award-winning Interfaith Ottawa, Christian Council for the Capital Area as well as several joint Anglican-Lutheran initiatives. Since 2008, he has been contributing to the life of the larger church as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (2008-2017) and from 2018 to present he serves as the Director for Property Transformation and Redevelopment for the Eastern Synod. Joel is married to Erin Anderssen and has two sons, Noah and Samson.
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