Lausanne Canada Board of Directors

Barbara Shantz
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors

Barbara was born in Canada to a first-generation immigrant family. Her ministry has unfolded across five regions and roughly 55 countries, shaped by a lifelong conviction that the Great Commission is fulfilled by believers from every nation standing together before God. She looks forward to the day described in Revelation 7:9-12, when that global multitude will join in a single chorus of praise forever.

She served with TWR (Trans World Radio International) for 30 years, including 15 years equipping indigenous fundraisers and strengthening local ministry capacity worldwide. She later worked with ShareWord Global Canada and now advises givers and mission leaders in sustainable funding through Give Way Visioneering.

Barbara helped start the Lausanne Movement Ministry Fundraising Network in 2011 and served as co-catalyst until 2019. Her work drew her into gatherings around the world, including meetings in Boston, Australia, Bangalore, Jakarta, and Manila in 2015, as well as earlier involvement related to the ECFA transfer to the Global Trust Partners Board. These experiences shaped her understanding of how generosity moves when people from different cultures work toward the same purpose.

She holds a BSc in international business administration from Meredith College (2017) and an MA in global organizational leadership from York College (2019).

Barbara and her husband, Steve, live in New Brunswick, Canada, near their two children and four grandchildren.