Meet the Team
In 2009, a small group of Freedom Session grads sensed God wanted to expand Freedom Session across North America and beyond. Freedom Session International (serving Canada) was birthed and later Freedom Session USA. Both share the same three-fold purpose:
- Inspire, train and equip churches in North America and beyond to offer effective, healing-discipleship ministries.
- Create and/or distribute Freedom Session materials into recovery homes, prisons, church plants with limited resources and/or ministry training schools.
- Translate and distribute Freedom Session materials into other languages / cultures in North America and around the world.
We’d like you to meet our team.
Please also consider supporting our ministry with a one-time generous gift or monthly support.
WORK WITH US!
We are looking for an energetic, passionate and creative Marketing Specialist to join our expanding team. If you have (or are) taking Freedom Session and have a desire for others to experience the life Jesus died to offer us…we may be looking for you! For more info, check out our Marketing Specialist Job Description.
Executive Directors:
Ken & Bonnie Dyck
Ken and Bonnie are the authors and face of Freedom Session International, providing visionary leadership to the Canadian, USA and Spanish Freedom Session teams.
With 35 years in active pastoral ministry, Ken is a sought out preacher / speaker for leadership conferences, men’s events and anything related to healing-discipleship (FS). In his “off time,” Ken enjoys motorcycles, hunting and boating…especially with the family.
Bonnie partners with Ken in every aspect of Freedom Session – travel, team development, leadership decisions and primary content editor of materials and social media. (Our best ideas come from Bonnie.)
During her “spare time” Bonnie is working towards developing a new prayer approach for loved ones not following the Lord. She enjoys meaningful conversations, passionate prayer and a growing relationship with the Holy Spirit.
Ken and Bonnie love traveling and serving together, spending time with their three amazing and married children as well as their four, soon to be five grandchildren.
Book Ken to speak in your church or ministry.
FREEDOM SESSION INTERNATIONAL OFFICE or email one of our team members direct.
(Please scroll down to meet the rest of the team)
Ken is speaking LIVE
Sep 22 Templo Evangelico, Mexico City
Sep 23 – 25 VELA Pastor’s Conference, Mexico City
Oct 1 Step out & Thrive – Mental Health Professionals – Florida
Nov 1-3 West Highland Church, Hamilton ON
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Mental & Emotional Health Conference. Please register directly
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Nov 2 @ 7pm Contending for Prodigal (Bonnie Dyck)
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Nov 3 @ 9 & 11 AM Sunday service (open to all)
2025
Jan 16-26 FS Africa Pastor’s Conference
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Jan 16-18 Kenya [location TBA]
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Jan 20-22 Nigeria [location TBA]
Feb 2-4 BCBC Pastor’s Retreat (BC Canada)
Feb 24-28 FS 2025 filming [location TBA]
Apr 2-13 FS Africa Pastor’s Conference [tent]
Invite Ken to speak at your conference, church service(s), retreat or event. Ken is now considering 2025-2026 requests.
USA Support Strategist:
Carly Lamb
Carly grew up in a good Christian home but, through a series of painful experiences in her teenage and early adult years, found herself on a destructive path. During this time, she experienced many of the issues Freedom Session seeks to speak into. In 2018 Carly had a deeply personal encounter with Jesus, turned her heart fully towards following Him and shares her own message of freedom and healing with others.
In 2022, Carly led a FS small group in her local church and joined our team in early 2024. Carly supports our FS ministries in the USA and will also play a role in the development of new materials and our succession plan. Carly has a teaching gift and an amazing story of God’s redeeming love and power to change lives.
Carly is a certified book keeper, mother to three children, Asher, Josie and Cole, homeschools and will be co-directing a FS ministry in fall 2024. Carly is Ken and Bonnie’s daughter, living just south of Nashville, TN.
Canada Support Strategist:
Karol Pape
Karol began her ministry with Freedom Session by directing a local FS expression in her local church in 2016. In 2020, she retired early from a management role at a local university to focus on serving others.
She now serves as the administrative contact for Freedom Session International and doubles as our Small Groups Specialist, helping start FS small groups (with our updated 2022 teaching videos) across North America. Karol’s monthly (and FREE) “How to Host a FS Small Group” webinars will get you off on the right track. We start FS small groups somewhere in the world every week, even in our slowest months. It’s easier than you think.
Karol is married to Rodger and they have two young adult sons. She enjoys traveling and spending time in her garden.
FS small group webinars Inquire for more information.
Conociendo Libertad:
Latin America Directors
Abner and Jessica were serving in a large urban church in Vancouver Canada where they were introduced to Freedom Session in 2017. In 2018 Jessica approached us with a proposal to raise up a Spanish translation team to make FS accessible to the Spanish community. Three years and many hours of prayer, translation and hard work later, Conociendo Libertad (Knowing Freedom) was launched.
Abner and Jessica are the Spanish hosts of the Spanish FS videos and workbooks and in summer of 2023, moved to Mexico to serve as part time discipleship pastors in a vibrant church and part time Conociendo Libertad Latin America Directors.
Abner and Jessica have two children: Jaden and Caleb and when they are not serving their family or others, they enjoy spending time outdoors, exploring new places and having friends over for authentic Mexican food.
Conociendo Libertad:
Promotion Strategist
Aline Glover grew up in Mexico City. After high school, she attended Bible College in Canada where she met her husband and together pastored at a church for five years in Vancouver, BC. In 2017, Aline took Freedom Session in her local church (as a participant and facilitator), not realizing the impact it would have on her life. The transformation she witnessed in her own life and others, turned into a passion to help the church in Latin America experience this powerful healing. Aline helped with the Spanish translation of FS and completed her studies to become a Christian Clinical Counsellor.
In 2023, God used Aline’s connections to publish Conociendo Libertad in Mexico City and arrange our first Spanish Pastor’s Conference with IMEC. Aline also serves as a preaching translator (for Ken) and counselor.
Her primary responsibility on the team include legal advice (re Mexico) and promotion.
In her “spare time” Aline enjoys photography, hikes and adventures with her husband Scott and three kids in Langley, BC.
Graphic Design:
Nicole Martens
Nicole is responsible to reflect the heart of Freedom Session in our printed, digital and online materials. Ken & Bonnie met Nicole while Ken served on the pastoral staff where Nicole continues to work full time.
Nicole took Freedom Session as a participant in 2020 and has sort of evolved into a FSIM team member “on call” with us. She is an expert in creative graphic design and editing. She has a servant’s heart and is always up for a challenge.
Digital Strategist:
Isaac Wiebe
Isaac is one of those guys who is given a 20,000 foot digital or technical challenge and mulls it over while riding his motorcycle…until the solution is clear.
Isaac works full time in his local church and joined our team during the Covid-19 crisis to help us find solutions to the new normal. One of his top priorities is to minimize any hindrances or barriers to others finding freedom and healing through Jesus.
Board Member / Director:
Bob Gole
Bob and his wife, Brenda, directed Freedom Session in their home church for 10 years before moving into semi-retirement. They joined our team in 2017 and helped launch multiple Freedom Session ministries in Western Canada. In 2020, Bob more fully retired but continues his role on the FSIM Board of Directors.
Board Member / Director: Gordon Cleasby
Gord is a founding Director of Freedom Session International and brings a long-time business / media experience to the team. He has personally experienced Freedom Session and is committed to encouraging and supporting its expansion in North America and around the world.
Mailing Addresses:
in Canada:
Freedom Session International
#33038, 11198 – 84 Avenue
Delta, BC V4C 8E6
info@freedomsession.com
CRA Charity#: 82866 8699 RR0001
in United States:
Freedom Session USA
Unit #5109, 350 Covenant Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN 37128 USA
info.US@freedomsession.com
Charity EIN: 83-1809349
Our Statement of Faith:
Is available upon request via email.