Jill Weber and her husband Kirk helped found the Greater Ontario House of Prayer in Canada, and she served as its Abbess for 17 years. Jill is the Global Convenor of the Order of the Mustard Seed, a lay ecumenical religious order, and currently serves on the international leadership team of 24-7, their Director of Houses of Prayer.

She and Kirk moved to England in 2018, and Jill is currently establishing a new residential monastic community at Waverley Abbey House in Surrey. A trained spiritual director, Jill published her memoir "a life lived from a place of loving encounter with God" in 2019. It is called Even the Sparrow.

Interview Timestamps

0:00 Australian Ambassadors, Vancouver, Chalk and Cheese 11:47 Scorching and Freezing: Growing up in Canada 16:39 Mere Christianity: A father’s spiritual quest changes everything 23:26 “Hi, I’m Jill”: Meeting God in the woods, and the nature of Prayer 44:12 Toronto Blessing in 1994: The Fatherhood of God 49:07 Vocational choices: Vet or Youth Pastor? 52:01 Marriage and domestic abuse 58:35 Alter egos: Crazy Daisy and Clowning 1:06:18 Holy Indifference: The Christian life as an adventure with Jesus 1:10:57 Vulnerability: Can you walk all the way into your sadness? 1:25:36 The Capacity to Lament: Advice on surviving a pandemic 1:31:41 Archaeology: unearthing buried dreams of leadership 1:41:20 The distinction between prayer and intercession 1: 53:51 Starting a House of Prayer 2001: Monks, Chanting Psalms, Suffering and the Poor 2: 08:45 Learning how to say things sideways: England, 24/7 Prayer, Pete Greig, Waverley Abbey House 2: 17:02 Whys and wherefores: writing Even the Sparrow -- For all things ExtraECC, go to: ExtraECC.com Audio versions of these interviews are at: @extraecc Follow us on FB www.facebook.com/ExtraECC, and Twitter @ecc_extra