Interview: Joel Frazier

Joel Frazier loves Jesus! He lives in New Haven, Connecticut with his wife Laura Marie Frazier and their foster children. Joel attends a Vineyard church and serves with Firehouse School of Supernatural Ministry’s youth ministry.

At Global Family Prayer, an extension of 10 Days of prayer, Joel leads the Friday prayer hours from 18:00-20:00(Jerusalem time) and coordinates our weekly prayer ministry space.

Cor 3:6

Sanctuary Space is an extension of Cor 3:6 ministries. 

1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.2 Corinthians 3:6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
The overarching mission of equipping the body for works of ministry and building up the church is walked out through planting and watering. Through structural support and discipleship.
Sanctuary Space is the structural support portion of this mission. Building backyard structures for solitude, sanctuary, and hospitality.

Joel shares with us how God took him on a journey of providing a runway to help Christians provide hospitality to his neighbors, but also the lost, last and least, including the homeless. Many believers have a tough time with how to help the homeless beyond putting a dollar in their jar, or writing a check to the local soup kitchen or homeless shelter.

#1 Helping his neighbor build a prayer bench from pallet wood

(minute 42 in video/audio)

#2 Homeless family needed a van to live out of

(minute 51 in video/audio)

Responding to Holy Spirit “they need something” to someone in a Walmart parking lot, Joel embarked on realizing his vision of providing a “sanctuary” to those who needed it most – the homeless. His experiment taught him many things.

Conclusions:

  • Its all about equipping people in Christ, especially the young
  • People need an on-ramp / safe way to get comfortable with hospitality even with people they don’t know, or people who could potentially a safety threat, like someone who is homeless.
  • Its not the physical structure that’s important, its about the heart of helping people
  • Giving + Blessing = Enterprising
  • Parable of the talents not about money, about using our gifts to multiply for God