Dr. Sheldon Juell, was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan (SK), Canada to Dr. Norman Juell and Sharon Juell, the second of three children. He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of eight at Trossachs Gospel Camp, SK. He was water baptized at Maranatha Christian Centre in Regina, SK in 1977. At the age of 26, he began his missionary journey by joining Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and shortly after was married to Ivone Maria Garcia Abdon Demetrio of Belem, Para, Brazil.

Dr. Juell began his theological training at Full Gospel Bible Institute (Eston College) in Eston, SK where he and Ivone majored in Pastoral Studies and graduated in April 1993. He and Ivone then earned a Bachelor in Theology at Briercrest Bible College in Caronport, SK in May 1994. After taking a year off to church plant and trained church leaders in Belem, Brazil, he earned a Master of Divinity at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK in May 1998, where he majored in Greek and New Testament. During these three years, Ivone earned a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and a MA in Christian Counselling. He and Ivone then moved to Pasadena, CA where he completed the Master of Theology in Intercultural Studies (Th.M.) at Fuller Theological Seminary. As part of his Th.M., he wrote his master’s thesis called “Community Life In the Early Church”, which he subsequently published through Logos Bible Software and on Amazon.com.

In October 2016, he graduated with his Ph.D. In Biblical Studies from Northwestern Theological Seminary in Tampa Bay, FL. His doctoral dissertation is a 2-volume set called “Fasting: Unlocking Spiritual Power and Breakthrough”. Volume 1 is a Biblical theology of fasting and Volume 2 is a workbook called “Personal Reflections”. These 2 Volumes were subsequent published through Advantage Books, Orlando FL, Amazon.com and Logos Bible Software. Dr. Juell is currently writing his 4th book which will be called “Loving Your Neighbour Through the Eyes of God”. It will be a 3-Volume set: Old Testament, New Testament, and the Sermon on the Mount.

Dr. Juell has written and taught 15 theological courses and 16 unpublished manuscripts / scholarly articles. Some of these theological courses are available through the Pacific Life Bible College (PLBC), Surrey BC Canada. Dr. Juell also completed a video course called “Foundations In Fasting” available through the Eston College Online Department. This video course has been adapted from his Ph.D. Dissertation. He and Ivone currently return to Brazil for part of each year to continue his itinerant ministry where he preaches, teach, and train Christian leaders with the knowledge and skills to take the gospel into all areas of society.

In 2014, Ivone with the assistance of Dr. Juell started her Professional Counselling practice called the Door of Hope Counselling Clinic Inc. (www.doorofhopecounselling.com) located in Coquitlam, BC Canada. She provides clinical counselling as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Dr. Juell is the Director of Operations for Ivone’s Private Counselling Practice. Sheldon and Ivone presently live in Coquitlam, BC and are members at Dwelling Place Church (www.dwellingplace.ca) located in Coquitlam, BC.