Elder Lisa T. Ballard is a proud member of the Sunrise Full Gospel Baptist Church of Chicago, Illinois where her husband of 41 years, Pastor David Ballard, Sr., serves as Senior Pastor. They both heeded the call of God upon their lives which brought them together in love for Jesus, for ministry and each other. Through passionate oratory, biblical teaching, and unwavering faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, this dynamic duo has turned Sunrise Church into a pillar of Chicago. Englewood community. Lisa was ordained Elder in December of 2000 becoming the first pastors’ wife in the history. Sunrise to obtain this high honor. As Co-Founder and leader of the Sistah-2-Sistah Ministry, she displays her heart for many by using her wisdom, and her personal testimony as minister, wife, mother and grandmother as a living example of the Proverbs 31 woman. Lisa has heeded Jesus’ command to go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Her preaching is filled with humor, transparency and humility captivating audiences across the barriers of denomination, race and age. She has carried this ministry from church to church, prisons, schools and conferences across the United States. Lisa has become a mentor, motivator and inspiration to many. She considers one of her greatest achievement is raising a multi-talented family that ministers in and out of the pulpit.
David, II and Donishisa (Pastors – Word Worship Center of Rockford, IL)