The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength

40 Days, 40 emails, 2 live calls with Steve Backlund & Pieter Lagaay, limitless joy! 

We really love joy around here. 


Our spiritual load-bearing capacity is largely determined by the level of joy in our lives. A merry heart truly is good medicine. Gladness and laughter are keys for us to be emotionally and physically healthy. God loves a cheerful giver. Cheerfulness is one of the main evidences we have attached faith to our decisions. These are just a few of the reasons we get so excited about joy! We invite you to join us.

40 Days of Joy begins October 12!

Here's what you will receive:

  • Two live zoom calls with Steve Backlund and Pieter Lagaay on October 22 @ 4:00 PM PT and November 12 @ 11:00 AM PT

  • 40 days of encouraging emails sent right to your inbox with a daily podcast and inspiration

  • Teachings from Steve Backlund on the biblical basis for joy

  • Teachings from Dr. Pieter Lagaay on the science of joy

  • Keys to overcome the lies creating a lack of joy

Are you ready? We begin October 12, 2026!

Join Steve Backlund and Pieter Lagaay for two LIVE zoom calls and 40 Days of Joy sent straight to your inbox!

Join the joy fest!

Steve Backlund

Steve Backlund is an encourager, leader developer, joy activist, and a revivalist teacher. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and organizations into catalytic levels of hope. He has a unique anointing to release hope and joy paired with a revelatory teaching gift that creates new wineskins for greater dimensions of God, both personally and corporately.

Steve Backlund

Igniting Hope Co-Founder

Pieter Lagaay

Pieter brings over 15 years of medical and legal expertise as CEO of Bezalel Innovations. As an AO fellow, former board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and instructor for the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Osteosynthesis with multiple clinical publications, Pieter is passionate about innovation and healthcare. Pieter, also holds a Juris Doctorate providing valuable insight into healthcare law and intellectual property. Pieter's vision is to develop innovative medical technologies that improve patient care and foster the next generation of purpose-driven leaders. His leadership is grounded in his faith, strong moral principles of integrity, service, and care for the local community. Pieter and his wife are passionate about seeing individuals and marriages restored and redeemed. They founded Arise & Shine Ministries which focuses on biblical counseling, healing, and deliverance for couples and individuals. They are also the co-founders of Igniting Marriages under Igniting Hope Ministries.

Pieter Lagaay D.P.M., J.D.

Bezalel Innovations, Founder and CEO