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LOVE is patient, love is kind, the apostle Paul taught us – but he didn’t say it had to be boring.
That’s why Jason Ballard and Josiah Peters are on a mission to bring creativity,
originality and fun back to the Christian dating world.
The two B.C. residents have created their first iPhone and iPad app, called
DateBank. It’s a collection of date ideas, focusing on fun, humour and creativity. They have
been friends for 10 years, and came up with the idea of helping young couples
get to know each other through imaginative and entertaining date ideas.
“Dating shouldn’t be an endless parade of dinners and movies,” said Ballard. “We love hearing about awesome dates, and we wanted to share them. DateBank
collects those date ideas and gives couples a great resource.”
Ballard, 22, has been married for just over a year. He is a Christian speaker
and youth worker in the Lower Mainland. Peters, 24, is single, and a local
designer.
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“The perfect date is one where you are creative, have fun and laugh,” said Peters. “Dating can get formulaic after awhile; but there are ways to inject creativity
into your relationship.”
Ballard and Peters convened a team of brainstormers, and then brought in Jordan
Bateman – a writer, wedding chaplain and Langley Township Councillor – to write up the results. Bateman, who celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary
earlier this year, wrote some 20,000 words of date suggestions, strategies,
tips and plans.
“A great date is one where you discover something about one another,” said Bateman, who has officiated at the wedding ceremonies of more than 100
couples. “Being in love is the greatest thing in the world – and if DateBank can help, we’ll be very happy.”
After rave reviews from almost 100 beta testers, the DateBank app launched in
October; it is available now in the Apple App Store.
604.818.0491 / jasonballard87@gmail.com
– DFD
December 2010
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