Helpful Resources
Barna Group
Designed with leaders in mind, Barna Access Plus offers a wealth of relevant data, knowledge from faith leaders and timely cultural insights for your context anytime, anywhere. Get access to our digital database featuring Barna Research Reports, Training Videos, Pastor Resources and much more.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company® is one of the nation’s leading insurers of churches and ministries.
Canva
The design tool made with nonprofits in mind. Discover the easy way to create high-impact social media graphics and marketing materials. Register now to get Canva’s premium features for free.
CCLI
Christian Copyright Licensing International is a privately owned company that was founded in the US in 1988 by Howard Rachinski. CCLI was launched after being developed by Rachinski for 3½ years while he was a music minister at a large church in Portland, Oregon.
Cedarville
We want to encourage church leaders and members to pursue additional education to help take the next step in their career and ministry. To help accomplish this, we’ve partnered with Cedarville University to offer excellent, Christian, online graduate programs at a discounted price.
CVLI
CVLI Church Video License provides legal coverage for churches and for other ministry organizations to show motion pictures and other audiovisual programs intended for personal, private use only (“Videos”).
Employee Retention Credit (ERC)
What is the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and could your church benefit? It is a refundable tax credit for businesses that continued to pay employees while shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic or had significant declines in gross receipts from March 13, 2020, to December 31, 2021. Eligible employers can claim the ERC on an original or adjusted employment tax return for a period within those dates.
Guidestone Insurance
GuideStone® has had the honor of serving those who serve the Lord® for more than a century. Our team can offer you coverage made for ministry — providing value to your budget as well as shared values.
Guidestone Retirement Options
VCN is excited to offer a specialized retirement plan option through GuideStone to pastors and staff of churches in the Venture Church Network family.
IPM
Interim Pastor Ministries provides temporary pastors to strengthen churches during pastoral transition for greater effectiveness.
Lightstock
Unlimited stock media for faith-based creatives.
Lightstock’s faith-based library is unmatched—now it’s unlimited, too. Unlock our huge library of stock photos, videos, and design assets for as little as $9/month.
Logos
Logos is a powerful Bible study platform that allows you to study Scripture and consult commentaries, devotionals, Bible dictionaries, and more—all from your computer, tablet, or phone. With Logos 10, you’ll get a theological library of curated books and tools recommended for in-depth Bible study.
Mission Insite
Get a free receive a FREE MissionInsite Demographic study of your region. Venture can provide your church with a regional report to help you make better decisions about the communities your church serves. Contact us to get a report for your church.v
Right Now Media
A streaming library of more than 20,000 Bible study videos for leaders to share with their people.
Vanderbloemen – Background Checks
One of the crucial steps in the hiring of Pastoral and Executive Staff members that is often overlooked is the need to do background checks. This needs to go beyond the background checks that churches need to do for ministry workers.
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