Blogs & Articles

A Heart for Church Planting

By keenly / April 26, 2023

When God lays something on a church’s heart, it’s exciting to see what He will do when we follow His leading. Desert Springs Community Church in Goodyear is walking in…

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Bearing Witness to God’s Word

By Venture Church Network / July 14, 2022

  Hi. My name’s Craig Hardinger. I’m the executive director of VCN Churches in Northern California and Nevada. And I’d like to begin with a song. “The B I B…

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Biblically Faithful

By Venture Church Network / May 26, 2022

A few years ago, I was visiting one of our WorldVenture missionaries in western Uganda. I spent the day encouraging and training pastors at their bible college. During our time…

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Gospel Driven

By Venture Church Network / May 12, 2022

Hi, my name is Steve Engram. I’m the executive director of Venture Church Network Southwest. And I’m excited today to talk about our value that we hold together of being…

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Bold Steps

By Venture Church Network / April 28, 2022

Hi, I’m John Craft. I’m the regional executive director of the Rocky Mountain Church Network. And I am thrilled and excited to be a part of the Venture Church Network…

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Happy Holy Week!

By Venture Church Network / April 14, 2022

I hope you had a wonderful Palm Sunday, and I want to wish you a happy Good Friday and Easter! With war, a pandemic ending, and a radically changing society,…

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Helping Churches and Leaders

By Venture Church Network / April 14, 2022

Hi Venture Church family. We often talk about “helping churches and leaders take bold steps” as being our mission. But what does that look like? Let me give you an…

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Unity in the Gospel

By Venture Church Network / March 24, 2022

Hi Venture Church Network. I’m in Eau Claire Wisconsin at one of our member churches, Calvary Church, getting ready to meet with our VCN leadership team here in the Midwest.…

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Palm Valley Church Voted Citizen of the Year!

By Venture Church Network / March 10, 2022

Palm Valley Church is a VCN church in Goodyear, Arizona. The city of Goodyear has recognized them as their 2021 Corporate Citizen of the Year due to their community service and…

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Praise Update from Jim Smith

By Venture Church Network / February 24, 2022

Hi, I’m Jim Smith, president of Pacific Church Network. We’re a proud member of Venture Church Network. You might be wondering what’s around my face. This is an oxygen tube,…

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