Leadership
God Hasn’t Given Us a Spirit of Fear
In case you missed this encouragement from Venture Church Network President, Dave Whitaker, we wanted to highlight this timely message again. We’re praying that you are encouraged as you take…
Read MoreGeneration to Generation
As we head into Father’s Day weekend, I am reminded of the importance of passing the baton to the next generation. This blog post written by a friend of VCN…
Read MoreGrit Not to Quit – Doug Geeze, Regional Director VCN Northeast
Ministry isn’t easy; it really never has been, but these last few years have proven to be even more trying. It really takes a lot of tenacity, perseverance, and faithfulness…
Read MoreA Godly Heritage
My father-in-law passed away this week. He faithfully preached the gospel for 77 of his 93 years on earth! He had a passionate love for Jesus and passed that love…
Read MoreBiblically Faithful
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…
Read MoreMeet John Craft
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…
Read MoreUnity in the Gospel
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.…
Read MoreLament
Hey Venture Church Network. In our last video, we talked about prayer and the importance of being desperate. Paul Miller in his book, the Praying Life, says prayer is…
Read MoreHelplessness and Prayer
These continue to be challenging days in which to do ministry. What I’d like to know is – are you overwhelmed right now? I remember early on in my…
Read MoreJesus, My Ever-Present Comfort
Are you a pastor in need of advent messages? Use ours for free! Advent 1 Advent 2 Advent 3 Candle #4: Jesus, My Ever-Present Comfort The Prophet Jeremiah wrote a…
Read MoreJesus, the Life
Are you a pastor in need of advent messages? Use ours for free! Advent 1 Advent 2 Candle #3: Jesus, the Life At this point of our Advent readings, we’ve…
Read MoreJesus, the Light of the World
Are you a pastor in need of advent messages? Use ours for free! Advent 1 Candle #2: Jesus, the Light of the World Last week in our first Advent reading,…
Read MoreJesus, the Longing of My Heart
Are you a pastor in need of advent messages? Use ours for free! Candle #1: “Jesus, the Longing of my Heart?” This is the season of Advent. Advent means coming.…
Read MoreDiscipling the Next Generation of Leaders
One of our passions at Venture Church Network is to equip and empower the next generation of young people to not only love Jesus but spread that gospel presence…
Read MoreMaking Disciples VS Attendees
In Kyle Idleman’s book, “Not a Fan,” there’s a part where Kyle speaks to a father whose daughter had left the faith. The father says to him, “My wife…
Read MorePreaching the Gospel to Yourself
For the next few months, we’re focusing on the values of our network. This month, we’re looking at what it means to be gospel-driven. The gospel is the power…
Read MoreThank You
As the president of Venture Church Network, I would like to say thank you. It feels like pastors have been through more in the past 16 months than decades…
Read MoreWhy We Changed Our Name
On February 16th, we changed our name from Conservative Baptist Association of America to Venture Church Network. This name change was not without careful consideration and a lot of prayer.…
Read MoreBe Strong and of Courage
2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” For so many pastors and ministry…
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