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Lelde Keice
Lelde was 14 when she became a Christian at a youth camp, and was first introduced to Josiah Venture in her second year of high school when her local pastor encouraged her to go to a leadership training run by JV Latvia. …Read more

Flaviu & Lidia Coman
Flaviu was born in a large family of 11 children in the Petroșani area of Romania. He received a passion for Christ as a child, being inspired and led by his parents who he respects as worthy examples to follow. In 1999, …Read more

Inguna Raudina
Ingūna grew up in Riga, the capital city of Latvia. She became a Christian when she was seventeen through a local church youth ministry and served on the youth team for many years. It is here that she first learned about …Read more

Peter & Katka Michalčik
Peter started full-time ministry with Training Center Kompas (Josiah Venture’s partner organization in Slovakia) in 2004. Prior to this, Peter was a physics teacher and spent his free time with his youth group. Passionate …Read more

Ranno & Kristiina Seppel
Ranno joined JV in the autumn of 2017. He is working with Josiah Venture’s (JV) partner organization in Estonia (Koma). Ranno has been leading soccer camps for six years, and he desires to see God move among the youth through …Read more

Kateřina & Daniel Kocyan
Kateřina and Daniel both committed their lives to Jesus as teenagers. At the same time, they felt the calling to serve full time in Christian ministry. Their desire is to see the Czech Republic and Europe transformed by …Read more

Bogdan & Diana Anton
Bogdan and Diana are living and serving in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, a place of beauty and great need for the Gospel. After years of discipling young women in Arad, western Romania, Diana moved across the country …Read more

Yoan & Nadia Tsonchev
Yoan and Nadia met for the first time at Sunday School. Yoan is a Pastor's child and is a 3rd generation Christian. At 18, he received his calling from God to minister to young people and dedicate himself to youth ministry. …Read more

David & Ieva Kingdon
David first came to Latvia in 2003 to work with international students and was shocked by their history and how many of his Latvian friends came from broken families. He became burdened for Latvian teenagers to encounter …Read more

Bogdan & Martina Lach
The first time Bogdan and Martina heard about Josiah Venture, they were praying and looking for a place where they could work and serve God with their gifts. About that time, KAM (JV’s partner organization in the Czech Republic) …Read more
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2012 Advance Conference - Everyday Church

The 2012 Advance Conference was held in Malenovice, Czech Republic on February 20-24 and the theme was "Everyday Church." It was designed to help church leaders across the region establish, transition, and expand their local communities of believers as they live for Christ in the everyday.

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Discipleship

20 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Discipleship

20 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Father

21 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Father

21 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Main Session - A Church Planting Movement That Changes a Country

22 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis

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2012 Advance - Main Session - A Church Planting Movement That Changes a Country

22 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Son

23 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Son

23 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Main Session - Growing an Everyday Church, The Tacoma Story

23 February 2016 | Caesar Kalinowski

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Growing an Everyday Church, The Tacoma Story

23 February 2016 | Caesar Kalinowski Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Spirit

24 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Main Session - Everyday Spirit

24 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - Creating a Unified Direction

21 February 2012

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2012 Advance - Establish - Creating a Unified Direction

21 February 2012 Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - Four Liberating Truths

21 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Establish - Four Liberating Truths

21 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - Called to Reproduce

22 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis

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2012 Advance - Establish - Called to Reproduce

22 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - Building Missional Communities

23 February 2012 | Theo Bunescu, Caesar Kalinowski

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2012 Advance - Establish - Building Missional Communities

23 February 2012 | Theo Bunescu, Caesar Kalinowski Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - Starting Multiple Churches

23 February 2012 | Miro Toth

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2012 Advance - Establish - Starting Multiple Churches

23 February 2012 | Miro Toth Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Establish - How to Start and How Not to Start

24 February 2012 | Daniel Hurta

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2012 Advance - Establish - How to Start and How Not to Start

24 February 2012 | Daniel Hurta Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Transition - Transioning to a Missional Focus

21 February 2012 | Caesar Kalinowski

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2012 Advance - Transition - Transioning to a Missional Focus

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2012 Advance - Transition - Reforming Without Revolution

21 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis

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2012 Advance - Transition - Reforming Without Revolution

21 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Transition - Lessons from the Early Years

22 February 2012 | Dan Hash

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2012 Advance - Transition - Lessons from the Early Years

22 February 2012 | Dan Hash Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Transition - Four Liberating Truths

23 February 2012 | Tim Chester

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2012 Advance - Transition - Four Liberating Truths

23 February 2012 | Tim Chester Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Transition - Equipping Your Team

23 February 2012 | Dave Patty

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2012 Advance - Transition - Equipping Your Team

23 February 2012 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Transition - Group Development and Multiplication

24 February 2012

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2012 Advance - Transition - Group Development and Multiplication

24 February 2012 Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Expand - Called to Reproduce

20 February 2012 | Peteris Sprogis

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2012 Advance - Expand - Called to Reproduce

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2012 Advance - Expand - How to Plant While You are Still Young

21 February 2012 | Daniel Hurta

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2012 Advance - Expand - How to Plant While You are Still Young

21 February 2012 | Daniel Hurta Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Expand - Mission Drifts and Reproducibility

22 February 2012 | Caesar Kalinowski, Todd Morr

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2012 Advance - Expand - Mission Drifts and Reproducibility

22 February 2012 | Caesar Kalinowski, Todd Morr Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Expand - The Essential Engine

23 February 2012 | Dave Patty

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2012 Advance - Expand - The Essential Engine

23 February 2012 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Expand - Group Development and Multiplication

23 February 2012

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2012 Advance - Expand - Group Development and Multiplication

23 February 2012 Download: Download Audio

2012 Advance - Expand - Questions and Answers

24 February 2012

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2012 Advance - Expand - Questions and Answers

24 February 2012 Download: Download Audio

Welcome our new staff

Ruxandra Neacsu Ruxi had been praying for a teen-focused ministry ever since she was a teenager, and now disciples young girls through Fusion in Romania.

Support a national missionary

Olena Volovyk Olena became a Christian at a Josiah Venture English camp in Ukraine. Now she is equipping churches throughout her country to use camps as a disciple-making tool.