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Categories: Evangelism, Discipleship Ideas for Summer Ministry with Ukrainians 1. Carnival Day This is a one-day event you can host in cooperation with a church and city hall, a local school, or a refugee center, to meet the Ukrainian community in your... View Resource Categories: Evangelism, Discipleship Try Our "Share" Bible Study and App Share is designed to lead you to become fishers of men through reaching others with the good news of Jesus. You can download the Share Bible Study or request to receive... View Resource Category: Missionary Kids Third Culture Kids in Europe Do you know what a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is? Episode 10 of the “Josiah Venture Stories” podcast with Claire Patty is ready for you to listen to. She grew up in the Czech... View Resource Category: Missionary Kids How National School Prepared Me for College in My Passport Country In May of 2013, I walked out of a very familiar gray building—my Czech high school—for the last time as a student. The relief of completing my final cumulative exams sunk... View Resource Category: Missionary Kids 5 Ways to Care for Missionary Kids on Home Assignment I remember the feeling like it was yesterday—rolling my tiny suitcase down the driveway, with butterflies in my stomach, eagerly anticipating the adventure that was ahead... View Resource Categories: Discipleship, Evangelism Josiah Venture Stories Podcast This podcast is all about sharing life-changing stories from on-the-ground missionaries, and the local people they work with, to inspire and fuel the movement of God in Central... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Try Our Prayer Room App The Josiah Venture Prayer Room exists to deepen your connection with God and equip you to pray for his movement across Central and Eastern Europe. Download our free mobile... View Resource Categories: Discipleship, Evangelism Try Our SEEK App Meeting with a young person to read the Bible for the first time is an exciting journey. Usually, these meetings would be in-person in a comfortable setting. With social distancing... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Online Ministry Tools God wants us to follow him in the midst of this world-changing pandemic to bring more people to Christ. Together we can leverage the internet to make disciples. View Subsection Category: Remote Ministry Remote Youth Ministry Ideas Keeping your youth ministry alive and healthy while maintaining social distance requires much creativity. Here are practical ideas to inspire you. View Subsection Category: Remote Ministry Doing Church Online Churches in Central and Eastern Europe are innovating new ways to shepherd during this crisis. Here are tools to make his bride radiant, full of life, and able to give hope View Subsection Category: Remote Ministry Inspiring Stories of Adapting Ministry to Coronavirus God is advancing his kingdom in the midst of uncertainty. Read how God is working through local churches and young leaders in Central and Eastern Europe. View Subsection Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Online Bible Study Tips with Video Conference Options In the country of Slovenia, college students got together after their schools were closed and started an online Bible study. The group started inviting their friends and grew... View Resource Categories: Evangelism, Discipleship Download a Powerful Tool for Evangelism: The “Look” Study A Short Four-Part Study on the Four Spiritual Principles of the Gospel: Do you know someone interested in talking more about the Bible, but not sure about making a commitment... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Zoom for Beginners Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing platform that can be used for video conferencing meetings, audio conferencing, webinars, meeting recordings, and live chat. Zoom Meetings... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Keeping a Youth Group Going During COVID-19 DU & Bogdan Anton are from the country of Romania, where they live and work in the capital city of Bucharest. In spite of the fact that they cannot meet in person, they have... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Devotional Workouts Against Fear When switching to an online-only platform you’ll find a lot of your time is spent sitting down. This has an impact on your health and well-being in the long run so it’s... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Video Conferencing Options Groups around the region have switched to online meetings in order to continue their ministries. Churches, youth groups, and discipleship have all moved to this new digital... View Resource Categories: Evangelism, Evangelism, Discipleship You Can’t Quarantine the Gospel A Resource Provided by Dare 2 Share Ministries Dare 2 Share Ministries hopes and prays that this list of resources will bless you, and those you serve and minister to, during... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Games to Play with Children or Young People Over Zoom During this time of COVID-19, it can be hard to find things that bring people together over Zoom. Here is a list of games that we have used with Josiah Venture Kids during... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Evangelism, Discipleship Lead and Grow Your Church Online Across central and eastern Europe churches are restricted from gathering together due to quarantine and social distancing measures. This has created a need to shift regular... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Remote Youth Ministry Ideas Six Challenges That Are Encouraging Youth Workers in Slovakia News is coming in waves, and the changes in laws and regulations seem to keep hitting us over and over again. Before the first waves of laws even hit in Slovakia, Denisa Harčarová... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Just Hang Out Quarantine and restriction takes one key thing away from teens’ lives: hanging out. Whether it is going out for a meal, to the mall or just hanging out at someone’s house... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry How To Use the Facebook Premier Function for Your Church Churches are moving to online platforms to broadcast or stream their services regularly. People desire to interact and connect with those watching, but in reality, the speaker... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Remote Youth Ministry Ideas Keeping a Sports Team Active During Quarantine Inspiration from Edge Sports Coach, Sunny in Bulgaria Sunny Petkov has been the Edge Sports national coordinator in Bulgaria for only six months. Before COVID-19 hit, Sunny... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry How to Pre-Record Your Sunday Service How to Pre-Record Your Sunday Service—for those with more technical training and background One of the methods of doing church online is to pre-record your messages. We... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Fusion Music Ministry Here are some creative ideas for engaging students in Fusion music ministry while maintaining social distance. These tips can also be applied to your youth group meetings... View Resource Category: Remote Ministry Online Activities for Youth Groups Games are a central part of the standard youth group experience. If you’ve shifted to an online setting, keeping the fun factor can be difficult when everyone is staring... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Dealing with Stress and Worry A Resource from Our Missionary Team in Ukraine: Attached is a presentation that our team in Lviv, Ukraine is using for helping students in youth groups approach stress and... View Resource Categories: Remote Ministry, Discipleship Set Up Daily Challenges for Your Youth Group Here are some ways to set up challenges for your youth group to engage them in ministry at a distance. One of our missionaries in Slovenia, Gwynne Gardner,... View Resource