John & Erin Kloosterhuis

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 by selecting the digital PDF version below, or request to receive a print version by emailing training@josiahventure.com. Along with the study we’ve created a free companion mobile app for iPhone and Android that you can download now. Share Bible Study Learn the core principles of effective gospel sharing and practice them with your church or small group. Download the Digital PDF Share PLUS Bible Study…

Discipleship

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 in place, you’ll need to shift to meeting online, which can initially be awkward. To help navigate this time, we’ve created the SEEK app. This tool exposes young people to Scripture through topical guides and simple questions to get them thinking. [IMAGE: https://www.josiahventure.com/assets/upload/userphotos/banners/Seek-Cards-App-Sample-lowres.jpg] The five icons on the bottom of the app correspond to five challenges of Christ, each of which covers a wide range of topics relevant to young people. For each there is…

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 to Christ yet? To help bridge this gap we created Look. This quick study is the perfect tool to help you or your young leaders enter into intentional gospel-centered conversations with nonbelievers. [IMAGE: https://www.josiahventure.com/assets/upload/userphotos/banners/look-intext.jpg] Download/Share for Free This study includes files that you can download below. The first PDF file is the instructions, and the others are the individual chapters of the study designed to be shared at each of your four meetings. You can print…

Online 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 are the foundation of Zoom, and the term refers to video conferencing meetings using the platform that allows remote and co-located meeting attendees to communicate frictionlessly. Since you don’t need to have a Zoom account to attend a Zoom meeting, you can even meet with clients or conduct interviews remotely. A “Zoom Meeting” simply refers to a meeting that’s hosted using Zoom. Attendees can join the meeting in-person, via webcam or video conferencing camera, or via phone. Below are a number…

Spotlight

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 come up with inspiring ideas on how to keep their youth group activities. Aliaj, the name of their group, which means alloy in Romanian, is all about how to stand stronger as a unit. An alloy forms a powerful bond by connecting various elements. Before this virus hit, Aliaj was already practicing three normal rhythms: family time, community time, and serving together. On March 9th, when everything was canceled and…

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 important to make time to exercise and get active, even if you can’t get out. Below are three workout devotions from our Edge sports ministry designed to get you moving physically. Workout Devotion #1—Single Gymnastic Modality: Get your mind ready to push yourself against the clock. In this routine, you’ll start with a basic exercise and work to build on that. You can view, download, and print the workout instructions…

Spotlight

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 this unique season as we all respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the circumstances we face, we continue forward with our mission to energize the Church to mobilize youth to gospelize their world so that we achieve our vision: “Every teen, everywhere, hearing the gospel from a friend!” As we continue to partner with amazing youth leaders and ministry leaders like yourself, we hope that the below digital items will help…