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Pavlo & Maria Protopopov
Pavlo started following Christ in 2010 in Ukraine and felt immediately called into ministry. Since that time, Pavlo has been a key part of organizing three new churches. In 2018, he started Reconciliation Bible Church, where …Read more

Tomáš & Lucie Nevřela
Lucie joined Josiah Venture in March of 2006 and worked for the Exit316 project. In 2008, she joined a team of Czech women serving young female leaders through discipleship and coaching. She also worked in the KAM office …Read more

Pavlína Bujoková
Pavlina grew up in Haviřov, where she lived with her family and attended the church that facilitated Josiah Venture’s (JV’s) first ever English camp. From a young age, she encountered the ministries of Josiah Venture and …Read more

Urh & Doroteja Kolar
Doroteja and Urh both grew up in Slovenia, but in very different families. Neither of them believed in God growing up. They both came to know Jesus through Josiah Venture's Summer camps. They met at a Fusion Camp in 2013. …Read more

Michal & Edita Soukup
In the Czech Republic, born-again Christians make up less than 1% of the population. The church is growing, but it will take 179 years before the number of Christians in the population reaches 1% unless someone starts doing …Read more

Samuel & Markéta Šenigl
After 12 years of growing up in the same church, Samuel and Markéta started dating in 2017. Two years later, they got married and in the same year (just after finishing highschool), Samuel started to work for the IT department …Read more

Alicja Ryńska
Ala’s journey with Josiah Venture (JV) started in 2018 when her local church partnered with JV to do its first English Camp. During camp, she heard about the JV internship. A year later, she served as a summer intern in …Read more

Lukas & Daniela Vecerik
Lukáš found friends in the local church during high school. They accepted him amongst themselves despite the fact that he was clearly against the idea of God, and they even allowed him to help organize various youth events …Read more

Andrej & Nina Lovše
Andrej and Nina met as teens in their hometown of Maribor, Slovenia. Nina was the first to accept Christ as a result of missionaries sharing Christ outside her high school. A few years later, Andrej became a believer and …Read more

Ester Lachmanova
Ester started ministry with Josiah Venture (JV) in November 2024. She wrestled with her faith a few years ago; however, after watching the TV series The Chosen, God drew her heart back to him and showed her how he sees her—with …Read more
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2019 Israel Trip - Nourish

The theme of the Israel singles trip was: “Nourish: Drawing on your Old Testament Roots.” We toured the Promised Land assuming that God still speaks through the Old Testament. Dave Patty used Old Testament stories to teach on leadership, while Tyler Patty taught on various Old Testament genres.

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3 April 2019 Download: Israel-2019-Booklet-Nourish.pdf

How to Read Genesis

3 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read Genesis

3 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

The Leader as a Shepherd

3 April 2019 | Dave Patty

The Leader as a Shepherd

3 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read Old Testament Law

4 April 2019

How to Read Old Testament Law

4 April 2019 Download: Download Audio

Leadership in the Desert

4 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Leadership in the Desert

4 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read Old Testament History

5 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read Old Testament History

5 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

Leadership when the Odds Are Against You

5 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Leadership when the Odds Are Against You

5 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read Old Testament Poetry

6 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read Old Testament Poetry

6 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

Everyday Leadership

6 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Everyday Leadership

6 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read Old Testament Prophets

7 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read Old Testament Prophets

7 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

Leadership Under Pressure

7 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Leadership Under Pressure

7 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read Old Testament Wisdom

8 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read Old Testament Wisdom

8 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

Leadership that Overcomes Inertia

8 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Leadership that Overcomes Inertia

8 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

How to Read the Gospels Through an Old Testament Lens

9 April 2019 | Tyler Patty

How to Read the Gospels Through an Old Testament Lens

9 April 2019 | Tyler Patty Download: Download Audio

Christocentric Leadership

9 April 2019 | Dave Patty

Christocentric Leadership

9 April 2019 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

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Ermal & Nertila Gjermeni Ermal serves on the Josiah Venture team in Albania. Ermal and his wife Nertila's hearts’ desire is to disciple the young people of Albania and bring God's kingdom into every home.

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Vitaliy & Sofia Andriiets Vitaliy serves on the Epokah team (Josiah Venture Ukraine’s partner organization), creating workshops called “Wise Carpenter” where men share their experience of working with tools and biblical wisdom with boys and young men. Vitaliy’s wife, Sofia serves on their local church’s Sunday school team.