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Dušan & Dana Drabina
Dusan and Dana have been married since 2008. They started dating while Dana was finishing her master’s degree at University of Malta. Dusan earned his Master of Economics in Prague and diploma in Business Administration …Read more

Simon Kolesar
Šimon gave his life to Jesus at the age of twelve. At the age of fifteen, he started serving in the Lutheran church in Hanušovce nad Topľou, where he helped with the youth ministry. Later, he became part of the high school …Read more

Michal & Sylwia Skiba
In 1997, Michal, a young and inexperienced youth leader, was mentored by a Josiah Venture missionary who modeled Christ’s life and ministry. Soon he and his youth group began leading evangelistic English camps to reach their …Read more

Daniel Blažek
Dan comes from Písek in South Bohemia, Czech Republic where he grew up in his unbelieving family. Since his childhood, however, he attended various basketball camps where he was able to hear about God for the first time. …Read more

Darina Malá
Darina is passionate about music, helping other Christians grow deeper in a relationship with God, and reaching out to young people. She has been involved in youth ministry since high school, but it became more intentional …Read more

Peter & Barbora Linkesch
Peter gave his life to Christ at a youth camp when he was 10 years old. He served in various ministries of his church since he was 15 years old. He started with the middle-school ministry (meetings for 10-15 year-olds) at …Read more

Pavel & Jana Schwarz
Pavel and Jana were married in 2009 and spent their first years of marriage together in Prague. In 2012, after 7 years with General Electric, Pavel accepted the offer to serve with Josiah Venture in organizational development …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

Ion & Cristina Matei
Ion lives and serves in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. Moldova is a picturesque and unique country in great need of the gospel. He comes from an orthodox background and did not have a personal relationship with God until …Read more

Lenka Šnajdrová
Lenka grew up in Třinec, Czech Republic. After being involved in church life since early childhood, she made her personal decision to follow Christ at the age of 12. A few years later, she began serving in her church as …Read more
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2017 Spring Conference - Shepology

JV’s 2017 Spring Conference brought together our second-culture missionaries and their families to enjoy fellowship, worship, and teaching. Our theme was Shepology - the art and practice of following the Shepherd. The talks walk through Psalm 23 and center around how our needs as sheep can be a window into the work of the Good Shepherd.

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Shepology Conference Book

3 May 2017 Download: 2017-Spring-Conference-Shepology-Booklet.pdf

2017 Spring Conference - Sheep, Meet Your Shepherd

3 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - Sheep, Meet Your Shepherd

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2017 Spring Conference - Rest and Restoration

4 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - Rest and Restoration

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2017 Spring Conference - Paths of Righteousness

4 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - Paths of Righteousness

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2017 Spring Conference - No Fear/Strong Comfort

5 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - No Fear/Strong Comfort

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2017 Spring Conference - Banquets and Battles

5 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - Banquets and Battles

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2017 Spring Conference - Goodness and Mercy

6 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - Goodness and Mercy

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2017 Spring Conference - There's No Place like Home

7 May 2017 | Dave Patty

2017 Spring Conference - There's No Place like Home

7 May 2017 | Dave Patty Download: Download Audio

Welcome our new staff

Dorin & Anastasia Ciorescu Dorin and Anastasia Ciorescu serve on Josiah Venture’s team in Moldova, where Dorin is the national training director.

Support a national missionary

Jana & Eduard Řezníček Jana works with Josiah Venture to serve Christian teachers and lecturers in Czech schools. Her desire is to inspire teenagers to think more deeply about the meaning of life, relationships, friendships, family values, love, and Jesus.