Service Posts

• Thanksgiving Boxes

  Posted in Blog | Service | Uncategorized

  Posted by stephen on November 3rd, 2011

  

  HolidayFoodDrive2011-edited – CLICK ON LINK FOR A PDF WITH LIST AND DIRECTIONS.

• Giving to the church

  Posted in Culture | Pastor's Notes | Service

  Posted by admin on January 10th, 2009

  In the Venture worship service every Sunday there is a point where an offering basket will go by you. The “passing of the basket” can generate a lot of thoughts and emotions in people, including frustration (“Churches…always wanting money.”) or apathy (“I wonder where everyone is going for lunch.”) or guilt (“I think I should be putting something in here, but I’m not.”) or confusion (“Why do we do this every week?”).

  In this post, I’d like to address three questions about giving to the church, specifically as they relate to Venture people giving to IBC. The questions are: Why should I give to the church? How do I give to the church? Why the urgency now? The answers to these questions will be personal, honest, and challenging to all of us in Venture. Read More…