Virginia Evangelizing Fellowship
Church Resources
The VEF freely offers many services to churches in and around Virginia and partners with a variety of organizations and programs to ensure a complete array of care for our supporting churches.
Recommended Reading
Harry Gill, our Director of Church Resources, is an avid reader. He has compiled a list of great reads that he frequently uses to develop leaders and challenge Christians in their faith.
Check out this blog curated by our Director of Media, Rachel Woolard, for a list of free or nearly free resources that you can use to streamline your workflow, connect your church leaders, plan community events, and much more.
Here is a sample of some of his favorite books:
Leadership:
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman
CRAZY BUSY by Kevin DeYoung
Deep & Wide by Andy Stanley
The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy
The Unity Factor by Larry Osborne
Personal Development:
Firsthand: Ditching the Secondhand Religion for a Faith of Your Own
by Ryan and Josh Shook
No Matter the Cost by Vance Brown
Erasing Hell by Francis Chan and Preston Sprinkle
Story-telling:
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins by Annette Simmons
Discipleship:
The Lost Art of Disciple Making by LeRoy Eims
Declining Churches:
There is Hope for Your Church by Gary McIntosh
Church History:
The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark
The Book That Made Your World by Vishal Mangalwadi
Seven Men by Eric Metaxas
Through our partnership with Johnson University, we have been able to bring together preaching and leadership seminars, as well as develop curriculem for future church planters.
Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a long time supporter of the VEF, and many of our church planters have graduated from MACU. We look forward to see what exciting new developments this partnership might present.
Do you buy books, clothes, electronics, or anything else at Amazon.com? By going through our website to do your Amazon shopping, Amazon donates a percentage of your purchases automatically back to the VEF, at no extra cost to you!
Does your church need a new roof, or maybe more parking spaces? Are you wanting to build an entirely new building? CFR helps fund these kinds of projects for churches at a very low interest rate. Check them out!
Since its founding in 1953, Church Development Fund has provided financing for the expansion, building and growth of churches and ministries all across the United States, thanks to thousands of individuals who have invested roughly $500 million.
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance has approved the VEF as one of their Partnership Groups. Each church associated with our group maintains their own individual policy for building and liability insurance with the Brotherhood Company based on that church’s insurance needs. Your church will receive a reduction in your rates and the VEF will receive a dividend if the group collectively maintains a good claim record annually.
If your church already has a policy with Brotherhood, please contact your agent and simply ask that your church’s name be placed in the VEF Group, #285. If you use a different insurance company and are willing to consider a quote from Brotherhood, you can contact the Sanford Insurance Agency in Midlothian, Virginia: 800-359-5091 or go online at www.brotherhoodmutual.com to locate an agent in your area.