This week in Sunday Sessions, join us for our final week of our Equipped Parenting series as we host a panel discussion with three CVC staff members: Dean Siley (Pastor of Care and Counseling), Lauren Meyer (Director of CVCYouth), and Denise Pe...

In Week 3 of Equipped Parenting, Raquel Schors teaches us how we can parent with a plan! She walks us through why it's a good thing for an intentional parent to have a plan, and how we can craft and implement a parenting plan that will help us ...

In Week 2 of Equipped Parenting, Pastor Dean Siley helps us to consider what it means to be an emotionally healthy parent - and spouse! In our parenting and in our marriages, our emotional health and our spiritual health are intricately intertw...

In Week 1 of our Equipped Parenting miniseries, Pastor Joe Valenti teaches us what it can look like to be an intentional parent, parenting in a way that helps us intentionally disciple our children and point them to Jesus, both now and in their...

In this special episode of Sunday Sessions, CVC pastors Joe Valenti and Josh Hamm, and ministry directors Lauren Meyer and Becca Ferguson, engage in a vibrant conversation about women in ministry, examining the complementarian model for underst...

This week in Sunday Sessions, Pastor Joe Valenti helps us wrestle with the question, "How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?" He shows us how when we ask this question, to find our answer we must first rightly understand humanity's sin and...

Join us for Sunday Sessions as we tackle the question, "How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?" Jennifer Gratz does a great job of teaching on a question that has been asked for as long as Christianity has existed - and even before! We...

This week on Sunday Sessions, Kyle Gustafson is answering the question, 'Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?" Kyle does a great job of walking us through what slavery in Scripture looked like and how it differed from slavery in the U.S. in the 1...

Join us this week in Sunday Sessions as Becca Ferguson walks us through answering the question, "Isn't Christianity Homophobic?" Our culture has a lot to say about the LGBTQ movement, but as Christians we find our answers to questions about hum...

This week in Sunday Sessions. we looked at the question, "Doesn't Christianity Denigrate Women?" Join Becca Ferguson as she shares with us how God and His Word are good for women, how the life and ministry of Jesus elevated and empowered women,...

Join us for a thought-provoking round table discussion with members of the CVC staff as we dive into the significance of church membership. Is it biblical? Why does it matter in today's culture? Together, we tackle common objections, explore th...

Learning how to defend our faith carries with it the great danger for pride and harm.  In the final week of Apologetics Part 1, Pastor Joe shares how to apply apologetics in the real world, with real people, in a way that is reasoned, defe...

This week in Sunday Sessions, Jennifer Gratz teaches us about the intersection of faith and science by tackling the question, "Hasn't Science Disproven Christianity?" Drawing on personal study, on our chapter for the week, and on her experience...

In week 6 of our Apologetics miniseries, we will look at how and why the Bible is a trustworthy source that teaches us about who God is and what He is like - and what He wants for us. Becca Ferguson helps us answer the question, "How can you ta...

In this episode, CVC elder Kyle Gustafson addresses the challenging question, "Doesn't religion cause violence?" Drawing from Chapter 5 of Rebecca McLaughlin's Confronting Christianity, Kyle explores the historical and cultural complex...

In this episode, Rich Ontko takes on the thought-provoking question, "Doesn't religion hinder morality?" Guided by Chapter 4 of Rebecca McLaughlin's Confronting Christianity, Rich examines the relationship between faith and ethics, cha...

In this episode, Jennifer Gratz engages with one of the most pressing questions in modern culture: "How can you say there's only one true faith?" Drawing from Chapter 3 of Rebecca McLaughlin's Confronting Christianity, Jennifer unpacks...

In this episode, Josh Hamm tackles the challenging question, "Doesn't Christianity crush diversity?" Using Chapter 2 of Rebecca McLaughlin's Confronting Christianity as a guide, Josh explores the rich history and global nature of Chris...

In the opening episode of our new season, Becca Ferguson introduces the foundational role of apologetics in the Christian faith, emphasizing its importance for both personal growth and effective witness. Drawing from Chapter 1 of Confrontin...

In the final episode of this season, Joe Valenti brings us into the 20th century and beyond, exploring the complex and ever-evolving landscape of modern Christianity. Using Justo Gonzalez’s The Story of Christianity as a roadmap, Joe e...

 Join Rich Ontko as he delves into the 1800s, an era marked by incredible expansion, revival, and challenges for Christianity. Guided by Justo Gonzalez’s The Story of Christianity, this episode explores the rise of missionary move...

In this episode of Sunday Sessions, Becca Ferguson guides us through the dynamic century of 1700-1800, a pivotal era of theological shifts, evangelistic movements, and the spread of Christianity into new cultures. Using Justo Gonzalez’s The...

This week we launch the second half of our Church History series—picking up in the Reformation and continuing on to the modern church. In this episode CVC Director of Community Life, Becca Ferguson, picks up where she left off in C...

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Downloads and Links:Week 1 HandoutEmotions are a Language // Welch