Over the next three years, these two leaders will teach the Abrahams how to accelerate, not just tolerate the next generation.  These leaders have a father/son relationship which allows them to be truthful with each other.  In three years, the church will be larger, have more income, have eliminated debt, expanded Kingdom Builders, and will be the greatest it’s ever been known for.  Pastor John and Michelle are accelerating Pastor Sean and Sarah so that they can go further and faster, which is what we all desire for our own children.  Stay tuned for the days ahead and see God’s grace and provision in action!    

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo details roadblocks and resources for the Abraham and Isaac generations with a clear pathway and roadmap to address those roadblocks.  The Acceleration Mandate is available wherever books are sold.

·      Learn what happens when sacrifice and honor come together. 

·      Learn what was most helpful to Pastor Sean and Pastor Sarah in this two-year process.

·      Learn what it looks like for an Abraham to accelerate an Isaac. 

 Every one of us is called, if an Abraham, to accelerate an Isaac.  This podcast will help you to get started.  

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo is a playbook on the generations: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob being undivided.  It is available wherever books are sold. Find it here on Amazon

Join us for guest speaker John Bevere on Sunday, July 12 at 9 or 11 a.m. at the Cranberry Campus.  Check myvfc.info for service times for other campuses.  

Join us for guest speaker Duane Sheriff on July 26 at 9 or 11 a.m. at the Cranberry Campus.  Check the website for times for New Castle and Meadville campuses.  

·      What is the difference between giving honor and being controlled?

·      What is the price of isolation?

These questions are answered in this insightful podcast by Pastor John Nuzzo based on his book The Acceleration Mandate.  The best roadblock is the one you miss!  The best pain is the one you never experience!  As you listen to this message, you will learn how to avoid the pitfalls that will slow you down.  God is turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers.  When generations unite, it accelerates the Kingdom of God.  Let’s remain undivided in church and life relationships so that Jesus can be glorified and the Kingdom of God can expand.  

ENCOUNTER CONFERENCE is a 3-day annual youth conference designed to create environments for believers to have an encounter with God so that our region is transformed for the Kingdom.  June 17 – 19, get your students, youth group, and children currently in grades 7-12 to Victory Family Church.  It will transform their lives, and they will have a blast doing it!  Only $59 per person.  Register HERE.

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo is available wherever books are sold and can be also found HERE.

ENCOUNTER CONFERENCE is a 3-day annual youth conference designed to create environments for believers to have an encounter with God so that our region is transformed for the Kingdom.  June 17 – 19, get your students, youth group, and children currently in grades 7-12 to Victory Family Church.  It will transform their lives, and they will have a blast doing it!  Only $59 per person.  Register here

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo is available wherever books are sold. Amazon

Learn the steps to and the roadblocks of entering into a generational relationship.  There is an acceleration mandate on the earth right now.  Let us take our part, and it will come to pass!

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo is available wherever books are sold, or click this link to order here  https://lifeatvictory.com/acceleration-mandate/. https://brushfire.com/lifeatvictory/encounterconference2026/615190/tickets

ENCOUNTER CONFERENCE is a 3-day annual youth conference designed to create environments for believers to have an encounter with God so that our region is transformed for the Kingdom.  June 17 – 19, get your students, youth group, and children currently in grades 5-12 to Victory Family Church.  It will transform their lives, and they will have a blast doing it!  Only $39 per person through April 30.  Register here https://brushfire.com/lifeatvictory/encounterconference2026/615190/tickets

Hear how these relationships reshaped Pastor Mark’s self-image and expanded his heart, faith, and thinking.  Be encouraged as you learn how Pastor Mark, with the help of others, turned his church around from closing during COVID to relaunching a year later with 1,000 people!   With God, nothing is impossible.  

The Acceleration Mandate by Pastor John Nuzzo is available wherever books are sold.  

An impromptu meeting at a conference led to a relationship which ultimately accelerated Pastor Mark’s church when he was about to give up.  After starting the church during COVID with 450 people, it shut down shortly thereafter.  Pastor Mark had a vision and a call, but it was bad timing.  Hear the story of how that unexpected meeting helped Pastor Mark to get back up and relaunch with the help of the generation before him.  God is turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers.  

The Acceleration Mandate by John Nuzzo is available wherever books are sold.

The Acceleration Mandate is not a message; it is a mandate and move of the Spirit of God.  God is always dealing with three generations at one time.  God is endeavoring to bring His people to a place where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob do not divide again so that the church can accelerate and the Kingdom of God can expand.  God must turn our hearts toward one another.  

The content of the book is an action plan based on Malachi 4:6 – God is going to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers or else the land will be destroyed.

God is wanting the emerging generation to be accelerated by the previous generation.  The Abrahams can accelerate with their aged wine. The biblical template of this is Aquila and Priscilla’s interaction with Apollos, which accelerated the call of God on Apollos’s life.  

The Acceleration Mandate provides a step-by-step approach to accelerating the next generation in your church and provides a way to avoid pitfalls that others have had to navigate.  

The Acceleration Mandate can be found at major book retailers and online stores. You can also find it Here.

With a unique leadership gifting, Dr. Kevin discovered the art of leadership early on in his ministry: the value of pointing to others and replacing yourself as a leader.  In his experience, you are solving your future lids by pouring into an emerging leader today. “If you are not willing to make changes in your own leadership and your leadership team that are necessary to break the lid, you choose to let the lid be the lid.”

·      Are you pouring into an emerging leader?

·      Do you value replacing yourself? 

·      Have you reached a lid?

Learn from 36 years of experience and the insight of being a lead pastor.  

Learn the beliefs and practices that Dr. Kevin put in place to bring God’s vision for the church into reality.   Pastor Kevin’s profound wisdom and complete honesty will help you push through any lid that you have reached in your ministry.  Will you push through, or just stay under the lid you’ve reached?  You get to choose!   

-     How do you process a defining moment for the emerging generation? 

-     What is the purpose of government? 

-     What about the separation of Church and state?

-     How should you respond personally?

In this podcast by Pastor John Nuzzo, you will learn the answer to all these questions as well as how to respond God’s way when evil occurs.  Every generation experiences a defining moment.  For the emerging generation, it was Charlie Kirk’s assassination.  An assassin’s bullet is always designed to silence the voice of a person, generation, or movement, yet the opposite has happened.  This generation is rising, and God is going to use them to go behind the impenetrable walls of our culture.  It’s time for people to unite the generations as one.  

If this message was helpful to you, please share it with others so it will help people process this horrific event instead of living in rage and anger.

§ Do you see people first or purpose first?

§ Do you see rules first or relationship first?

In this podcast, you will discover your type of leadership, become aware of your deficits, and learn how to build the other side of your leadership style intentionally.

If you find this helpful, please share it and leave a review.

Personal values determine the outcome of your life; more importantly, they determine your day-to-day choices. It is staggering that Scottie has the perspective he has at such a young age. As you listen to this podcast, you will learn these values that Scottie has put into practice. The success God wants you to have transcends this temporary life on earth. He desires for every leader to have an eternal impact no matter the vocation. Your impact on people is the only eternal thing your life will produce.  

§  Learn the difference between “I” and “We.”

§  Learn how to have an eternal mindset. 

§  Solidify your personal values to determine the outcome of your life.  

If you find these podcasts to be helpful, please forward or leave a review.  

If you are local to the Pittsburgh, PA area, please join us in attending the Gerald Brooks Roundtable at Bridge City Church on August 26, 2025. 

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It takes a greater level of leadership in nonprofit organizations to motivate people who volunteer. This podcast will help you and your staff become better leaders and gain credibility with the people who serve.   

Why do I need to pray?

If every prayer you are praying today gets answered, does it change YOUR world or THE world?

These questions will be answered in this podcast.  You will also learn about praying out a divine supply of the Holy Spirit of the known will of God and the unknown—a supply that will give you glimpses into the future.  

One thing you’ll never have as a leader is all the answers.  The hope is that listening to this will cause you to hunger to create an environment of prayer with a consistent group of people, and that it will change your tomorrow.  

Encounter Conference is a 3-day annual youth conference designed to create environments for believers to have an encounter with God so that our region is transformed for the Kingdom. June 18 -20, get your students, youth group, and children here.  It will transform their lives, and they will have a blast doing it!  Only $49 per person.  Register Here today!  

·      How can the older generation be used of God to accelerate the Kingdom and not disappear?

·      What is the difference between a model and a mandate?

Discover the answers to these questions and more as Pastor John Nuzzo interviews Pastor Keith Tucci, a friend who has pastored for many years and oversees the Network of Related Pastors, giving love, encouragement, and teaching to younger pastors.  According to Pastor Keith, “Every pastor needs a pastor.”  Pastors John and Keith offer valuable lessons to pastors as the two discuss Malachi 4, referring to the last days where God would turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers.  

God identifies Himself as the God of three generations: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—all dwelling together. Currently, there is a transition  in the Body of Christ—a great exchange where Malachi 4 is coming to pass.  We all have a part to play.  What is your part?     

Also, make sure to check out our Encounter Conference coming up in June.

As you listen, you will hear story after story of two people who love God and have the heart of God where money is concerned.  Our prayer is that God would make this lifestyle real to you and that you step into another realm of understanding the heart of God where finances are concerned.  

The question that was then raised to Pastor John was, “Why aren’t you doing this here?”  We have two campuses that need buildings, and although one is purchased already, things seem to be on hold.  It was then that Pastor John realized that although he has amazingly gifted people around him, it is Pastor John who has the calling and grace to build.   Grace opens doors.  

All believers have received a very specific grace deposit from God to do their part in the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:7). Yet as leaders, we are tempted to live apart from that grace.  We have to discover our grace and then live by it.  

What has God graced you to do?  Are you doing things you are not graced to do?  Have you asked others to do things they are not graced to do?  As you listen, you will discover the answers to these questions and have a better understanding of divine enablement to do your part in the Body of Christ.  

·      How do you treat people?

·      Do you get angry quickly?

·      Do you treat people above you with honor but those below you in the organization differently?

Pastor John Nuzzo unpacks a critical element to pastoring and serving people effectively in this month’s podcast.  Based on personal experiences, Pastor John explains the difference between internal and external drivers which cause us to act the way we do.  How we treat people comes from one of these two drivers—that’s what influences us. 

Most of the things we do, we do unintentionally.  As leaders, we must be both self-aware and others aware.  We must treat people the way Jesus treated them.  If we don’t value people, we will not be able to treat them well.  

When you discover what drives you, it will give you an understanding and compassion for broken people. If there is one thing that has caused us to be fruitful in our marriage and relationship with people and in pastoring and shepherding people, it is to love people where they are and just as they are and to understand that there’s always a why we cannot see.  

We are commanded in every area of our lives to lead people to the light.  The only source of preservation on this earth is the salt and light of the Church and the Body of Christ.  

If your primary source of hope for the world is either lost or found by the outcome of this election, consider this:   you have already made government your god and your source of hope.  The moment government becomes your source of hope for freedom is the moment it becomes your god.  

We don’t have enemies; we only have a mission field.  Vote for the person whose policies and platform most closely align with biblical principles. Jesus in you is the salt and light of the earth and the light in this world.  

Please register for the Gerald Brooks Pittsburgh Roundtable on Tuesday, December 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bridge City Church in Pittsburgh.  The cost is $50.  Register at geraldbrooksministries.com. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to lead from a biblical perspective.  

·      How should a Christian vote?

This is not a political podcast.  This podcast by Pastor John Nuzzo is about discipling God’s people and how to steward their Kingdom responsibility while living in a representative republic.  As we approach this precarious and divided time in our nation, Pastor Nuzzo challenges Christians to understand our responsibility as believers to avoid some of the greatest errors we can make.  We’re here to represent Jesus on the earth.  

Have you ever said this or heard someone say, “If ______________ wins this election, it’s over?  If those thoughts are prominent in your mind or coming out of your mouth, government is already your god.

When government becomes God, it’s one of the most dangerous things that can happen to humanity because what it seeks to do is so dangerous.  As you listen, you will begin to understand your part as a Christian in this election.  Let’s be united as Christians in having a voice that represents our King!

On behalf of River Valley and Victory Family Church Network, we would like to invite you to the Generosity Accelerator event.  Join us on Thursday, October 10 at Victory Family Church (21150 Route 19, Cranberry Twp., PA  16066) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Lunch and snacks are provided.  This is a FREE event.  Please register here.

According to Pastor John: “Since Victory initiated Kingdom Builders, in five years general giving increased by 85% and missions giving by 347%!  Rob has made a greater impact in discipling our church than anything we’ve ever done!  It is one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever witnessed!  It has revolutionized the church I pastor and the pastor who pastors it!”   

Hear Pastor Rob share the heart of this ministry as well as the “why” behind it.  If you want to change the culture of your church to being about being blessed to be a blessing for God’s glory, you will want to invest the time to listen to this podcast and to attend the Generosity Accelerator (information below).  

On behalf of River Valley and Victory Family Church Network, we would like to invite you to the Generosity Accelerator event.  Join us on Thursday, October 10 at Victory Family Church (21150 Route 19, Cranberry Twp., PA  16066) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Lunch and snacks are provided.  This is a FREE event.  Please register here by September 26.  Register here

Idols exist in both generations that will impede the form of the wineskin and will impede the acceleration of the emergent generation in fulfilling the purpose of God for their lives.  What are these idols?  

Pastor Nuzzo speaks candidly to the Abrahams and Isaacs about their idols and about how to rescue a nation in our current culture.  We live in difficult times, but the gospel doesn’t need perfect times to thrive.  Our best days are in front of us.  Yield to God’s presence and let God be true and every man a liar!  

Pastor John shares examples of two leaders in his life who have followed the example in Malachi 4 that helped to accelerate his ministry: “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the hearts of the children to the fathers OR ELSE I will come to strike the land with a curse.”   

Through extended prayer, Pastor John has received clarity on the true meaning of Malachi 4 and shares how Abrahams, Isaacs, and Jacobs can dwell together.  

• How to connect better with people.
• How to keep focused on the current project and not become distracted by the multiple projects at hand.
• How you earn the right to share your faith.
• Why you’re here on this Earth.

Listening to this interview will change your perspective forever.  Learn how John Maxwell has transformed nations by simply adding value to people, then ask yourself one question:  Do you live such a life that people want that life?  

Pastor John expounds on the biblical leadership model and explains the importance of the capacity of the leaders around you.  Grow in empowering leaders around you and narrow the field of who you speak to, ultimately so you can multiply, and then they can multiply, and they can multiply the Kingdom of God.  

If you found this podcast to be of benefit, share it with other leaders or leave a review.

Please join us for Encounter Conference, June 19 – 21, 2024, at Victory Family Church in Cranberry Twp., PA.  This conference is for middle school and senior high students and their leaders.  For details, visit ENCOUNTERCONFERENCE.INFO.  Registration is only $49 per person and is open now with this link https://encounterconference.info/

Listening to this message will help you to see that no matter the present circumstances you face; no matter why the periods may be trying to drop in your life—you matter!  Your obedience matters!  Choose your punctuation mark today as a leader.  It matters!  Only eternity will record the domino effect of your decision to fight the good fight of faith, to finish your course, and to remain faithful.  

Please join us for Encounter Conference, June 19 – 21, 2024, at Victory Family Church in Cranberry Twp., PA.  This conference is for junior and senior high students and their leaders.  Registration is only $29 per person and is open now with this link https://encounterconference.info/

In this podcast, Pastor John Nuzzo delves into a new season he believes is coming into the Body of Christ.  He believes we are in a season to help the next generation to be prepared to build the Church and to hear God’s voice.  

In Acts 18, Aquila and Priscilla took Apollo aside and explained to him, “the way of God more accurately.”  They nurtured him, and ultimately, released him into his calling.  They decided to invite someone into their lives to create an environment for Apollos to grow spiritually.  Small groups are a mechanism for us to invite people into our lives whom we can nurture.  It’s the responsibility of every believer to find his or her Apollos and nurture him or her.  This is God’s method of multiplication:  sheep nurturing sheep.  When you release your Apollos into his or her purpose, you multiply the Kingdom of God.   

Take action steps today.  Intentionally invite someone into your life to nurture and find someone to be Aquila or Priscilla in your life.   There’s always a place for someone to fill the gaps in your faith and explain the way of God more accurately.  

Please join us for Encounter Conference, June 19 – 21, 2024, at Victory Family Church in Cranberry Twp., PA.  This conference is for junior and senior high students and their leaders.  Registration is only $29 and is open now with this link: https://encounterconference.info/

In the world, people are celebrated because of what they’ve achieved; in the Kingdom of God, we’re celebrated because we’ve been received and rescued by the love of God.  Love is the ultimate multiplier!  If you’re going to multiply, you are not working for God but partnering with God.  Listen to this profound teaching, humble yourself to God’s purpose, and see multiplication in your life!  

Please join us for Encounter Conference, June 19 – 21, 2024, at Victory Family Church in Cranberry Twp., PA.  This conference is for junior and senior high students and their leaders.  Registration is only $29 and is open now: https://encounterconference.info

We have the privilege of laboring together with God.  Learn the importance of having a God-sized vision. Do you see what God sees?  Will you obey once you do see?  Be fully flooded with light and see like you’ve never seen before!  

Pastor Keith grew up in the Pittsburgh Projects and was running the streets at age 14.  He describes his family as “cutting edge dysfunction.”  Yet, Pastor Keith’s message is that nobody is beyond the reach of God.  See what God can do with someone who gives his life away.  

Mental health issues are rampant in our culture today.  One in five adults experience a health issue such as anxiety, depression, PTSD.  Peter offers a free course online at mindsconnected.com where tools are available to assess these issues so you can get help.  We are transformed by the renewing of our mind. 
 

Pastor John shares his personal experience of realizing that he needed help on an issue and sought it, but only after he listened to people who love him and care for him.  We need the Body of Christ in our lives.   Avail yourself to these resources on mindsconnected.com.   There’s no shame in getting help—even as a leader.  

Peter’s story is heartbreaking yet hopeful.  Hear how at twelve he was suicidal.  He couldn’t even look in the mirror, he loathed himself so much.  Yet, when he heard that God values his life, everything changed!  God can do amazing things, but freedom doesn’t come in a moment.  It’s a process over your life of transformation.  There is a way out of your circumstances.  Listen to this podcast to discover the way.

Ladies, please join us for our Women’s Conference on October 20 & 21. Click on the link below to see all the details.  We hope to see you there.  

Pastor John shares the story of his book-ended experience over a 28-year period regarding generosity that has been critical in his ability to walk in faith when things looked impossible.  Discover how you can take bold steps to multiply the Kingdom of God and get on the other side of the training camp of generosity to a place where you can truly experience a great harvest of righteousness and peace—not just for you but for your generation.

Renowned author and minister John Bevere is joining forces with worship artist Kim Walker-Smith for a powerful night of worship, teaching, and ministry.  The Awe of God night is designed to help us experience God’s presence in an intimate and tangible way.   Please join us at Victory on Thursday, September 7 at 7 p.m. for this FREE event.  

Training camp for athletes is painful yet productive.  It requires discipline.  It is for game time.  As a young minister, I thought the painful training was for a short season, and then life would get easier.  I learned, however, that anything of value is an uphill battle.  Most Christians live and die and never take one step into their purpose for God because they give up during training.   They see the pain and run from it.  If you stick with it, it reaps a great harvest for God’s Kingdom.  

Leadership is never about steps taken for your own life.  They are steps intended to impact your generation.  You can leave a mark in a generation.  It will take training, it will take discipline, it will take faith.  Listening to Pastor John’s podcast this month will outline the steps necessary to apply not only to your personal life but to your leadership as well.  The training camp God uses is designed to enable us to trust God and to walk by faith in an ever-changing world. Learn how to apply these principles to your leadership; there is a world desperately waiting for you to fulfill your purpose!

Discover how the fear of the Lord opens our lives to His blessing—to joy, gladness, longevity, fruitful days.  You can experience all that God wants for you—the abundant life—because of your holy awe.  Know what it means to live in the power of the awe of God that is the empowerment to live a holy life.  Open the door to intimacy with God.  

Save the date for Thursday, September 7 for John Bevere’s The Awe of God Tour with Kim Walker Smith. 

• Learn the difference between constructive and destructive fear. 
• Learn the difference between being fearful of God and the fear of God.
• Learn the missing piece to your intimacy with God.

Stay tuned.  The book discussion will continue in next month’s podcast.  In the meantime, purchase John Bevere’s book The Awe of God and delve into the holy fear of God.  As you read, you will realize a more intimate relationship with God.  What are you waiting for?   

Save the date for Thursday, September 7 for John Bevere’s The Awe of God Tour with Kim Walker Smith.  Details are coming soon.   

Pastor John Nuzzo distinguishes between two aspects of the Holy Spirit in your life, using personal ministry examples and stories to further explain. 

• Would you like protection from deception?   
• Would you like protection from identity theft? 
• Do we all have equal distribution of these two aspects of the Holy Spirit?

In this month’s podcast, you will learn the answer to these questions, as well as the difference between the anointing within you and the anointing upon you. Both aspects require a yielding. Gain perspective of the workings of the Holy Spirit so you can make use of the power God has made available to you.  

In this month’s podcast, Pastor John Nuzzo reviews longevity in ministry and answers the questions above. In 2 Timothy 4: 7-8, Paul referred to his longevity:  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.

There is one central requirement of longevity that is critical to your personal journey.  Your gifting alone is not the answer. Listen to this profound insight on longevity and discover that key requirement. Look further than your own life, needs, and joys. Apply this wisdom to your life, and it will benefit you and your ministry. Live the life you were meant to live. Your leadership is truly multi-generational.  

It’s amazing how Jesus lived His life.  Using five practical practices, Jesus gave the Great Commission to only 11 people who changed the whole world! If we want to expect to multiply the Kingdom, we can’t violate the leadership and methods of Jesus. We must study and follow His practices to enjoy the success He enjoyed. Don’t weary in well-doing. Reflect on what you have and build your calendar toward these five practices of Jesus. Your church or organization will never be the same. 

“There’s a compounding impact of obedience when you follow Jesus, and when it shows up, it’s a multiplier!” (John Nuzzo)  

 Humble yourself; submit yourself to God; ask yourself a few simple questions and begin the process of lining up your practices with those of Jesus.  You will discover answers to the following:

• How did Jesus lead people?
• Can you expect multiplication while violating the manner in which Jesus conducted His ministry life?
• Are you performing duties that are not meant for pastors to perform?

Most of us have been trained to do the opposite of the ministry practices of Jesus.  Listening to this podcast will help you to lead like Jesus did.  

• What is spiritual growth?
• What has God said about your life, calling, and purpose; how are you responding to that calling?
• Are you lifting up roadblocks and waiting for permission from them to act?
• What expectations of increase are you expecting this year?

In this month’s podcast, Pastor John Nuzzo examines the type of boasting we are commanded to do in the Bible.  He defines and expounds on three types of boasting that every leader must have in their lives:  the boast of humility, grace, and faith.  Understand the difference between the different types of boasting and discover the one in which you are most experienced.  What is the key to living in this impossibility triangle of humility, grace, and faith?  

Leadership isn’t just about making good decisions or empowering people to do their part.   It’s the ability to go where your physical eyes can’t see. Leadership must be born out of vision greater than the possible! As Kingdom people, it must be born out of what God says through you!  Begin 2023 by living within the impossibility triangle of humility, grace, and faith; submit to God in humility.

Think about what your primary purpose is as a leader, and then listen to Pastor John Nuzzo expound on this topic.  He gives three keys to help you discern the balance between reasoning and rage.  He uses a personal example of a time he was invited to the White House to meet with a President; he explains what God ministered to him, and why he declined the invitation.  Listen to the wisdom God imparted to him so that you can help others choose to put God’s Kingdom first.  

Pastor John removes the controversial nature of this topic by using God’s Word as the foundation of this podcast.  You will be glad you took the time to listen.

• How to connect better with people.
• How to keep focused on the current project and not become distracted by the multiple projects at hand.
• How you earn the right to share your faith.
• Why you’re here on this Earth.

Listening to this interview will change your perspective forever.  Learn how John Maxwell has transformed nations by simply adding value to people, then ask yourself one question:  Do you live such a life that people want that life?  

• How to experience the manifest presence of God
• What the difference is between the general and manifest presence of God.
• What repentance is and what it is not.
• What the prerequisite is to experiencing the presence of God.

“We are living in a distressed and totally ‘out of breath’ generation, which I have not seen in my 41 years of ministry.  Waves of national trauma are unending, and it is not going to get better.”  Pastor John Nuzzo uses Lot and Sodom and Gomorrah to explain how Lot was deceived by placing his confidence in the wrong thing.  Even though Lot was a righteous man, that deception ruined his life.

How can we avoid this same deception?  Pastor John gives us the answer in easy, practical steps. Please listen and allow the Holy Spirit to awaken you to see that what happened to Lot can happen to us.  We can avoid that outcome.  It’s an important time in the history of the nation for God’s people to be refreshed in His presence and fulfill the calling on our lives.   

In this month’s podcast, Pastor John helps us to understand why so many people in our world today are vexed—anxious and depressed.  He uses three Bible stories:  Samson and Delilah, Job, and Lot, to explain how so many of us are trapped in circumstances.  There is an avenue by which we can overcome the bombardment of the wickedness in our world.  Pastor John additionally addresses how our culture impacts our belief systems regarding sexual behavior. Through real situations and real biblical solutions, Pastor John offers a remedy.  Listen today to discover how to go from being vexed to being refreshed. 

Please join us for our Reawakening Women’s Conference Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, hosted by Pastor Michelle Nuzzo.  Guest speakers are Pastor Sharon Daugherty and Sarah Wehrli, who are also mother and daughter.  

We also invite you to join us for our services on Saturday, October 15 or Sunday, October 16 when John Maxwell will be at Victory as our Guest Speaker.  For service times visit myvfc.info.

God has given each of us a measure of grace for which we are accountable.  This month, Pastor John Nuzzo approaches an aspect of grace that has not been widely studied: accountability for the grace you’ve been given.  Ask yourself this question: If you died today, and had to give an account to God today for the grace that the Head of the Church placed upon you, how would you do in that judgement?  

Pastor John offers a practical method of charting what you are graced to do and what you are not.  You will discover the amount of time you have invested in the grace God has placed on you and what things you need to empower others to do so that you see explosion in your ministry!  Let’s go reach our world in humility!

 Pastors and leaders may register for Breaking the 500 Barrier Conference with Pastor Gerald Brooks on Monday, August 22 at Victory Family Church.  The conference places emphasis on developing team skills and building staff leadership.

Register here for the Breaking the 500 Barrier Conference with Pastor Gerald Brooks

We also invite you to join us for our services on October 15 or 16 when John Maxwell will be at Victory as our Guest Speaker.  For service times visit myvfc.info.

For more information on the Reawaken Women's Conference, click here. 

• What is the next step in your calling that circumstances have put up a wall to keep you from pursuing?
• What has told you “No” that you’ve exalted above what God said?
• Are you waiting for permission from the circumstances of life to act upon what God has led you to do?

If you want answers about how to deal with these questions, this podcast is for you!  Pastor John shares the story of purchasing land that God nudged him to pursue when he was told it was impossible.  The obstacles were overwhelming at times, but God is faithful!  It is an amazing journey of God’s faithfulness and how faith empowers us to take risks.  Faith works by love, and love empowers risks.  You will either take faith risks or fear risks.  Which will it be for you?  Yield to the God that loves you and walk out your journey and calling in the Kingdom.  

Pastors and leaders may register for Breaking the 500 Barrier Conference with Pastor Gerald Brooks on Monday, August 22 at Victory Family Church.  The conference places emphasis on developing team skills and building staff leadership.

Register here for the Breaking the 500 Barrier Conference with Pastor Gerald Brooks

We also invite you to join us for our services on October 15 or 16 when John Maxwell will be at Victory as our Guest Speaker.  For service times visit myvfc.info.

 In this podcast, Pastor John interviews Pastor Larry Hutton who takes us through practical steps of walking by faith in what already belongs to us in Christ. You will learn:

• How to access healing grace and financial grace.
• Are there conditions that disqualify one from receiving healing?
• How to be secure in your finances during a shifting economy

 Don’t miss this message about making the Word your final authority.

 In the midst of the dark times overtaking our world, Pastor John answers the essential questions:

•  Where is the safest place to be in a crisis?
• With so many varied sources of information being put out surrounding the details of this crisis, from which source will we be persuaded to take our direction?
• When hopelessness abounds, can we believe that God is for us despite our circumstances?

 If you have had questions on how to lead when fears and doubts are raging, you will want to listen to today’s podcast. Gain strength and courage to stand no matter the trials you are facing.

If any of these issues have touched you or someone you love, tune in to hear what God has to say about distorting His image. In this month’s podcast, Pastor Nuzzo continues to delve into God’s Word regarding issues that alter the image of God. This is not a message of shame, but one of hope and deliverance. Don’t weaponize Romans 1:21 and trade the truth of God’s Word for a lie. You are a priceless work of art made in God’s image. Learn how to be redemptive toward others and bring a Savior to a lost and broken world. Help others experience the unconditional love of God.

• Who is forming the beliefs in your heart that are governing the words of your life?
• Is it fear or thankfulness?

God has called us to love like He loves.  Take the time to invest in your leadership journey; listen to these words of wisdom.  Put love first!

• Realize the steps needed to come to maturity 
• Find out what your purpose is and what to put first in your everyday life
• Understand the difference between God’s omniscience and the manifest presence of God
• Learn how to have an open door to experiencing the manifest presence of God in your everyday life

If you walk in these truths and teach others to do so, you will see the transforming power of God at work without limit!

• Discover the turning point which changed the trajectory of Doug’s life forever.
• Learn how Doug’s journey, originating from humble beginnings, has led him to have an unquenchable love for people, a passion for leadership, and a zeal for developing people to their full potential, even those often overlooked by society. 
• Find out how other leaders are moving away from a model of isolation and having minimal influence to one where growth and fruitfulness abound both professionally and personally.

Listen in on this inspiring podcast to gain insight and become empowered as a leader avoiding some common dangers that may be affecting your leadership.

 In this discussion, Haley realized that through enormous challenges we face, some of our character flaws are often revealed, thus providing opportunities for growth in our leadership capacity. When our internal deficits are revealed under pressure, we would be wise to seek counsel through God and safe mentors. When we can be honest and transparent with ourselves and others, not hiding our flaws, God’s grace can raise us to become healthier individuals with a greater capacity for leadership.

 Walker goes on to tell of their standing amid enormous pressures and trials while building the church, not giving way to their feelings when it appeared time and time again that the vision had died, but rather embracing the call of God and continuing steadfast. 

 Listen in on this encouraging podcast to be inspired to overcome whatever roadblocks you face in your leadership. 

 We are called in like manner to join together—The Abrahams, The Isaacs, and The Jacobs of our time—to pursue God’s promise for this present generation. Pastor John encourages The Abrahams to believe in and pour into the emerging leaders, sharing from your wealth of experience and wisdom gained and investing in their lives. He goes on to charge The Isaacs and The Jacobs to honor those who have labored before them, to stand on the shoulders of their successes and glean from their mistakes.  

 Pastor John lays out a plan of how pastors can be a part of this present move of God to revitalize churches and see God’s Kingdom expand. Consider carefully at which stage you find yourself and catch a new vision for how to work together to fulfill this call. 

 In this episode, the final three principles are covered. God takes all of us on a journey, but sometimes, that journey gets stuck. We are so busy developing ourselves that we fail to realize that there’s an ongoing commitment that we must make to multiplying disciples—multiplying high capacity people that can lead others. 

 There is a difference between impact and exponential impact. Kingdom building is not about what you are; it’s who you are. Discover practices that will shift your thinking to my fruit grows on other people’s trees! Study the Hero Maker and implement it in your ministry, your church, your organization. You will be glad you did!  

If you want to revolutionize your church and community, this book is a must read—a book that you will wish you had read many years ago. It will help you grow and shift your thinking to where you desire to move past wanting to be a hero to making a hero. You will find a greater gratification in the development and releasing of a leader. You will learn how to develop the practical skills to help others reach their leadership potential.

 Challenge yourself to commit to be a hero maker. Believe in people; see the potential in them; and release them. Next month, tune in to our podcast for Part 2 of Hero Maker.  

Whether you are a seasoned leader or an emerging leader, you will be encouraged, inspired, and motivated to discover next steps for your life and leadership journey. Learn simple and profound truths that will challenge you to be the best you can be.  

In this podcast, learn the three unhealthy responses individuals can have to being needy.  Learn characteristics of those responses and how they affect your leadership.  Be honest with yourself and be willing to ask questions that delve into the reasons you respond the way you do.  Go on that journey and let God deal with your heart and make you whole.  It will change the way you lead; it will change the way you treat people; it will cause things around you to lurch forward.  Dive into these things and truly live in freedom!  

 Do you feel like quitting? Do you feel like you are alone in ministry?  

 In this conversation between Pastor John and Pastor Chris Marshall, Pastor Chris discusses principles that he implemented to grow his church “overnight in twelve years.” Step-by-step, even with imperfect decision making, poor vision casting, and normal challenges of ministry, Pastor Chris persevered, and God remained faithful and today, Pastor Chris pastors a thriving church of more than 1,000 in a small town of only 1,500. The principles laid out in this podcast provide a framework for multiplication, regardless of the current size of your church. Be encouraged. The time to expand the size of your church is now, and the steps you need to do that are simple and effective.  Get ready to explode and advance the Kingdom of God.  

When Pastor Nuzzo had the opportunity to meet with Chris Hodges to glean wisdom from him, he learned steps that were profoundly practical and easy for any pastor to implement. Pastors often try to do so much that they are not clear about why they do what they do. Listening to this podcast will help you to narrow your focus, prioritize what is most important, and create a culture of language where everybody is saying the same thing (1 Cor. 1:10). Discover how Pastor Nuzzo integrated these concepts from Pastor Hodges into Victory Family Church and dramatically increased the attendance of weekend services. Any pastor who applies these concepts can receive amazing results—and it will be the easiest thing you have ever done to increase your church’s effectiveness. 

 If these questions arouse your curiosity, you must listen to this podcast. Pastor John shares, both from personal experience and biblical examples, stories of leaders who isolated themselves needlessly because of personal pain and hurt. Have you allowed yourself to be caught in this trap as a leader?

 As a leader, it is not optional to find others that you can trust. Even Jesus needed people, as He so passionately states in the Garden when he asked His disciples to stay with Him. He was honest!

Open your heart. Receive God’s grace from others, and the shadows of yesterday will no longer forecast your future! Find true freedom from whatever your pain or hurt may be beginning today.

If you have ever asked yourself these questions or thought about these things, this podcast is for you.  This inspiring conversation between Colleen Rouse and Pastor John Nuzzo will enlighten you and encourage you as a leader whether you are male or female.  Colleen shares how she had to reconcile biblically that she had a calling and a right to lead as a woman alongside her husband when there were few women in leadership.  She discusses with Pastor John why she and her husband were compelled to bring in all nations to their church and how they have become perhaps the largest multicultural church in the history of our nation.  Colleen’s insight is practical and will raise your level of leadership, regardless of your years of experience.

What is God stirring in your heart that you want to see changed in society?  As you listen to this podcast, you will discover your next steps to making that become a reality.  

 Want even more great teaching from Dennis Rouse? Check out his book “10 Qualities That Move You from a Believer to a Disciple,” view his special teaching for the staff of Victory Family Church, and watch his additional Q&A session.

 Learn from someone who has experienced the struggles and the great benefits of being a PK and be intentional about making the necessary changes today! As Cianna says, “People are flawed, but God is not.” Open a conversation with your child, no matter what age, and follow the advice of this wise 23-year-old and her father before it’s too late.

 No matter what our struggle, through God’s grace and strength we can do all things.  God will not waste what we are going through.  He will use it for a purpose, for a story, for a dream, and for a future to reach more people for Christ.  Let’s dream again.  

 In this powerful conversation between Pastors John Nuzzo and Diego Mesa, Diego shares his testimony of the healing power of God in his life.  During the most prosperous and successful time in his life, Diego received a report of stage 4 kidney cancer with a death sentence.  Ten years later, Diego explains the practical steps he took to receive the manifestation of his complete healing.  Glory to God!  Learn how to align yourself to the provisions God has already provided for you to be victorious in every area of life. 

 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NKJV) says, “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’  Therefore, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

 This message on how to be dominated by God’s grace inspired Pastor John and profoundly impacted his ministry and life.  Understanding this aspect of grace gave Pastor John the strength to step into the things that God called him to do—even when it all seemed impossible.  Pastor John gives examples from his own life and ministry of 35 years that prove that “God’s grace is sufficient,” and nothing is impossible when we depend upon God.    Discover how the walls of impossibility can be torn down in your life!  Learn how to overcome the temptation to stay in the “Corinths” of your lives and move forward to grow God’s Kingdom.

 David Swann pastors a church in a small town in New Mexico, yet his church has been influencing his community and culture for many years after struggling for the first ten years.  His profound discovery and implementation of principles in God’s Word will work for all pastors, regardless of the size of your church or community.  In this enlightening discussion between Pastor David and Pastor John Nuzzo, you will learn how to adjust what you are doing, no matter how long you have been pastoring, to gain traction in reaching people and changing your community.  Learn the importance of breaking through the cultural barriers of your own belief system and make a difference in your community beginning today!

1 Cor 3:9:  We are laborers together with Him; you are God’s garden; you are God’s building.  

 When I received the revelation of this scripture, it was a game changer.  So many times, when we move away from a grace-based righteousness, we try to do things to earn the favor of God. We try to present ourselves acceptable outside of His love, mercy, grace, blood sacrifice, and redemption.    If you do not get this issue of working for God or with God settled in your heart, you will forfeit a measure of the power of God in your ministry, in your vocation, and in anything you do that otherwise you could truly enjoy!  

 In this podcast, you will realize the difference between laboring for God and with God.  You will realize the limits we place on ourselves by reducing God to our size instead of seeing things from God’s perspective.   Colossians 3:1 states that we are seated together with Christ and seated at the right hand of God.  God wants to use us to change the world!  Instead of becoming overwhelmed by that, simply “look to the left.”

 Laboring with God to build His church can become overwhelming at times if we, as pastors, don’t have balance and boundaries in our lives.  Stress can creep in and choke out the joy of what God has called us to do.  This month’s discussion between Pastor John Nuzzo and Pastor Jim Graff unveils proven and practical methods of relieving stress—God’s way.  Discover the tools necessary to see fulfillment and fruitfulness in your life while you stay focused on what God has put you on the planet to accomplish.  Do not bear your burdens alone.  God has placed people in your midst to encourage you and stand beside you.  Begin living a stress-free life today!

 You were created to make a significant impact in your local church and can be a vital asset to your pastor and church, making a meaningful contribution to the Kingdom of God.  If you desire to be used by God and be highly profitable to your pastor, this podcast is for you.  Today’s pastors recognize the need for modern-day Timothys—men and women who have a heart for God, a passion for people, and a desire for excellence.  As Pastor John Nuzzo and Rev. Cooke discuss the book and DVD curriculum In Search of Timothy, you will learn how to discover and develop greatness in church staff and leaders. Discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to the Kingdom of God and take next steps so you can truly fulfill the mission of God in your hearts. Listening to this valuable conversation will change the dynamics of your church staff and leaders and provide resources to help you along the way.  

 Pastor John Nuzzo and Joe Cameneti continue their conversation from last month about how to walk in peace and process trauma in life as a pastor. Pastor Joe honestly and openly discusses an event that devastated him and his wife for years.  God’s Word was made real to him, yet he still struggled to be free from offense until he sought help.  As you listen to this podcast, you will learn of two types of forgiveness and the “Seven Its” that helped Pastor Joe to become free from offense once and for all.  Stop suffering alone.  There are people who really can help you regardless of the situation.  Proverbs 24:6:  So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.  Following the simple steps outlined in this podcast will free you from offense and give you permanent peace in your life.  Experience a peace-filled life starting now! 

 If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, this podcast discussion between Pastor John Nuzzo and Pastor Joe Cameneti is for you!  Pastor Joe shares a personal experience that allowed some scriptural principles to become real to him and that enabled him to walk truly free and full of the peace of God.  Lack of peace—anxiety, fear, trauma—can stop you from fulfilling the very thing God created you to do.  As a minister, you must process hurt amid preaching every weekend.  Learning how to operate in the scriptural truths found in Philippians 4: 6 & 7 will help you through any situation that has caused hurt or stress in your life.  

•  Peace is a gift that you can have no matter what!  John 14:27
• You must make a conscious decision to experience this peace.  Col 3:15
• Pray for those who have hurt you according to Romans 15:30.  

 As you listen to this episode, open your heart to receive.  Follow God with all your heart and follow the call upon your life.  Do not let anything externally define who you are or what you are called to do.  Let peace rule and reign in your heart from this day forward!   

In this podcast Pastor John discusses what he has learned in 30 years of ministry that he would change if he could.  We don’t usually have the opportunity for do-overs, but by learning some key principles and taking a few practical steps, you can avoid pitfalls that will allow you to lead without regret.  Living your life out of balance is a form of pride, and God resists the proud.  With a spirit of humility, you can implement principles that will enhance both your ministry and your family life.  Valuable points covered in this podcast include these ministry-changing principles:

• Don’t let your vision for your ministry consume your entire life.
• Be more intentional in your marriage and your family.
• Get better educated.  Seek for wisdom more than you would for gold.
• Intentionally say what God says in the face of your circumstances that are contradictory instead of always trying to think your way forward.  

Get quiet before God and listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in your life and obey them.  

Take time to write down one action step that you can implement in the next week and begin balancing the scales in your life!  

In this episode, you will learn about:

•  The desire that each person has to contribute to something greater than themselves and how to minister to that need, train and equip those individuals to discover and use their God-given gifts
• The Growth Track assimilation process
• The benefits of small group ministry within the church
• The free market small group approach
• LIFE / Freedom groups and why the relational component of a small group environment is so vital

 There are resources available to help you to take the next steps of growth within your church body. You can visit any of these sites for more information and available training to help you:

 https://www.arcchurches.com/

 https://www.growleader.com/

 https://www.highlandscollege.com/

 This episode highlights vital points such as: 

•  Clarity of Vision – Is your vision clear?  Can your staff and church members convey that vision?  What is your win?  What are you working toward? How will you know when you are accomplishing that vision?  What are your measurable goals?
• Preaching the Vision – Know God.  Find freedom.  Discover your purpose.  Make a difference.  
• Never do ministry alone.  Get relationally connected to a ministry model that you appreciate and learn from proven models.  

 Your life and ministry can be deeply impacted by someone that you have no physical proximity to.  Resources and connection possibilities are at your fingertips.  Get connected.  

 https://www.arcchurches.com/

 https://www.growleader.com/

 https://www.highlandscollege.com/

 Habakkuk 2:2 “And the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain upon tablets that he may run that readeth it.”

 Vision without process creates chaos.  Process without vision becomes a treadmill.  Either one without the other will create a lack of confidence and disappointment.   Sustained success is dependent on both.

Vision must be:

• Discovered (Written)
• Communicated
•  Processed

There are practical steps that you can take now to gain momentum.  Take the time to let this message encourage your heart, discover what those steps are and begin implementing them. 

Have you come to your emotional edge?  Are you overwhelmed by the emotional load of leading?  Do you want to learn how to handle the emotional pressures that go along with leading a ministry?

In this episode, Pastor John and Pastor Gerald share how to navigate the extreme emotional highs and lows of ministry and turn Biblical truths into helpful daily disciplines.  

• Basing identity on position rather than performance
• Becoming comfortable with the order of person, position and performance (Romans 1:1)
• Solitude and Sifting – Finding moments alone with God when He can sift through the emotions of the day
• Avoiding comparisons that lead to frustration and regret
• Utilizing and growing to capacity the platform that God has given you
• The vital part of personal growth

Where He has planted you, He will cause you to grow.  Be diligent about personal growth. 

“Numbers are a distortion on either end.  Don’t let that afflict your soul.”  

In this episode, you will learn insight on making practical decisions that bring significant change. 

• Identifying, defining and breaking barriers.
• Making evaluated decisions that allow growth.
• The valuable investment gain of mentorship.
• Crowds and congregation are not synonymous.   
• Passion wins out over professionalism. 

Building healthy, effective churches requires passion – an inward knowing that you are doing something of eternal difference!  

• Each month’s podcast will offer advice on practical principles that will change the atmosphere in your church based on John’s successes and failures.  Learn from his mistakes and how you can avoid them. 
• Why does your church exist?  Is your vision and mission clearly and consistently communicated and clarified?   
• How can you double your church’s attendance, effectiveness, and footprint in the community?
• How can I share this valuable information to other leaders of churches?