Venture Teams Intl.

Infobox Non-profit
Non-profit_name = Venture Teams International
Non-profit_
Non-profit_type = Faith Based
founded_date = 1979
founder = Mel Slack
location = Calgary, Alberta, Canada
area_served = World Wide
focus = Evangelism
method = Stage and Open-air ministry
homepage = [http://www.vti.ca/ Venture Teams International]

Venture Teams Intl. is a non-profit Christian missions organization. VTI is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with a training center in Water Valley, Alberta. Their focus is to train teams of high-school and college-age youth to share their Christian faith with people overseas and in their home towns. Teams are trained primarily in stage arts like drama, music, illusion, puppets, and chalk-art. Over 125 Teams have served in 35-plus countries.

Types of Teams

Friends & Followers

This team functions for a period of 9 months which requires that applicants are out of high school. Age minimum is 18 yrs. Team sizes generally vary between 6-11 people. These teams usually spend 2 months training, 4.5 months in one or more overseas countries and the rest of their time traveling North America. F&F have the opportunity to write their own scripts, music, and chalk-arts for presentation.

Encore

As an extension of the Friends & Followers team, this team has the same requirements. Encore is primarily a recruitment or "mobilization" team that travels North America. Fund raised amount is less than F&F due to no airfare needed.

GAP - Go And Preach

GAP is intended for those still in high school. It is a trip usually 6 weeks long (2 weeks training and 4 overseas) and begins early July. The program these teams will perform is usually given to them in a "canned" form -- all the material is written and just needs to be memorized and practiced.

Family Adventure

A trip designed specifically for families, the age min is 5 years old. Team sizes average around 25 people. This team is during spring break (end of March).

pring BreakOut

This team is with Church youth or School groups that want to experience life overseas as missionaries. Minimum age is 14 years and groups range from 10-25 people per team.

References

* [http://www.vti.ca/content/view/32/41/ About VTI]
* [http://www.vti.ca/content/view/41/48/ Team Comparison]