#128: Venture Turns 21 + The Start of Venture Music

This week on Pastors Unfiltered, Pastors Brandon Beals and Tony Matar are joined by David Diaz, Worship Pastor at Venture Church, for a packed and hilarious conversation. From PB’s upcoming trip to the Green Bay Packers game, to David’s stories about the first-ever Venture Live Recording Night, this episode blends laughter, behind-the-scenes insight, and encouragement about what God is doing at Venture. David shares the story behind Venture Music’s songwriting retreat, how over 25 original songs were written, and how the team is preparing to release their first live worship album. The pastors also talk ministry life, travel quirks, auto-tuning in worship, and what it’s really like leading a growing church in the middle of a massive building project. This one’s got heart, humor, and a ton of energy — don’t miss it! ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome to Pastors Unfiltered 01:20 – Pastor Brandon’s trip to Nashville 03:00 – The Grand Ole Opry and country music 05:00 – Packers vs. Eagles and ministry travel stories 07:00 – Guest introduction: David Diaz is back! 08:30 – Taylor Swift, Turning Point, and random hot takes 10:00 – Venture turns 21 and the building expansion 12:00 – Behind-the-scenes of Venture’s renovation 13:00 – The story behind the Live Recording Night 15:00 – The call to write original worship music 16:00 – How Venture Music wrote 26 songs in one retreat 18:00 – Creating the first Venture Music album 19:00 – Building the songwriting team and hearing from God 21:00 – How each songwriter was chosen and called 22:30 – The future of Venture Music and upcoming releases 24:00 – Plans for the Venture United project 27:00 – Recording, mixing, and producing the first songs 28:00 – The debate over Auto-Tune in church worship 30:00 – Pastor Brandon’s “Lay down the guitar” story 32:00 – Saxophone stories and musical throwbacks 34:00 – Memories from 21 years of Venture Church 35:00 – Honoring past worship leaders and volunteers 37:00 – Wrapping up and what’s next for Venture Music 39:00 – Random closing chaos — AI videos, Sora, and Taylor Swift