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Theology

Who Do You Say I Am?

We don’t do it right. We hear the stories our first time in Sunday school or youth group, and the way we picture it in…
Theology

Jesus & Cultural Relativism

We live in a cultural time when being "educated" is synonymous with being agnostic, a time when people promote prejudice and bias about things of…
Theology

Missional Ecclesiology: What Is The Role Of The Church In The Mission Of God? – With Kellen Criswell

Kellen Criswell is a pastor, ministry leader, and former missionary who holds and MA in Global Leadership from Western Seminary and is currently working on…
Theology
Five Points on the Mission Statement of a Christ Follower
Theology
What is the Trinity?
Theology
Deconstructing Deconstructionist TikTok Videos – Part 1
Theology
The Bible Says It’s Sin
Christian Living
The Real Saint Nick
Culture
Relating the Gospel to Social Justice
Christian Living

Vincent under the Starry Night of His Calling

Calling and desire, though close in emotional intensity, aren’t the same thing. I’ve known people come to serve with all the proper credentials, with holy…
Culture

The Link: Kobe Bryant, CGN Local Connectors, Serbia Migrants & More

We are so saddened by the news of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and the others who passed. We are praying for their families and communities.…
Culture

The Link: American History is Not Canceled, What it Means to be Human, J.I. Packer Tribute & More

"American History Is Not Canceled"– Christianity Today"While Christians can’t erase the church’s slaveholding past, we can change the symbols, statues, and namesakes we celebrate." "Tribute…
Culture
Why Stephen Fry is Wrong
Culture
The Link: Google Searches for Prayer, Church Response to the Virus, Bart Ehrman & More
Culture
May the Fourth Be With You
Culture
A Call to Clean Hands and a Pure Heart: Amid COVID-19
Culture
The Link: MLK, The Gospel and 2020, Flesh vs Spirit & More!
Culture
Hope for the Tainted Heart
Culture

A Response To Jordan Peterson from a Protestant Christian Pastor

Editor's note: this article was written by Pastor Miles DeBenedictus as a response to a recent speech recorded by psychologist, professor, and public figure Jordan…
Gospel

Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in Our Neighborhoods

When Jesus told Mary that He wasn't inclined to intervene to rescue the honor and reputation of a family that was about to suffer the…
Culture

Finding Community and Hope: The Spiritual Needs of Ukrainian Refugees

By Sharon Markey, with Olya Syniuk as co-author You never get used to war. Over a year has passed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale…
Gospel
How To Wreck a Sermon: 5 Simple Steps
Gospel
The Death of God
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That Are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 1
Gospel
Unity Requires Conversation
Gospel
What is Gospel Centered Preaching Part 1
Culture
Tim Keller, the War on Winsomeness, & Responding to the “Negative World.”
Ministry & Leadership

Five Ways to Build a Team If You Are Planting a Church Alone

I have the rare perspective of having planted two churches and having two very different experiences. In our first church plant, my wife and I…
Christian Living

Gospel-Centered Life

As a Calvary Chapel, our family of churches was at the center of the Jesus Revolution of the late 1960s and 1970s, the last great…
Ministry & Leadership

Three Ideas About Serving as Worship

To serve or to be served? That is the question. The very idea of being a slave or a servant is offensive to my flesh.…
Ministry & Leadership
Q&A Interview with Pam Markey of CCBC Europe
Ministry & Leadership
Lessons in Leadership Part 3: Fearlessly Leading the Good Fight
Ministry & Leadership
An Open Letter to Pastors and Ministry Leaders: Pastoring Contrasted with Being a Missionary
Ministry & Leadership
4 Tools to Cultivate Church Plants in a Post-pandemic Ecosystem
Ministry & Leadership
A Guide for Shepherds from the Apostle Peter
Culture
How to Help Victims of Sex Trafficking
Discipleship

Why I’m Called to Serve My City

I decided to run for a seat on the Oxnard City Council in the recent midterm elections, after it became clear that was what God’s…
Christian Living

The Word Made Flesh: How Scripture Anchored My Soul through Stormy Trials

Like most women, I have faced many difficult trials throughout my life. What has steadied me and brought me through with hope? The Word of…
Discipleship

Kay Smith — Woman of Influence

Kathy Gilbert has been involved with the Calvary Chapel movement for over 50 years. Having attended Woodstock in 1969 and identifying as an "Earth Mother,"…
Christian Living
How to Be a Good American Christian: 7 Keys for Balancing Patriotism & Faith
Discipleship
Why You Should Not Take Offense
Discipleship
Act as if God Exists
Discipleship
How to Win in Spiritual Warfare
Christian Living
A Fresh Approach to Daily Devotions
Discipleship
Generational Sin?
Christian Living

Valuing Christian Community: Join Us at the CGN International Ministry Conference

Valuing, gerund or present participle Consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of . . . Undoubtedly, Jesus’ followers…
Christian Living

Mildred Cable: Women Worth Knowing

Mildred Cable (1877-1952): Our episode today features the fascinating story of Mildred Cable, a missionary to China who, along with her friends Evangeline and Francesca…
Christian Living

Don’t Give into the Stronghold of Fear and Uncertainty

If there's one thing I've learned living in a massive city like Paris, it's that distraction is often times an attractive means to hide uncertainty.…
Christian Living
Hannah More Part 2
Christian Living
The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness
Christian Living
Why Scars Give You an Advantage in Life
Christian Living
Am I Walking in the Spirit?
Christian Living
Church Governance – 3 Essential Points
Christian Living
“The Powers of Darkness & the People of God”