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Christian Living

Advent: Jesus Our Salvation

The Nativity Is Not Naïveté Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. It’s more than the songs, the city lights, or the food.…
Theology

Defending Trinitarianism

I once was having a discussion with a Jehovah’s Witness missionary, when he uttered these words: "Jesus never actually said that he was God.” Despite…
Culture

Warnings About Progressive Christianity (Repost from Can I Say That?)

Aaron gets invited to come onto Brenna Blain's podcast "Can I Say That?", a podcast that tackles tough topics around Christianity and faith. In the…
Christian Living
Parenting, Perseverance, and God’s Love
Gospel
Advent: The Father
Discipleship
Wake Up To The Story – Resisting Apathy pt.1
Theology
Sola Gratia: The Beauty & Sufficiency Of Grace In The Salvation Of Sinners
Discipleship
What Is Hatred For?
Christian Living
Advent: Poverty and Glory
Christian Living

CGN Shelter In Place Resource List

While many are under "shelter in place," lock-down, quarantine or self-isolation orders from their local governments, the team at CGN wanted to provide a list…
Culture

The Labeling of “Science Deniers”

Our culture loves to pigeonhole, label and "straw-man" nearly everything it disagrees with. Which means, if you're a miracle-believing Christian, then in the eyes of…
Culture

A Gospel Response to Racial Injustice

I can’t breathe. These words are haunting. After more than 100,000 Americans lost their breath due to Covid-19, the words of one man still echo…
Culture
Stetzer Leadership Podcast
Culture
Hope Through the Flame: Facing the Southern California Fires
Culture
Social Distancing: Staying Apart, But Staying Connected
Culture
Resettling Refugees: A Few Observations and a Few Questions
Culture
Church Van E06-Tony Clark Part 3
Culture
What Preachers Can Learn from Vin Scully
Gospel

Proclaiming the Gospel According to Charles Spurgeon

THE BOOK A few months ago, I decided to reread Spurgeon's classic work, The Soul Winner. Like most people, my view is that anything Spurgeon…
Gospel

Gospel-Based Differentiated Unity

I recently went on a missions trip to help out near the Ukrainian border of Poland. Though brief, my experience was life-enriching. It also brought…
Christian Living

Weapons of this Warfare: Facing the Strongholds of Social Media

I was amazed to read the headlines today, “Twitter Engineers to 'Ban a Way of Talking' Through 'Shadow Banning,'” "Algorithms to Censor Opposing Political Opinions.”…
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations That Are Now in Our Neighborhoods Part 1
Gospel
Evangelism for the Introvert
Gospel
Women Called by God: Helen Roseveare
Gospel
Preaching the Gospel (to Myself)
Gospel
A Box with a Lid: The Shared Fate of John Chrysostom and the Gospel
Gospel
Facing Challenges in Evangelism & Discipleship in the 21st Century
Gospel

Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions

I really like hot sauce. In fact, I recently tried to make my own. I went to the farmers market and bought some seedlings. I…
Ministry & Leadership

20 Practices That Will Help You Serve Jesus for a Long Time in One Place

In this article, I want to consider twenty practices that will help you serve Jesus for a long time in one place. I began serving…
Ministry & Leadership

Crafting the Sermon: 10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep

|10-Minute Seminary: David Guzik on Sermon Prep| Crafting the Sermon: That is the second key component with sermon prep. “We are not composers; we're conductors.”…
Ministry & Leadership
Teaching v. Preaching: What Should We Get at the Gathering?
Announcements
Conference Conversations: What is Offered in Spanish This year?
Ministry & Leadership
Women and Men: Roles and Responsibility in the Church
Ministry & Leadership
Ten Ways the Word of God Wins Our Hearts
Ministry & Leadership
We Need a Better Word Than “Mission”
Ministry & Leadership
Advice for pastors and preachers on Easter sermons and more!
Discipleship

Why You Should Not Take Offense

“Good morning America! What are we offended by today?!”, read a meme that came through my social media feed a couple of weeks ago. It…
Christian Living

The Power and Role of Just One Color—Part 2

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in the Power and Role of Just One Color series. Click here to read the first article, published…
Discipleship

Bridge Building + Creating a Disciple-Making Culture

Calvary Nexus just hosted a luncheon called a Connection Gathering attended by 89 leaders from Calvary Chapel and other like-minded evangelical churches from Los Angeles,…
Discipleship
Jesus Ministers to Us in Grace and Truth, Even When We Fail
Discipleship
Standing Firm in a Hostile Culture
Discipleship
Mary Magdelene’s Perspective on Christ’s Resurrection
Discipleship
Kay Smith — Woman of Influence
Discipleship
The Worshiper and the Leader: A Powerful Combination
Discipleship
Are You a Missionary?
Christian Living

Resources To Help Pastors and Leaders Shepherd People Through Doubt and Deconstruction

Last year, at the CGN International Conference, my friend and colleague Nick Cady and I had the privilege of collaborating to create something we believe…
Christian Living

How to Absorb That Blow of Criticism

One of the most humiliating things I’ve ever agreed to was allowing people to line up and “pie” me in the face. When I was…
Christian Living

My Christmas Theology Was Formed by Bing Crosby

As a child at Christmas, our family crèche was placed in the living room next to a tall, lighted noble fir tree, dripping with ornaments…
Christian Living
Good News for Zechariah and for Us
Christian Living
He Became Poor For Us (2 Corinthians 8:9)
Christian Living
4 Ways to Not Lose Your Faith in College
Christian Living
God is Emotional
Bible Study
Seams Between the Psalms
Christian Living
Be Faithful to Your Calling