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Theology

Answering Tough Questions about CRT, LGBTQ Issues, and Spiritual Formation.

What do CGN leaders believe about things like Critical Race Theory, or how we should relate to those who identify as LGBTQ? Is talking about…
Theology

A Look at Authorial Intent in the Bible

There’s a joke that Christians here in Ukraine like to tell. One day, a pastor goes to visit a class in the children’s ministry at…
Theology

Does Hell Really Exist?

Does Hell Really Exist? Many people blatantly deny the existence of hell. I could easily fill pages of quotes from people known and unknown who…
Theology
Drifting from Dispensationalism: Addressing the Factors
Theology
Calvary Chapel Core Convictions: God’s Grace + Love
Theology
Evidence for the Resurrection: The Nature of Christ’s Resurrected Physical Body
Theology
ECCLESIOLOGY 101: Respecting Leaders and Relating to Others
Theology
Mission & Methods Podcast Season 2
Discipleship
The Blessings of the Exile
Culture

War in Ukraine: A Year of Abiding Grace

5:00 a.m. I awoke abruptly to my phone ringing in my apartment in Budapest, Hungary. It was February 24, 2022. “They’re bombing Kyiv. We’re at…
Christian Living

Discouragement and Bieber

Last week Justin Bieber put this up on Twitter. Life is about the journey 🙂 — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) October 23, 2014 Yes I know…
Culture

The Link: Ahmaud Arbery Killing, COVID-19 Relief Fund, Essential Services & More

"Racial Blind Spots, the Church, and the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery"– CalvaryChapel.com"The Church was pivotal in the creation of many systems that form the backbone…
Culture
The Link: Marty Sampson, Alice Cooper Interview, The Gospel & Cultural Engagement, and more!
Christian Living
Svieta’s Story: A Refugee’s Story of Overcoming Loss and Finding Community & Purpose
Culture
Ad Astra: A Film Review
Culture
The Link: When the Church Apologizes, Inductive Bible Study Method, WLL 2020 & More
Culture
Robin Williams and Secret Suffering
Culture
The Link: Hurricane Relief, Unbelieveable? the Conference, Hope Gets the Last Word & More
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

Thoughts on The Power of the Gospel

2018 CGN Pastors & Leaders Conference Archives Though I’ve been a Calvary Chapel pastor for nearly five years, this year will be my first time…
Gospel

How the Gospel Heals Shame

Shame is an experience common to every person on the planet. Charles Darwin, in classic materialist fashion, defined shame primarily in terms of its physical…
Gospel
Three Signs of “Drive-By” Evangelism
Gospel
A Secured Tomb Couldn’t Stop the Resurrected Christ
Gospel
Peace on Earth
Gospel
The Essentials of Gospel Proclamation
Gospel
Three Thoughts on Effective Short Term Missions
Gospel
Reframing the Gospel for the Nations in our Neighborhoods Part 3
Ministry & Leadership

Highs and Lows of Christian Ministry

I have always hated roller coasters. Driving up great hills, only to be thrust down at “breakneck speeds” (I think rollercoaster rides are where that…
Ministry & Leadership

How I Develop Church Leaders

“I’m going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.” - LeBron James A tool to…
Ministry & Leadership

Things That Matter: Preachers Need to Laugh

On this special episode of “Things That Matter,” we briefly take a break from panel discussion as Pastor Joel Turner of Mountain Springs Calvary Chapel…
Discipleship
How to Respond to Distraction as a Pastoral Leader
Ministry & Leadership
Life & Leadership Lessons with Richard Cimino
Ministry & Leadership
Church Van E05-Tony Clark Part 2
Ministry & Leadership
10-Minute Seminary: Phil Metzger on Church Planting
Christian Living
Having Begun in the Spirit
Announcements
CGN Church Relief Fund Update
Discipleship

Why We Dream Big

In the Christian life, there is a tenuous balance between confident faith and foolish promises. At times we are called to live with expectant hope…
Discipleship

How to See God’s Future for Your Life

What does the gospel look like in our own lives? What happens when we embrace the truth of God’s salvation for us personally? In Paul’s…
Discipleship

How to Diagnose a Cold Heart Toward God

It is helpful as a continual practice to ask God to show us the true condition of our hearts. Paul challenges believers at least three…
Discipleship
Good Friday: A Good Day for Bad People
Discipleship
Now Let Me Burn Out For God: The Life of Henry Martyn
Discipleship
Are You a Missionary?
Discipleship
How to Impress Jonathan Edwards
Discipleship
Lies About Us
Discipleship
The Wiles of the Devil: Fear
Christian Living

Three Easy Ways to Make People into Projects—Part 3

Click here for part 2   We’ve already looked at two ways that we can easily make people into projects, and today we tackle the…
Christian Living

Christmas Episode–Joann Ogburn, Denise Carlsen & Charlotte Day

Merry WWK Christmas! Today we present a special episode featuring stories contributed by our listeners! These testimonies serve as a wonderful reminder that the God…
Christian Living

An Open Letter from a Pastor to His Sons

To my sons whom I love more than words can say: "If there was only one principle that I could impart to you, what would…
Christian Living
How To Read The Bible
Christian Living
Fine Tuning for the New Year
Christian Living
Why Burdens Aren’t Bad
Christian Living
When We Run, We Feel His Pleasure
Christian Living
Elizabeth Fry Part 1
Christian Living
Do You Have a Slave Mentality?