Justin Thomas

Calvary Chapel

Isn’t Calvary Chapel Distinctives Enough? Why We Wrote Calvary Chapel: Its Essence and Identity

A reflection on the heart, purpose, and unity behind our latest book. I have read Calvary Chapel Distinctives more times than I can count. Like…

Justin ThomasOctober 14, 2025

Bible Study Christian Living

5 Ways the Holy Spirit Leads Believers in the Book of Acts

One of the great distinctives of Calvary Chapel is our conviction that the Holy Spirit still leads His people. We talk about being “led by…

Justin ThomasAugust 26, 2025

Announcements

Calvary Chapel: Its Essence and Identity

From the Forward: Calvary Chapel began as a move of God—an outpouring of grace, renewal, and mission that no one could have scripted or contained.…

Justin ThomasJuly 15, 2025

Ministry & Leadership

What Is the Calvary Chapel View of Church Leadership?

We live in a time filled with conflicting visions of leadership. In both the marketplace and the church, countless books are published each year offering…

Justin ThomasMay 6, 2025

Discipleship

How to Turn a Church Visitor into a Disciple

Jesus commands us to make disciples. That is true of all Christians, in all lines of work, of all giftings, in all cultures throughout all…

Justin ThomasNovember 12, 2024

Christian Living

Acts 17, William Shatner, and the Fingerprints of God

When Paul addresses the crowd gathered at the Areopagus in Acts 17, he opens his appeal with a reference to a local altar to the…

Justin ThomasSeptember 17, 2024

Announcements Conferences

CGN International Conference Content Now Available

This past June, Calvary Global Network hosted its annual international conference at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. The event spanned three full days, during which the…

Justin ThomasAugust 8, 2024

Christian Living Theology

A Holiday to the Unknown God

“What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.” (Acts 17:23) So begins Paul’s address to the educated crowd at the Areopagus in…

Justin ThomasNovember 20, 2023

Tributes

Chuck Smith And The Surprising Welcome

I have had a repeated and deepening experience of God’s grace throughout my time with Calvary Chapel. Although I only met him in passing, I…

Justin ThomasOctober 9, 2023

Discipleship Theology

Calvary Chapel Needs Scholars

Chuck Smith famously proclaimed that God does not call the trained; he trains the called. Like many Calvary Pastors, I owe much of my ministry…

Justin ThomasAugust 21, 2023

Culture Theology

Relating the Gospel to Social Justice

At the center of the book of Micah, there’s a promise of a baby who would one day be king. But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though…

Justin ThomasJuly 3, 2023

Articles Culture Theology

How Strongholds Threaten a Biblical Worldview

I have often written about the need for a genuinely biblical framework for all of life.1 The challenge, of course, is with that word genuinely.…

Justin ThomasMarch 10, 2023

Articles Culture Theology

Fundamentalists, Progressives, and Theological Method

When it comes to theological method, that is, how we connect the truths of God’s word with the problems of human life, neither fundamentalism nor…

Justin ThomasJanuary 16, 2023

Culture Theology

Marriage by Design: Understanding the Bible’s Perspective on Homosexuality

Issues related to homosexuality have become primary in the conversation and witness of the Christian church. Countless books, debates, and even denominational factions have sprung…

Justin ThomasDecember 2, 2022

Christian Living

A Paradigm for Christian Education

The current crisis of the evangelical church in America is being called a “massive discipleship failure caused by a massive catechesis failure.”1 The ideologies of…

Justin ThomasNovember 10, 2021