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Things That Matter Panel Discussion: The Pastor as a Student

By | Ministry & Leadership | October 7, 2022 | 1 min read

How has being a pastor shaped you as being a student in God’s Word? And what does that look like on a practical level?

Currently, Pastors Brian Brodersen, Richard Cimino and John Hwang discuss Pastoral Ministry on this miniseries panel discussion. We are focusing on the second part, “The Pastor as a Student,” on this episode of “Things That Matter.”

Brian Brodersen

Brian Brodersen is pastor emeritus of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. He also serves as president of the Calvary Global Network, chancellor of Calvary Chapel Bible College, and co-founder and director of Creation Fest UK. Brian is the featured speaker on the Back to Basics radio program and a regular contributor on the live call-in program Pastors’ Perspective. Brian holds an M.A. in Ministry and Leadership from Wheaton College.

John Hwang

John Hwang serves at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa as a teaching pastor and the director of the Pastors School.​​

Richard Cimino

Richard Cimino is the Director of Worship and Men's Ministry Pastor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in California. Prior to this, he spent eight years as the High School Pastor at CCCM and thirteen years as lead and teaching pastor at CC Grass Valley (Crossroads Community Church). Richard then started a Bible study in Roseville, as an outreach of CC Grass Valley, which became what is now Metro Calvary. 

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