Ministry & Leadership

The Value of Servant Leadership

I was saved at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa (CCCM), and learned to serve at CCCM. Pastor Chuck was my pastor, and I had the…

Bruce ZacharyJuly 8, 2025

Christian Living Ministry & Leadership

The Ultimate Missionary Care Package (Part 2 of 2)

We have been packing the ultimate missionary care package together. The first step was learning what to pack in your heart. The next section is…

Wendy ZahorjanskiJuly 1, 2025

Gospel Ministry & Leadership

From Waiting to Witnessing

In 1992, I sat in a classroom at the School of Ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Every Friday morning, Pastor Chuck Smith would walk…

Jeff GipeJune 17, 2025

Christian Living Ministry & Leadership

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…

Bruce ZacharyJune 3, 2025

Discipleship Ministry & Leadership

Sermon-Based Small Groups: Making Disciples in Small Groups with Expository Preaching

What is my story with sermon-based small groups? On July 27, 2017, our world lost a legend. It was on that day Haddon Robinson stepped…

Alan StoddardMay 27, 2025

Christian Living Ministry & Leadership

The Ultimate Missionary Care Package (Part 1 of a Series)

This topic requires me to put all my cards on the table right from the get-go. I am a missionary. I have been living outside…

Wendy ZahorjanskiMay 20, 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

Ministry & Leadership

Seven Lessons Learned About Preaching at Funerals

In my 18+ years of pastoring, I have officiated a lot of funerals. Each one is unique, with particular opportunities to minister to the remaining…

Mike NegliaMay 21, 2024

Christian Living Ministry & Leadership

Does Education Make You Less Dependent on the Holy Spirit?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on June 1, 2022. Seminary is Not for Everyone I have known many good pastors who did not…

Nick CadyApril 25, 2024

Ministry & Leadership

Is There Life AFTER Vocational Ministry?

Editor’s note: CGN is proud to announce our partnership with Pastoral Transitions. They have an excellent podcast which you can listen to here. This article will…