The CGN Podcast Calvary Global Network

As a Calvary Chapel network, CGN is a family of churches working together to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, and plant churches. In this episode and the previous one, we are highlighting some of the training resources that we provide in order to help equip people to carry out that mission.

Dr. Andrew Pack is a professor and dean at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. In this discussion, Andrew shares about his journey of church planting, and how that led him to go to seminary. He also answers questions people have asked in regard to studying at Western, and about the benefits (and potential pitfalls) of seminary education.

More information about CGN's partnership with Western Seminary can be found at https://cgn.org/western/

Calvary Chapel Bible College is about to celebrate 50 years of training people in the Scriptures - and in this discussion, we talk about the school’s recent move back up to their original location, as well as some new opportunities that the school provides in regard to course offerings and accreditation. 

Calvary Global Network is a family of churches working together to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, and plant churches. This is the first of two episodes highlighting some of the training resources that we provide to help equip people to carry out that mission.

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Justin Thomas is the president of Calvary Chapel Bible College in Twin Peaks, California. Prior to leading the Bible College, Justin was the founding pastor of Calvary: The Hill in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. 

In this discussion, Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen speak with Justin about how the topic of cultural engagement. How should Christians and ministry leaders think about and relate to the surrounding culture in the place where we live? Is it possible to overemphasize the need for cultural understanding and engagement? How has Calvary Chapel approached this topic in the past?  

Justin will be teaching one of the main sessions at this year’s CGN International Conference, happening June 23-26, 2024 at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa. You can find more information and register at conference.calvarychapel.com

Dan Kimball is the Founding Pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, CA. He is also the Vice President of Church Mission and Strategy at Western Seminary, and he is someone who is passionate about the Bible and equipping the next generation to rightly divide God’s Word.

In this discussion, Dan shares about his involvement in the early days of the Emerging Church movement, and what caused him to leave that movement and distance himself from it. He also shares about what he sees as the most pressing needs for church leadership today.

Dan will be speaking at this year’s CGN International Conference, happening June 23-26. We’d love for you to be there; you can find more information and register at conference.calvarychapel.com



Check out Dan's most recent book: How (Not) to Read the Bible

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Doug Sauder is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale. In this episode, Doug shares about how he and the church navigated the moral failure of their founding pastor, how the church weathered that storm, and what they learned through the process that other churches can benefit from.

Doug also shares about Church United, a coalition of churches working together in South Florida to reach their community with the Gospel. We discuss how churches can partner together without losing their unique calling and identity. 

New episodes will be released every two weeks, on Wednesday mornings. Make sure to subscribe, and new episodes will be delivered to you as soon as they are released.

Register here for the CGN International Conference (June 23-26, 2024)

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Welcome to the new season of the CGN Podcast!

In this first episode, Nick Cady speaks with Brian Brodersen about his changing role at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, and what that means for his involvement in Calvary Global Network.

Nick and Brian also discuss the importance of God's calling in ministry leadership, and CGN's renewed focus on its identity as a Calvary Chapel movement. Finally, they discuss a new initiative called "Leadership Collective" and what is on the horizon for CGN.

New episodes will be released every two weeks, on Wednesday mornings. Make sure to subscribe, and new episodes will be delivered to you as soon as they are released.

Send us your feedback on these episodes at CGN@calvarychapel.com