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 “spiritual formation” biblical, or does it open people up to unbiblical influences?
In this episode of the CGN Mission & Methods podcast, we answer some questions that you, our listeners, have sent in. Nick Cady asks Brian Brodersen and Kellen Criswell questions related to some of the most pressing cultural issues of our day, including Critical Race Theory, Social Justice, LGBTQ issues, and more — giving them a chance to respond to your questions and share their thoughts on these matters.
Make sure to listen for a clip from Pastor Chuck Smith, in which he gives his take on racial prejudice and even white supremacy in the church.
The CGN Leadership Statement on Racism can be found here.
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We’d love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. You can email us at cgn@calvarychapel.com

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

The CGN Mission &amp; Methods Podcast is the official podcast of the Calvary Global Network (CGN). Currently hosted by Nick Cady, the podcast features discussions on theology and ministry practice related to three foundational aspects of Great Commission work: gospel proclamation, disciple making, and church planting. Guests include church and mission leaders, missiologists, and theologians from Calvary Global Network, and friends of CGN of diverse evangelical traditions from around the world.

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October 3, 2023 marks ten years since the passing of Pastor Chuck Smith, who was the man God used to start the Calvary Chapel Movement of churches.
In this bonus episode, Nick Cady speaks with Brian Brodersen about Chuck Smith’s approach to ministry, including some questions about how Chuck pastored personally, what were challenges and struggles he faced in ministry, and what were the major influences that shaped Chuck’s theology, and his preaching.
Pastor Brian is uniquely qualified to speak to these questions, as he not only served alongside Pastor Chuck and eventually succeeded him as the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, but he also shares close family ties to Pastor Chuck, as his son in law.
We’d love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. You can email us at cgn@calvarychapel.com

Q&A on Chuck Smith's Approach to Ministry - Brian Brodersen

In this final episode of Season 4, Brian Brodersen and Nick Cady speak with Clay Worrell. Clay is the Executive Director of Calvary Global Network since 2022. Prior to that, he planted and pastored a church in Waterford City, Ireland, and more recently, he pastored a church in the Bay Area of California.


In this discussion, Clay shares what it was like coming back to the United States after years in Ireland and how different cultural contexts shape the way you do ministry. Additionally, they discuss the merits of short-term mission trips and how to make them effective and successful for long-term fruitfulness.


We would love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. 


You can email us at CGN@calvarychapel.com.

Missions Work, Church Planting, & Church Revitalization: Getting to Know Clay Worrell

This season, on Mission & Methods, we are getting to know members of the CGN Executive Team.
Brian Kelly is the pastor of WestChurch in Bradenton, Florida. Prior to planting WestChurch, Brian and his wife Lynne spent several years as missionaries and church planters all over the world.
In this episode, Brian shares how God led him to places as diverse as Africa and New Zealand, and the blessings and challenges of ministering in those places. He also discusses the work he is currently doing with Cultivate to encourage and equip new church planters and missionaries, and what he’s excited about for the future of CGN.


We’d love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. You can email us at CGN@calvarychapel.com

Stepping Out in Faith Where God Leads - Brian Kelly

Manolo Matos is the pastor of Calvary Lima, in Lima, Peru. In this episode, Manolo talks with Brian Brodersen and Nick Cady about how he became the pastor of the church in which he became a Christian and was baptized. Additionally, Manolo shares about the unique role that Calvary Chapel churches can play in Latin America as a movement that is focused on teaching the Word of God. He shares what makes ministry in South America unique, and about open doors for ministry both in the urban context of Lima, and the diverse rural context of other parts of Peru.
We would love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. You can email us at CGN@calvarychapel.com

The Word and the Spirit: Calvary Chapel in Latin America

This season, on Mission & Methods, we are getting to know members of the CGN Executive Team.
Mike Neglia is the pastor of Calvary Cork, in Cork, Ireland. Mike also leads the Expositors Collective training initiative, which equips people to study and proclaim God’s Word, and he is the host of the Expositors Collective podcast.
In this episode, Mike talks about how God led him to Ireland, where he came as a missionary 20 years ago, and he talks about being the father of a child with disabilities, and how that has shaped him as a person, and as a pastor.
We’d love to hear feedback from you on these episodes. You can email us at CGN@calvarychapel.com

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

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