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Welcome to this episode of the IronWorks Podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zach continue their series on the Calvary Chapel, moving from shared Christian essentials into the doctrines and practices that make Calvary Chapel unique.

In this conversation, they discuss Calvary Chapel’s balanced approach to soteriology—the doctrine of salvation—standing between Calvinism and Arminianism while seeking to let the whole Bible speak for itself. They also address the importance of distinguishing essential Christian doctrine from secondary distinctives, the dangers of theological arrogance, and why Calvary Chapel emphasizes verse-by-verse Bible teaching.

In this episode, we cover:

📖 Calvary Chapel Distinctives: Why They Matter

⚠️ The Danger of Turning Distinctives into Heresy Tests

🧠 Theology, Pride, and Spiritual Maturity

⛪ Why Calvary Chapel Holds Its Distinctives Firmly

📚 Biblical Theology vs. Systematic Theology

⚖️ Calvary Chapel on Calvinism and Arminianism

✝️ God’s Sovereignty in Salvation

🙋 Human Responsibility and the Call to Repent

🧵 Maintaining Biblical Tension

Calvary Chapel Distinctives - Part One - (Ironworks Podcast #77)

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Welcome to the IronWorks podcast! In this episode, Pastor Tyler is joined by special guest Pastor Jeff Schlenz of The City Gates Church near Washington, D.C. Pastor Jeff shares his testimony, ministry journey, experience in the Marine Corps and chaplaincy, and the story of pastoring in the D.C. area.

The conversation also centers on Jeff’s book Authority Over Attraction, a biblical look at sex, sexuality, marriage, temptation, pornography, homosexuality, transgenderism, and the need to submit every desire to the authority of God’s Word.

In this episode, we cover:

🎙️ Introducing Pastor Jeff Schlenz of The City Gates Church

📚 Liberty University, Seminary, and the Value of Bible Teaching

🪖 Serving in the Marine Corps and Military Chaplaincy

🏛️ Ministry in the D.C. Metro Area

🤝 Church Mergers, Leadership, and Lessons Learned

📖 Jeff’s Book: Authority Over Attraction

⚖️ Attraction, Consent, and Biblical Authority

💍 Marriage, Fornication, and God’s Design for Sex

🚫 Adultery, Lust, and Guarding the Heart

📱 Pornography, Social Media, and Modern Temptations

🌈 Homosexuality, Transgenderism, and the Gospel

✝️ Hope, Repentance, Forgiveness, and New Life in Christ

Learn more about The City Gates Church:

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Interview w/Pastor Jeff Schlenz - (Ironworks Podcast #76)

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Welcome to the IronWorks podcast! In this episode, Pastor Tyler sits down with Pastor Chris Begnaud of Tooele Springs Calvary Chapel in Utah for a conversation about testimony, calling, church planting, missions, ministry in Mormon/LDS culture, and raising up the next generation through Calvary Bible Institute.

Chris shares how God rescued him from drug addiction, called him to preach the gospel, trained him through Calvary Chapel Bible College, and eventually led him and his family to plant a church in one of the least evangelical regions in the United States. Tyler and Chris also talk about their shared missions work in South Sudan, Far Reaching Ministries, church planting needs in Utah and beyond, and the exciting growth of Calvary Bible Institute around the world.

In this episode, we cover:

🌍 Missions in South Sudan with Far Reaching Ministries

🔥 Chris Begnaud’s Testimony: From Addiction to New Life in Christ

📺 How God Used Charles Stanley to Reach Chris

📖 The Call to Preach the Gospel

🏫 Calvary Chapel Bible College & Training for Ministry

⛪ 17 Years of Serving Before Church Planting

🏜️ Planting Tooele Springs Calvary Chapel in Utah

🏠 How God Provided a House for the Church Plant

📍 Ministry in One of America’s Least Evangelical Regions

📘 Understanding LDS / Mormon Culture and Evangelism

🌱 Building Healthy “80/20” Churches with New Believers

🎓 Calvary Bible Institute: Training Pastors, Missionaries, and Leaders

🌎 CBI Campuses Around the World and the Next Generation of Calvary Chapel

Interview w/Pastor Chris Begnaud - (Ironworks Podcast #75)

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Welcome to the IronWorks podcast! In this episode, Pastor Tyler and Zack continue the Calvary Chapel series by focusing on the doctrines Calvary Chapel shares with historic, orthodox, evangelical Christianity. Before diving into theology, they discuss why Christians should know history—from 9/11 and the modern Middle East to Rome, the Reformation, the Crusades, and American abolitionism—and how historical knowledge helps us read Scripture and understand the world more clearly.

Then they turn to the essentials of the Christian faith: the Bible, the Trinity, the person and work of Jesus Christ, sin, salvation, grace, faith, and the difference between true heresy and secondary disagreement among Christians.

In this episode, we cover:

🇺🇸 Fourth of July, Patriotism, and Remembering 9/11

🌍 Why Christians Should Know History

📖 Calvary Chapel and Historic Christian Orthodoxy

✝️ Christology: Who Is Jesus Christ?

🩸 The Cross, the Resurrection, and Why They Matter

🔥 Sin, Judgment, Hell, Grace, and Salvation

🙌 Salvation by Grace Through Faith

⚠️ Heresy vs. Secondary Doctrinal Disagreement

The Doctrine of Calvary Chapel - Part 2 - (Ironworks Podcast #74)

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Welcome to another episode of the IronWorks podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zach kick things off with a fun, history-packed conversation about American patriotism, presidents, and perspective—and then shift into the first doctrinal episode in their Calvary Chapel series, focusing on orthodoxy: what we share in common with the broader Christian church.

They lay out how Calvary Chapel is an orthodox, evangelical, Protestant movement, why the Bible is our ultimate authority, and what we believe about God’s nature—including His attributes and the Trinity.

In this episode, we cover:

🇺🇸 America 250, Patriotism, and Perspective

📖 What Is Calvary Chapel? Orthodox & Evangelical

📜 The Bible: Our Final Authority

📚 Tradition, Postmodernism, and Reading the Bib

⚡ The Attributes of God

✝️ The Trinity: One God in Three Persons

The Doctrine of Calvary Chapel (Ironworks Podcast #73)

Welcome to another episode of the IronWorks podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zach continue their Calvary Chapel series—this time zeroing in on the story behind Calvary Chapel Trussville. They walk through the early days of the church plant, the highs and lows of bi-vocational ministry, the building that “got away,” and the miraculous way God provided land for a future church home.

Before that, they recap the recent Ironworks Bible Conference, dig into questions about the canon of Scripture, the Apocrypha, and “lost books,” and announce the updated second edition and upcoming audiobook release of *The Desolation of Israel*.

In this episode, we cover:

📚 Ironworks Bible Conference Recap

📖 The Canon, Apocrypha, and “Lost Books”

🇮🇱 The Desolation of Israel – Second Edition & Audiobook

⛪ Why Plant a Church? Why Alabama? Why Trussville?

🚚 Moving, Jobs, and Early Church Life

🦠 COVID, Growth, and Our Current Space

🏛️ The First Building Saga: The One That Got Away

🌾 God’s Better Plan: Land, Provision, and a Future Building

📌 Resources & Next Steps

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Welcome to Episode 71 of the IronWorks Podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zack continue our series on the history, doctrine, and philosophy of ministry of Calvary Chapel in general—and Calvary Chapel Trussville in particular.

In this episode, we cover:

✝️ **Ascension Day and the Exaltation of Christ**

- What the ascension *actually* was (a real event from a place to a place)

- Jesus’ exaltation and session at the Father’s right hand

- Why Jesus being fully God and fully man *right now* in heaven matters

⚖️ **Christ Our Advocate & Intercessor**

- Jesus as defense attorney vs. Satan as accuser

- Intercession, advocacy, and what it means that He “ever lives to make intercession”

- How the harrowing of hell and spiritual victory tie into your spiritual gifts

⛪ **Jesus as Head of the Church & the Great Commission**

- How Christ actively leads His church today (not just as a symbol)

- The role of the Holy Spirit in directing the church

- The ascension, the Great Commission, and why missions/evangelism can’t be optional

🕊️ **Rapture, Resurrection, and Our Future Glory**

- How the ascension points forward to the rapture and our own “ascension”

- Being seated with Christ and partaking of the divine nature

- What it means that a glorified *man* is seated at the right hand of God

📜 **From Costa Mesa to Lynchburg: Tyler’s Backstory**

- How Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa shaped Tyler’s parents

- The move to plant **Calvary Chapel Lynchburg, VA**

- Tyler’s early ministry: worship team, youth ministry, radio, counseling, and more

🎸 **Youth Ministry, Worship Teams, and Learning the Hard Way**

- Getting thrown into leadership at 17–20 and learning to lead people

- Funny and painful worship team stories (anonymous letters, “this is *my* song,” etc.)

- Teaching teens verse-by-verse, camps, small groups, and building a core team

🌍 **Short-Term Missions with High Schoolers**

- Russia and Costa Rica trips: evangelism, skatepark outreach, and wild stories

- How missions shaped the students—and the leaders

- Why short-term missions, when done right, still matter

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 **Serving with Family and Not Burning Out**

- Bringing babies to camp, Russia, and everywhere else

- How their wives partnered in ministry (not resenting it, but owning it)

- Why “burnout” is often misunderstood, and the blessing of being “exhausted for Jesus”

🧱 **Calvary Culture: Worked Like a Rented Mule (In a Good Way)**

- How Calvary Chapel raises leaders: show up early, stay late, say yes

- Loving the *work* of ministry, not just the idea of ministry

- Why serving in church is one of God’s primary tools to grow you

Ministry Testimonies (Ironworks Podcast #71)

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Welcome to Episode 70 of the IronWorks Podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zack kick off a brand-new series on the history, doctrine, and philosophy of ministry of Calvary Chapel in general—and Calvary Chapel Trussville in particular.

Before diving into the movement’s story, they take a step back and talk about why church history itself matters, how it’s often weaponized or misunderstood, and why believers today should care about what God has been doing over the last 2,000 years.

From the hippie counterculture of the 1960s to the Jesus Movement and the birth of Calvary Chapel under Pastor Chuck Smith, this episode unpacks how a small church in Costa Mesa became a global movement centered on God’s Word, God’s grace, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

In this episode, we cover:

📚 Why Church History Matters (and Common Attitudes Toward It)

🏛️ Learning From the Early Church: Athanasius, Eusebius, the Didache

🔥 The Reformation & Beyond: Luther, Edwards, Wesley, abolitionists, and more

🛡️ How Church History Gets Misused Against Christians Today

🧬 The Roots of Calvary Chapel: Chuck Smith & the Foursquare background

📖 Discovering Verse-by-Verse Teaching & the Centrality of Scripture

🌊 The 1960s Hippie Movement: drugs, anti-war, counterculture, and spiritual hunger

🙏 The Jesus Movement & Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa

🕊️ Grace, Freedom, and the Work of the Holy Spirit in Calvary Chapel

🏷️ Why Calvary Chapel Is Not a Denomination (and what it is instead)

The History of Calvary Chapel (Ironworks Podcast #70)

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Welcome to Episode 69 of the IronWorks Podcast! In this special episode, Pastor Tyler sits down with his dad, Pastor Troy Warner—missionary, church planter, and member of the Calvary Chapel Association Leadership Council—to walk through over 30 years of ministry, church planting, and God’s faithfulness.

Pastor Troy shares how the Lord saved him at six years old in a Baptist revival meeting, called him into ministry as a teenager, sent him to Australia as a young missionary, and eventually led him to plant Calvary Chapel Lynchburg in what was already known as “the City of Churches.” They talk honestly about slow growth, discouragement, prophetic promises that seemed delayed, and what it’s like to watch God suddenly fulfill decades-old words.

If you’re a pastor, church planter, missionary, or just someone wondering whether God really finishes what He starts, this episode will encourage you to stay faithful and trust the Lord’s timing.

In this episode, we cover:

🌱 Early Years, Salvation, and Calling to Ministry

🕍 Growing Up Between Charismatic and Baptist Churches

📖 Discovering Verse‑by‑Verse Teaching at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa

✈️ Missions in Australia: Church Splits, Governance, and Learning by Doing

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From Vista, CA to Lynchburg, VA: Why Plant in the “City of Churches”?

🏗️ Slow Growth, Discouragement, and Isaiah 54:2

🌾 “You Don’t Know How It Grows”: What Actually Causes Church Growth

🧭 COVID, Church Closures, and Shepherding Through Crisis

🧱 Administration, Leadership, and Scaling Ministry

🏬 Buying a Dead Shopping Center and Watching God Fill It

⛪ Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Myth of the “Right Size”

🌍 Church Planting, Missions, and Raising Up the Next Generation

🔮 Faith, Prophetic Promises, and Waiting on God’s Timing (Habakkuk 2)

Interview with Pastor Troy Warner (Ironworks Podcast #69)

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Welcome to Episode 68 of the IronWorks Podcast! Pastor Tyler and Zack start with some exciting updates from Calvary Chapel Trussville—especially the progress on the new church property—and then dive into a big, often touchy topic: church size, church growth, and building projects in a post–“church growth movement” world.

From there, they shift into a deep-dive Bible backgrounds segment on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, unpacking how these books were written, how they fit into Old Testament history, and how the rise of the Persian Empire (and King Cyrus/Kurush) set the stage for Israel’s return from exile.

In this episode, we cover:

🌱 Church Life, Buildings, and Growth

📖 Ezra & Nehemiah: How the Books Fit Together

📚 What Is 1 Esdras? (And Is It Scripture?)

🗺️ Where Ezra–Nehemiah Sits in Old Testament History

🦁 The Rise of the Medo-Persian Empire

🏛️ Babylon Falls: History Meets Daniel 5

🔏 Cyrus the Great, the Cyrus Cylinder, and Bible Prophecy

🌍 Life Under Persia: Yehud “Beyond the River”

📌 Resources & Next Steps

Bible Background: Ezra-Nehemiah (Ironworks Podcast #68)