The official launch of Calvary Curitiba as God begins a new work
Global Church Stories: A Field Report Calvary Curitiba — Brazil What started as a step of faith has now become a living, growing community. Over the past year, God has been at work in Curitiba, Brazil—guiding a team through prayer, transition, and the planting of a new Calvary Chapel in the heart of the city. In December, a meaningful transition took place. Leadership of an existing church was entrusted to a new pastor, while a…
Amber AdamsApril 15, 2026
The Value of Gathering By Bruce Zachary
Calvary Nexus, the local Calvary Chapel where I serve in Camarillo, California, just hosted a Connect Gathering. We invited Calvary Chapel leaders within a 50-mile radius and like-minded evangelical churches from our community to join us for lunch. Ministry leaders sat at tables with those who share their calling but in another context. So, for example, children’s ministry leaders sat together. Similarly, worship, tech, youth/Next Gen, Admin, etc., all sat together. The fall tends to…
Amber AdamsOctober 2, 2025
A Missiology Primer part 4: The History of Missions By Justin Thomas
Click here to access part 1, part 2, and part 3. This four-part series explores the foundations of Christian mission through the lens of missiology, the study of God’s mission and our participation in it. It begins with the character and mission of God, then considers the nature of human culture, the challenge of contextualization, and the story of the church’s missionary witness across history. Together, these reflections offer a biblical and practical vision for…
Amber AdamsSeptember 4, 2025
A Missiology Primer part 3: Understanding Contextualization (3 of 4) By Justin Thomas
Click here to access part 1 and part 2. This four-part series explores the foundations of Christian mission through the lens of missiology, the study of God’s mission and our participation in it. It begins with the character and mission of God, then considers the nature of human culture, the challenge of contextualization, and the story of the church’s missionary witness across history. Together, these reflections offer a biblical and practical vision for joining God’s…
Amber AdamsAugust 29, 2025
A Missiology Primer part 2: Understanding Culture (2 of 4) By Justin Thomas
This four-part series explores the foundations of Christian mission through the lens of missiology, the study of God’s mission and our participation in it. It begins with the character and mission of God, then considers the nature of human culture, the challenge of contextualization, and the story of the church’s missionary witness across history. Together, these reflections offer a biblical and practical vision for joining God’s redemptive work in the world. Click here for access…
Amber AdamsAugust 22, 2025
A Missiology Primer part 1: Biblical and Theological Foundations (1 of 4) By Justin Thomas
This four-part series explores the foundations of Christian mission through the lens of missiology, the study of God’s mission and our participation in it. It begins with the character and mission of God, then considers the nature of human culture, the challenge of contextualization, and the story of the church’s missionary witness across history. Together, these reflections offer a biblical and practical vision for joining God’s redemptive work in the world. Theology and Missons Belong…
Amber AdamsAugust 14, 2025
The 100-Fold Increase Ministry By Bruce Zachary
Jesus told one parable that was so foundational that He provided the meaning, and the three synoptic gospel writers record it for the proclamation of eternally necessary truth (Matthew 13, Mark 4, Luke 8). The Parable of the Sower describes the receptivity of the human heart to the word of God. The receptive heart that overcomes the cares of this world and fear of opposition, obstacles, and persecution bears kingdom fruit thirtyfold, some sixty, and…
Amber AdamsAugust 6, 2025
Ten Books Every Aspiring Pastor Should Read By Brian Kelly
The other day, after getting my haircut, I got a text from my friend Mike Wiggins of Calvary Chapel Port Saint Lucie. Mike asked if I had any lists of book recommendations for young men who aspire to be pastors. It was a great question, and although I had several books come to mind, I didn’t have a list I could just send him. I let Mike know that I, too, would be interested in…
Amber AdamsJuly 24, 2025
Four Questions Every Sermon Must Answer: A Guide to Dialogical Preaching By Justin Thomas
Preaching, rightly conceived, is not a monologue. A monologue is delivered by an actor to a single voice and an audience. But preaching, true preaching, must never be a spectacle before passive observers, nor delivered to be appreciated by connoisseurs like a concerto. Preaching is a dialogue, and in some ways the hardest kind, where only one side is verbal and the other happens deep in hearts and hidden minds. A good preacher must learn…
Amber AdamsJuly 9, 2025
