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The Value of Gathering By Bruce Zachary ConnectHebrews 10:25

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 Adams
October 2, 2025
The 100-Fold Increase Ministry By Bruce Zachary Discipleship

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 Adams
August 6, 2025
Ten Books Every Aspiring Pastor Should Read By Brian Kelly DiscipleshipLeadershipMinistry

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 Adams
July 24, 2025