The CGN Podcast

For the remainder of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studi...

For the remainder of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studi...

For the rest of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the Theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studied th...

For the remainder of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the Theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studi...

For the rest of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the Theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studied th...

For the remainder of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the Theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studi...

For the rest of this season, we are releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, CA - and the Theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry According to Jesus” - in which we studied th...

Starting with this episode, and for the rest of the season, we will be releasing the Main Session messages from this year’s CGN International Conference. This year’s conference was held at Reliance Church in Temecula, California, and the theme was: “The Way Forward: Ministry Ac...

Krista Fox is the founder of Applied Care for Trauma (ACT), a ministry focused on equipping churches to effectively help those who have experienced deep hurt. In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen speak with Krista, as she shares powerful stories from her years s...

In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen talk with Justin Brierley — author, broadcaster, and longtime host of the Unbelievable? show and podcast from Premier Christian Radio in the UK.  Justin shares about how, after decades of hosting debates between Christians an...

In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen talk with Phil Metzger, Lead Pastor of Calvary San Diego. Phil shares his story of singing in  Salty the Singing Songbook  as a child, to serving as a missionary in Russia and planting churches in Hungary, to now leading a ch...

In this episode, hosts Nick Cady and Brian Brodersen speak with Dominic Done. Dominic served as a Calvary Chapel pastor for many years; he is also an author and theologian, and the founder of a ministry called “Pursuing Faith.” In this discussion, Dominic shares about the curre...

Greg Opean is an Assisting Pastor at the Packinghouse Church in Redlands, California. Prior to that, Greg spent 17 years planting and pastoring churches in Hungary, and played a major role in the Calvary Chapel movement in Central & Eastern Europe. This episode was recorded...

Kike Torres is the lead pastor of Horizonte Querétaro, Mexico. In this episode, Kike shares about his journey from suicidal depression to leading a thriving church which is planting churches all over Mexico and beyond. Kike's own struggles led him to become qualified as a bibli...

Roland Krumm is the Pastor of City Chapel in Stuttgart, Germany. In this episode Roland shares his journey from a legalistic evangelical upbringing to a transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit at age 17, which sparked his vibrant faith and ministry. Roland also discusses ...

Welcome to Season 6 of the CGN Podcast, where we bring you updates and conversations highlighting what God is doing through the Calvary Global Network (CGN). In this premiere episode, host Nick Cady sits down with Pastor Brian Brodersen, president and founder of CGN, to discuss...

Now that Pastor Brian Brodersen has transitioned out of the Senior Pastor role at Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, what does the future hold for him and for CGN? This season we will be talking about what's on the horizon for Calvary Global Network, as well as some projects tha...

Brian Brodersen is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, California. He is the founder and president of Calvary Global Network (CGN), and has served as a church planter, missionary, and the pastor of pastors for many in ministry. This message was given at the 202...

James T. Meeks is the founder and Pastor Emeritus of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago. Over the course of his ministry, Pastor Meeks has sought to serve his community in various ways, to bring holistic gospel-centered renewal to his city.  This message was given at the 2024 CG...

Ed Stetzer (Ph.D.) is the Dean of Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He is passionate about helping pastors and has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, in addition to being a prolific author and missiologist. This message was given at the 2024 CGN Interna...

John Dickson is a Professor at Wheaton College, where he holds the Jean Kvamme Distinguished Chair. Prior to this, John served as a pastor in his home country of Australia. He is a speaker and author, and has served with the Centre for Public Christianity. This message was gi...

In this message, alternatively titled, "Deconstruction for Reconstruction," Phil and Joy Metzger look at what 1 Peter 3:1-7 has to say about the topic of marriage. Phil is the Senior Pastor of Calvary San Diego , where Joy leads the Women's Ministry. Prior to coming to San Di...

Rafael Manzanares is the Lead Pastor of Santa Ponsa Community Church in Mallorca, Spain. Rafael has served as a leader with Calvary Chapel in Western Europe for many years, and he serves on the Executive Team of Calvary Global Network. This message was given at the 2024 CGN I...

Dan Kimball is the founding pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, CA. He also serves at Western Seminary as the Vice President of Church Mission and Strategy and Associate Professor of Leadership and Theology. Dan is also the author of several books and was a guest earl...

Justin Thomas is the President of Calvary Chapel Bible College in Twin Peaks, CA. Prior to assuming that role, Justin was a church planter and pastor in Seattle, WA. Justin also serves on the Executive Team of Calvary Global Network. This message was given at the 2024 CGN Int...