The CGN Podcast

This is the first of the messages from the 2024 CGN International Conference that we will be releasing here on the podcast. The theme of this year's conference was: "Hope, Suffering, and Glory: Studies in 1 Peter." Pastor Wayne Taylor has been a pioneer in the ...

As a Calvary Chapel network, CGN values biblical literacy. Calvary Chapel has a long history of teaching the entire Bible in an expositional way, and in this episode, Pastor Brian Brodersen and Nick Cady speak with  Dr. Dominick Hernández , Associate Professor of Old Testament...

In this episode, Brian Brodersen & Nick Cady speak with Pastor Wesley Towne.  Wesley has planted two churches; he currently pastors Bayside Church in Davis, California, and he is the founder of Better Days , an organization seeking to bring hope and resources to those st...

As a Calvary Chapel network, CGN is a family of churches working together to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, and plant churches. In this episode and the previous one, we are highlighting some of the training resources that we provide in order to help equip people to carry...

Calvary Chapel Bible College is about to celebrate 50 years of training people in the Scriptures - and in this discussion, we talk about the school’s recent move back up to their original location, as well as some new opportunities that the school provides in regard to course ...

Justin Thomas is the president of Calvary Chapel Bible College in Twin Peaks, California. Prior to leading the Bible College, Justin was the founding pastor of Calvary: The Hill in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.  In this discussion, Nick Cady and Brian...

Dan Kimball  is the Founding Pastor of  Vintage Faith Church  in Santa Cruz, CA. He is also the Vice President of Church Mission and Strategy at  Western Seminary , and he is someone who is passionate about the Bible and equipping the next generation to rightly divide God’s Wo...

Doug Sauder is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale . In this episode, Doug shares about how he and the church navigated the moral failure of their founding pastor, how the church weathered that storm, and what they learned through the process that other churche...

Welcome to the new season of the CGN Podcast! In this first episode, Nick Cady speaks with Brian Brodersen about his changing role at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, and what that means for his involvement in  Calvary Global Network . Nick and Brian also discuss the importance ...

The new season of the CGN podcast begins on May 8th, 2024. The CGN Podcast is the official podcast of the  Calvary Global Network (CGN) . This season, we will be talking about what's new at CGN and what's on the horizon for us as a network. We will also be joined b...

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...

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...

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 al...

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 Ca...

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 Wo...

This season, on Mission & Methods, we are getting to know members of the CGN Executive Team. Rafael Manzaneras is the pastor of  Santa Ponsa Community Church , on the island of Mallorca, in Spain. Rafael has a unique global perspective, having served in the United States...

This season, on Mission & Methods, we are getting to know members of the CGN Executive Team. Jeff Gipe has a unique background, having been a successful businessman in Southern California, and then planting and pastoring a church. He now uses these skills and experiences...

Welcome to CGN Voices. We are in a mini series called CGN Voices from Ukraine, a series dedicated to sharing powerful stories of resilience, faith, and service in the face of great difficulty. In this episode, we have the privilege of hearing a remarkable story shared by Lena ...

Welcome to "Voices from Ukraine", a mini-series inside look at the resilience, faith, and service of Calvary Chapel believers in Ukraine during the difficult months since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022. In this special edition, we sit down ...

Ted Leavenworth is the Lead Pastor of Reliance Church in Temecula, CA. In addition to pastoring Reliance, Ted leads the Care and Coaching Team for CGN. In this episode, Ted discusses the benefits of coaching and church assessment, and describes how their team is able to help...

Wayne Taylor is the founding pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Seattle, Washington. As part of the first generation of Calvary Chapel pastors, Wayne has been in pastoral ministry for over 40 years, during which time he was involved in the planting of over 50 churches in the Paci...

Richard Cimino has been a pastor for over 40 years, the majority of which was spent in Northern California. In this discussion, we talk about the importance of cultivating friendships in ministry. Richard shares very candidly about some of his hardest experiences as a pastor...

Kellen Criswell serves as the Global Strategist for Calvary Global Network. In many ways he is the architect of CGN. In this episode, Kellen shares about his background as a worship leader and church planter, and the events which led to him being involved in helping build CGN ...

Bill is the pastor of Calvary Chapel in Inglewood, California — a community that is rapidly changing, and in this episode, Bill shares about some ways they are addressing those changes, reaching out, and discipling the people God is bringing their way.  Bill is also the fa...

Tommy Cota is the pastor of Hope Alive Church in Santa Ana, California. In this episode, Tommy shares about his background, growing up in Los Angeles and being involved with drugs and gangs, and how God took hold of his heart and transformed his life. Tommy also shares about h...