Calvary Church

A mentor once said to me, "Lionel, if you don't figure out what God has called you to do, you will end up doing things people call you to do." Boy, was he right! As your pastor, I am invited to be involved in all kinds of things, but I have tried to...

In just two weeks, on May 1, I'm going to ask our entire church family to join me in making a commitment to our Even More generosity initiative! I'm already all in and can't wait to see what God is going to do through all of us. Right now we are...

I feel like we are in the midst of something very special. I'm constantly hearing stories of how God is changing lives: children are hearing the gospel and coming to Christ, students are learning to be generous (love that!), and our senior saints are...

I think I have one of the most interesting jobs in the world. Not only do I have the privilege of preaching the most interesting book in the world, I am also asked to be present in board rooms, locker rooms, hospital rooms, and living rooms to...

Wow! We welcomed more than 3000 worshippers to Calvary Church on Easter weekend, over 2200 on Easter Sunday alone. That is our largest Sunday morning ever! I loved celebrating this special day with all of you and the many friends and family you...

Passion Week is one of the most powerful in the church calendar. No matter how long we have known the gospel, this is the time when we stop to contemplate what God has done for us through Jesus the Messiah. What a joyful and hope-filled week! We are...

Spring is almost here. Yes, it arrives this week on Palm Sunday. I'm looking forward to watching the world outside the window be renewed once again. Let me encourage you to make time for body and soul this spring. May God renew us! Palm Sunday begins...

On Sunday we launched our EVEN MORE generosity initiative and unveiled our new plans to impact Valparaiso and the world! If you missed it, we also announced that God has already provided more than $2 million toward our dream. Can I just say, Wow?!...

Pastor Lionel will be on his way home to NWI shortly, and I know he is looking forward to being back with us on Sunday. I hope you will be with us as well. We are going to share plans for a generosity initiative to support the Calvary Church campus...

I send greetings from the land of India! My wife and I are with one of Calvary's mission partners here after taking a 14-hour flight to U.A.E (in the Middle East) and another 6-hour flight to India. As we have been learning in Acts, Jesus told us to...