Is Reformed Christianity Dying in America? A Pastor's Discussion

Описание: Join Rev. Chris Gordon, Rev. Dan Borvan, and Rev. Adam Kaloostian as they discuss the future of Reformed Christianity in America. This insightful conversation delves into how the Reformed church can navigate rapidly changing cultural trends, the importance of evangelism and building relationships, and the need to embrace distinctives rather than conforming to broader evangelical movements. They explore the hunger for robust theology among new generations, what true success means for the church, and the challenges posed by online influences and Christian Nationalism. The pastors also touch on the significance of warm-heartedness, the Reformed view of worship, and the surprising idea that persecution might lead to a resurgence of Calvinism.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - The future of reformed christianity in America
02:55 - Old programming vs. fleeting trends
04:05 - What do you see for the future of reformed christianity in America?
06:13 - Building relationships with neighbors
07:19 - Aggressive gospel sharing
08:18 - Defining aggression: Building relationships
10:30 - Are new networks effective?
12:50 - The Reformed Church fitting into evangelicalism
16:10 - New generations hungry for substance
18:40 - Success: Numbers or faithfulness?
22:05 - Why expect thriving in America?
23:04 - Preaching: Faithful and effective
23:30 - Christian Nationalists hijacking the narrative
27:14 - Our citizenship in heaven
29:30 - Online effects and demographics
32:00 - Maintaining steadiness and trusting consistency
34:00 - Warm-heartedness to various people groups
38:40 - The Reformed view of worship
41:16 - Providential appointments and persecution
43:20 - Christianity's prosperity as an anomaly
49:17 - Defection to Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches
54:54 - Stopping the "halfway house" approach
56:24 - Leaving room for the Holy Spirit

Tags:
#reformedchristianity #futureofreformed #chrisgordon #danborvan #adamkaloostian #reformedtheology #christianityinamerica #evangelism #churchgrowth #confessionalreformed #christiannationalism #gospelpreaching #worship #calvinism #churchtrends

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Rev. Adam Kaloostian:
Rev. Adam Kaloostian was ordained to the Ministry of the Word & Sacraments in the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) in 2001. He was born and raised in Pasadena, California, took his bachelor’s degree in English from Biola University in La Mirada in 1997, and his Master of Divinity degree in 2000 from Westminster Seminary California in Escondido. Adam and his wife Lena were married in 2000, and welcomed their happy surprise, a son, John, in 2010. After Adam graduated seminary, he served as an intern then outreach pastor of the URCNA congregation in Ontario, California for three years; then from 2004 until 2021 served as the Senior Pastor there. Adam was called and sent by the URCNA congregation in Pasadena to be the church-planting pastor in Ventura in Spring of 2021.

Adam's Church: https://www.venturareformed.org/

Rev. Dan Borvan
Dan on X: https://x.com/danborvan
Dan's Church: https://www.christreformed.org/

Rev. Dr. Daniel Borvan is pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church. His responsibilities are to “preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching” (2 Timothy 4:2).

Daniel earned his Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary California in 2011. As a student at Westminster Seminary he learned that all study of Scripture, theology, and church history is put into practice in the worship and work of the church. The goal is to glorify Christ by serving His church. At Westminster Seminary he also earned a Master of Arts degree in Historical Theology. His thesis paper was on Faustus Socinus.

Daniel is chairman of the Heidelberg Reformation Association. Some of his published articles are on the Heidelblog website. Daniel was installed as pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church, September 29, 2023, having served four years at Grace Torrance United Reformed Church in Torrance, California as minister of Word and sacrament. Daniel is married to Marcy and they have two daughters and a son.