The Folly of the Cross: Lessons from Corinth

Rev. Chris Gordon, Rev. Dan Borvan, and Rev. Adam Kaloostian discuss the pervasive issues of sectarianism and worldliness in the Corinthian church and how these same problems haunt the modern church. They explore the necessity of a Christ-centered ministry over the elevation of human leaders.
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The Folly of the Cross: Lessons from Corinth
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Rev. Chris Gordon, Rev. Dan Borvan, and Rev. Adam Kaloostian discuss the pervasive issues of sectarianism and worldliness in the Corinthian church and how these same problems haunt the modern church. They explore the necessity of a Christ-centered ministry over the elevation of human leaders.
Published
Dec 29, 2025
Hosted By
Pastor Chris Gordon
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Our guests on this episode included:
Rev. Dr. Dan Borvan
Rev. Dr. Dan Borvan

Rev. Dr. Daniel Borvan is pastor of preaching ministry at Christ Reformed Church. 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. Daniel is married to Marcy and they have two daughters and a son.

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Rev. Adam Kaloostian
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.

website: https://www.venturareformed.org/
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