What It Means To Be Reformed - With Adam Kaloostian

What is the Reformed faith? Rev. Chris Gordon welcomes friend and fellow Westminster alum, Adam Kaloostian to the AGR studio to discuss this question and many more. Adam, a URCNA pastor turned church planter, reflects on his experiences in following Christ as they address why the Reformed believe what we believe, and why it matters. They look at what makes a Reformed church different and the role church fathers play in shaping the historical understanding of faith and worship. They stress the importance of preaching in a clear and concise manner and how in doing so, can open the eyes of believers to the truth of God's love, and the realization that the means of grace is a gift, designed to strengthen our faith in Jesus.

Chapters
00:00 - intro
01:00 - Profession Of Faith
03:00 - Ontario URC
04:00 - Old & New
05:00 - Church Planter-Ventura Reformed
08:00 - Holding People’s Attention
09:00 - Podcast Pitfalls
09:30 - What It Means To Be Reformed
13:30 - Two Streams Of Reformed Tradition
14:30 - Who Are Christians?
16:30 - Superficiality Of Church
18:04 - What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?
22:26 - Misconceptions of Calvinism
24:50 - Know What You Believe & Why You Believe It
26:00 - Taking Worship Serious
28:00 - What People Look For In A Church
30:54 - Cart Before The Horse
33:27 - The Confessional Tools
37:30 - No Church Is Perfect
39:15 - So A Guy Walks Into A Church
43:00 - What Newcomers Can Expect
46:00 - How Do Reformed Churches Reach The UnChurched?
47:00 - This Generation Doesn’t Go To Church
50:00 - The Authority Of The Sermon On The Mount
51:00 - Connecting With Broader Evangelical Leaders
52:00 - The Means Of Grace Is Powerful!
53:00 - Spiritual Fitness
57:00 - People Want To Learn!


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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.

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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.