No one has, in any way, deviated from historic biblical doctrine, or from what might be called Calvary’s core values or from what we know as the Calvary Distinctives. Some want to move ahead into the future, being thankful for our past but not bound to it or feeling a need to continually revisit it.ĭoctrinally we are all in agreement with a few minor differences on a few secondary issues. Some want to, in my opinion, dwell in the past. We are not agreed on the direction that the ministry is to go. After three years of attempting to do that, we find ourselves, at least from my point of view, at an impasse. When the Lord took him home, we all agreed that we would try to work together and collectively lead the ministry of Calvary Chapel. Our common bond, apart from our relationship with Jesus, was Pastor Chuck. We were all pastors of our own churches and leaders over our own ministries, and all of us were, and still are, fiercely independent. All of us grew up and learned much of what we know about ministry under the leadership of Pastor Chuck Smith. For some in the group, there has always been the question of whether this was even possible. The prophet Amos asked the question: “Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?” The implied answer is, no, they can’t.įor the past three years and more, a group of men known to you as the CCA Council have sought to lead Calvary Chapel into the future.