Leadership

Lance and Lynn, his wife of forty years, have three children, four grandchildren, and have lived in Oxnard for all but their first year. They began Calvary Chapel Oxnard in 1982, meeting in a park in the Southern California coastal city of Port Hueneme with a dozen people. Today, the church has 1,200 adults each Sunday. CCO’s outreach to the community includes a private Christian high school and a 24-hour low-power FM radio station, 101.5 FM, KOCC. The ministry of CCO is centered on expository teaching of the Scriptures, verse by verse, book by book, through the entire Bible.

Pastor Lance is the author of one book, Marriage: As It Was Meant To Be. He authors the popular podcast "Communio Sanctorum: History of the Christian Church" (www.sanctorum.us). He holds a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies and Ministry from Channel Islands Bible College & Seminary. Lance enjoys backpacking, wood-working, working out, gardening, home improvement projects, reading, and graphic design.

Pastor Eric oversees the Administration, or "Provision" department at CCO, managing facilities, finances, and the other critical "behind the scenes" aspects of the ministry. Eric also serves as our Mission Pastor, raising up and equipping new short and long term missionaries from our congregation, as well as supporting those already on the field.

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Rosa Linda oversees finances, church staff, and coordinating the admin department. Rosa also ministers to our deaf community in signing for worship. Her family has been fellowship here at CCO since 1989.

Eric wears many hats. He oversees Calvary’s own low-power FM radio station, Worship 101 Radio, as well as the Cross Reference Bookstore, and the Word from Calvary archives.

Leo oversees maintenance and church facilities as part of our admin department.

Olga shares the love of Christ and a welcome all who visit CCO. She’s here to support the body in communicating all upcoming events.

Sharon, our Families Minister, oversees the the various ministries that raise up the next generation at CCO: Children, High School, and Junior High. She also oversees the big events that happen on occasion at CCO, such as conferences and church retreats.

Bernadette leads our Children's Ministry. She loves working in the Children's Ministry planning events, training volunteers, leading worship and overall seeing the children learning and living God's word.

Nancy assists Bernadette in various aspects of Children’s Ministry from Nursery through Elementary age. She equips the volunteers with resources and assistance so they can teach their classes.

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Pastor Jordan currently oversees two ministries at CCO: Worship and High School ("HSM"). He is passionate about leading our congregation to Jesus in worship, and loves equipping and organizing CCO's musicians into great teams. 

Pastor Rob oversees the Pastoral Ministries Department, directing the various ministries that oversee spiritual growth and care. These ministries include Groups, pastoral care and counseling, benevolence, our Discipleship Program, as well as weddings, water baptism and memorial services. Rob preaches and teaches regularly and is also one of our regular worship leaders.

Clarivel has been involved in several ministries over the years, but currently serves the CCO community by overseeing our Groups, Care, and Young Adults ministry. Clarivel is also one of CCO's worship leaders.

Pastor Jeff heads up the Services Department, overseeing all the parts that come together for church service gatherings, such as worship, ushers, sound, light, and video tech. Pastor Jeff is also frequently serves in preaching and teaching at CCO. Jeff has authored two books (Pit to Palace & Marriage and the Gospel). 

Sandon leads and trains up the volunteers in our video ministry, who are responsible for recording the Sunday and Wednesday teachings and uploading them to our vid-cast internet site. His also produces our announcement videos for church activities, and documents and highlights those activities to recap what God is doing at CCO.

Pastor Jordan currently oversees two ministries at CCO: Worship and High School ("HSM"). He is passionate about leading our congregation to Jesus in worship, and loves equipping and organizing CCO's musicians into great teams. 

Pastor John’s ministers to our Spanish congregation.  He loves the verse by verse teaching at Calvary, and his aim is to simply teach the Word of God and strive to Magnify the Name of Jesus.

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