IronWorks Podcast #69 - Interview with Pastor Troy Warner

Pastor Tyler's new book "Firebrand" is available NOW! https://www.ironworks.media/bookstore/p/firebrand Check out IronWorks Media, our Christian resource network! Registration for the IronWorks Bible Conference now open! https://www.ironworks.media/ Give to support the ministry of Calvary Chapel Trussville! https://tithe.ly/give?c=411758 More info on Calvary Chapel Trussville! 👇 https://launcher.nucleus.church/launcher/4a03a22309b4f591def1 Welcome to Episode 69 of the IronWorks Podcast! In this special episode, Pastor Tyler sits down with his dad, Pastor Troy Warner—missionary, church planter, and member of the Calvary Chapel Association Leadership Council—to walk through over 30 years of ministry, church planting, and God’s faithfulness. Pastor Troy shares how the Lord saved him at six years old in a Baptist revival meeting, called him into ministry as a teenager, sent him to Australia as a young missionary, and eventually led him to plant Calvary Chapel Lynchburg in what was already known as “the City of Churches.” They talk honestly about slow growth, discouragement, prophetic promises that seemed delayed, and what it’s like to watch God suddenly fulfill decades-old words. If you’re a pastor, church planter, missionary, or just someone wondering whether God really finishes what He starts, this episode will encourage you to stay faithful and trust the Lord’s timing. In this episode, we cover: 🌱 Early Years, Salvation, and Calling to Ministry 🕍 Growing Up Between Charismatic and Baptist Churches 📖 Discovering Verse‑by‑Verse Teaching at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa ✈️ Missions in Australia: Church Splits, Governance, and Learning by Doing 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From Vista, CA to Lynchburg, VA: Why Plant in the “City of Churches”? 🏗️ Slow Growth, Discouragement, and Isaiah 54:2 🌾 “You Don’t Know How It Grows”: What Actually Causes Church Growth 🧭 COVID, Church Closures, and Shepherding Through Crisis 🧱 Administration, Leadership, and Scaling Ministry 🏬 Buying a Dead Shopping Center and Watching God Fill It ⛪ Big Churches, Small Churches, and the Myth of the “Right Size” 🌍 Church Planting, Missions, and Raising Up the Next Generation 🔮 Faith, Prophetic Promises, and Waiting on God’s Timing (Habakkuk 2) Interview with Pastor Troy Warner (Ironworks Podcast #69)