Lance Ralston founded and led Calvary Chapel of Oxnard, (Ventura County, California, USA) as lead pastor for 42 years. He retired in December, 2024 to join Enduring Word as a content creator and pastor at large. Lance and Lynn have been married for forty-five years. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Pastor Lance’s method of teaching is expository. Being a student of history, he regularly brings the historical context to light. This provides a solid foundation for understanding how the truth of God’s Word is relevant today. Lance has taught through the entire Bible five times.
Lance is the author of Marriage: As It Was meant To Be, available through Amazon.
Pastor Lance’s theological distinctives may be summarized as …
- Traditionally orthodox (Holding to a Biblical worldview and The Apostle’s Creed)
- Soteriologically Traditionalist / Provisionist (Adopting more of the positions of Jacobus Arminius than John Calvin)
- Pre-Millennial & Pre-Tribulational
- Continuationist (in regard to the gifts of the Spirit)
- Regarding Church Government – Believe the church ought to be led by Pastors & Elders, who in turn are led by a Senior or Lead Pastor
- Interpret the Bible as literally as the context, language, and genre allows