Ventura Calvary Assembly

Meet Our Church Staff!

Pastor Bob and Linda Morton


Pastor Bob and Linda have been married twenty seven years and have two great sons, Charles and John.  Bob has served as lead pastor at Ventura Calvary Assembly since February of 2005. 

The Mortons have been involved with the Lord’s work in various types of churches from New Jersey to Florida, South Carolina, and California, from small churches to large, and others somewhere in between.   Their philosophy of ministry within a local church is to reach the people of our society for Christ by every means available and to help those who have decided to follow Christ to make transformational changes through the power of the Holy Spirit and the love of God.  Relationships are a priority to Bob and Linda, and they have dedicated themselves to loving all who they encounter. Bob and Linda both share a vision to reach the un-churched people of their community for Christ.  They believe the future of the church depends upon these people who are truly the future of the church. 

The church must reach each individual where they are and help each to see God’s plan for their individual lives; however Bob and Linda point out that we must reach them first and the church in general has not been doing this essential task very well in these days we live in!  They are quick to acknowledge that we need the anointing of the Holy Spirit and the power of God to accomplish this. 

The Mortons’ philosophy of a healthy growing church is based on two key God dependent principles: 
  1. The Love of God.  The Great Commandment - To love God with passion equal to His love for us. and to love others with the same passion (Mk 12:28-31); The New Commandment - “Love One Another.”   The church that pleases God is a spiritually healthy growing church that produces loving passionate mature believers for Christ. (Jn 13:34).
 
  1. The Power of God.  The Great Commission.  The future of the church is dependent on whether or not we reach, nurture, and teach the next generation of children and the families of our community for Christ (Matt 28:19-20).  The work of God demands the presence and power of God through the Holy Spirit working through us (Acts 1:5-6).
 Bob and Linda have a love for the church and a gratitude to the Lord for their salvation.  They are committed to love people, young and old, and have a desire to reach and keep people for Christ.  They truly believe that God desires them to join with others of like faith and continue to build up a great passionate spiritually healthy church that will be relevant to the community and fruitful and pleasing to the Lord.

Articles & Resources for Church Workers

  • Starting a Greeter Program
    Four years ago I accepted the challenge of evangelism chairperson for our church. One of the first programs the pastor and I developed was the Sunday morning greeter program.
  • Motivating the Right Person into the Right Ministry
    One of the greatest challenges for most leaders is selecting and motivating the right people into the right ministry positions in hopes of minimizing turnover and frustration. Even in the smaller church with limited personnel, it is important to coordinate people and ministry as much as possible.
  • “I TRIED, BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED ME”
    “I tried, but no one ever called me” are painful words for a leader who has much work to do and not enough people willing to do it. These words are painful for the person who wanted to contribute, but was never called. These are also painful words for a person who is committed to helping people connect and contribute in meaningful ways within the church.