Expositors Collective: Expository Preaching, Bible Teaching and Sermon Preparation

John Whittaker believes that every sermon should have a purpose and a point - because we aren't just teaching the Bible, we are teaching the Bible to people.    In this session (recorded in 2022 at our Boise, Idaho training event) John speaks about the need to hone our homiletical skills so that we can connect with our congregations as complicated individuals, rather than a block of abst...

Sam Storms is a veteran preacher, author and seminary professor with nearly five decades of ministry experience in this interview (originally released in April of 2022) He emphasizes the importance of being open to the Holy Spirit during the preparation and delivery of sermons, and highlights the difference between the gift of teaching and the gift of prophecy.     &n...

Dr Justin Holcomb speaks with Mike Neglia about his theological journey and ministry experience that began under the mentorship of Carl Dixon in Calvary Chapel Sarasota and he now finds himself as an Episcopal priest and theology and apologetics professor at  Reformed Theological Seminary  and  Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.   He speaks about death metal, t...

Most times I don’t “finish” a sermon until 7am on Sunday when I have to close the computer and send my notes to the media team. The process for me is part investigation, part devotion, and part screen writing. I have recently begun to embrace the challenge of the writing process (20+ years in!) and also for the first time I’m beginning to own the fact that what I do is an art form. - Dave Lomas&nb...

Pastor Paul Leboutillier is a wise, mature and seasoned saint and between training sessions in Boise, Idaho he sat down with Mike for a conversation about the difference between self awareness and self obsession, being thrown Into the deep end of ministry way too young, and how he is handling being an unlikely YouTube celebrity.      Pastor Paul Leboutillier has been the S...

December has arrived, and we decided to dig into the vaults and pull out this treasure from 2021 - Mike speaks with pastor, musician and self-proclaimed "Ambassador of Christmas" Ronnie Martin about how preachers can leverage this annual opportunity for the gospel? How can a pastor, who has perhaps preached dozens of Christmas messages over the years, keep it “fresh” now? They speak...

Paul LeBoutillier gives half a dozen solid, practical pieces of advice that each and every Bible teacher can implement right away, and begin to see growth and progress. Thoughtful wisdom concerning the sermon preparation process, heart analysis and checking our own motives are dispensed by Paul on October 14th, 2022 in Boise Idaho at our most recent training event.   Pasto...

In episode 250 of the podcast Heath Hardesty speaks with Mike Neglia about mirth, cultural engagement and the artistry of preaching. Heath Hardesty was born and raised in Boulder County, Colorado, and now lives in Livermore. Before pastoring, h worked as a plumber's apprentice (which might explain something of his focus on us being apprentices of Jesus). He and his wife moved to the Tri-valley in...

The Christmas season is upon us! This is a unique time in the calendar year when nominal Christians and occasional visitors will come to your church to sing songs and listen to a sermon. How can we leverage this opportunity for the gospel? How can a preacher, who has perhaps preached dozens of Christmas messages over the years, keep it “fresh” now?  Eight former (and upcoming) guests of the p...

The ministry of the Word and the care of souls is certainly not limited only to the preaching event. Pastors are called not only to minister with an open Bible from the pulpit, but also with an open Bible from the counselling couch as well. Kike Torres returns for a second time to speak about the role of Biblical counselling in his church context, and also why he believes that every pastor should...

The one notable distinction between Elder and Deacon virtues listened in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 is a single Greek word didaktikos, which has been translated as “Able to teach” “apt to teach”“skilful in teaching” in various English translations. What exactly does that mean? Mike Neglia speaks with David Mathis about this specific Elder qualification and the difference between reluctant occasional...

Mentorship or coaching from an older wiser more experienced preacher is a crucial ingredient if you want to grow in your personal study and public proclamation of Gods word. This episode features testimonials of gratitude from 10 former guest highlighting the leaders who took time out of their schedule to invest in them. We hope that this is an encouragement to seek out a mentor, or to be a mentor...

Since our preaching builds, affirms and creates the culture of our churches, it is vitally important that we emphasize and consistently hold out not only the gospel itself, but the cultural implications thereof.  In this workshop, given at the CGN International Pastors and Leaders Conference in Costa Mesa California back in June of 2022, Mike Neglia, Tim Chaddick and Nick Cady speak about the...

In this engaging and thought-provoking conversation Nick Cady  and Mike Neglia  speak with Robert Fergusson about the value of storytelling in preaching. Our postmodern world cherishes stories of individuals yet is skeptical of an overarching metanarrative - Robert helps us to use the former to communicate the latter.  They also speak about what it means to follow the example o...

Tucker Maile, lead pastor of Calvary Boise, speaks with Mike about getting his "preacher's sea legs" after floundering about for the first few minutes at the start of each sermon. They also speak about their shared conviction about the power of monological preaching, and the supplementary value of conversational dialogical conversational didactic conversations - both before and after the preaching...

Lindsey Carlson talks with Mike about the discouragement we and the people that we speak to week after week face to face. It is a discouraging world out there, and  the false-promises of the self-help industry aren’t working.  The people who attend our women’s Bible studies or Sunday morning assemblies need more than vague pep talks or pulpit platitudes, we need deep rich strong true wor...

At our training events, you never know who might just pop in for a surprise visit!  Our guest on the show this week is Dr. Ed Stetzer, one of the best people around who can explain to us the cultural moment that we are in, and why verse by verse expository preaching might be particularly useful in the age and stage that we find ourselves. Not only because of the current cultura...

Bryan Chapell - 239 Dr. Bryan Chapell speaks with Mike about the importance of pastoral care, and the irreplaceable value of love in pastoral ministry.   Bryan Chapell currently leads the Administrative Committee of the Presbyterian Church in America and serves as Pastor Emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois and President Emeritus...

Mike speaks with Angie Velasquez Thornton about the good desire to address the immediate felt needs of our hearers, and the importance of digging deeper in order to get to the real heart of the matter.

In this bonus episode, recorded on the roads of Arkanasas, Ben Campell speaks with Mike Neglia about sermon preparation as a spiritual discipline and a potentially beneficial aspect of our own Christian growth. He also speaks about some withering critique from Jared C. Wilson, and "meddling" !  Benjamin G. Campbell (M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as the Pastor at Arbo...

Apologist and theoretical chemist Neil Shenvi speaks with Mike Neglia about the importance of addressing the questions of "imagined interlocutors" in our sermons.  Dr Shenvi believes that all Christians should be prepared to defend the faith with reason and evidence, and gives a few tips and suggestions to preachers on how to bring these tools into the pulpit with us. &nbs...

Dominic Done, Clay Worrell, Nick Cady and Tim Chaddick answer questions from participants at our most recent Expositors Collective in person training event, hosted by Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in beautiful southern California. They answer questions about dealing with criticism, pursuing humility, preaching topically yet expositionally (and expositionally yet topically!) the value of writ...

In this teaching Tim Chaddick encourages us to prioritize our reading, plan our rhythms and practice our rules for our personal spiritual health, relational well-being and power and clarity in our public proclamation of Gods word.  As you listen in on this recording you’ll notice that it is short, to the point and packed with honest and insightful wisdom.  If you want to be in...

Douglas Sean O'Donnell (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is the senior vice president of Bible editorial at Crossway. He is the author and editor of over a dozen books, including The Beginning and End of Wisdom; The Pastor's Book; The Song of Solomon and Matthew in the Preaching the Word commentary series; and Psalms in the Knowing...