Expositors Collective: Expository Preaching, Bible Teaching and Sermon Preparation

After overcoming a speech impediment, a 3 minute sermon and a sense of insecurity from being "too young" Shawn Stone now has wisdom and experience to share with Mike and Clay about life, ministry, preaching and an ongoing dependence upon the Holy Spirit. Shawn Stone is Executive Pastor and leads the Wednesday Night Service at Maranatha Chapel. Shawn is married to Annie; they have 3 children. Nehem...

What is the foundation of your approval before God? Is it based on how your most recent sermon went; or is it based upon the once and for all work of Jesus on your behalf? Since we are justified by faith it means that we are accepted, loved and approved by God entirely on the basis of Christ’s work on our behalf. Pete Nelson speaks on the importance of knowing our identity in Christ, and how that...

Mike sits down with Pastor Richard Cimino for a conversation about learning from others but staying true to the “you” that God made you to be. Richard Cimino is the founding pastor of Metro Calvary. After eight years as the high school pastor at CC Costa Mesa and thirteen years as lead and teaching pastor of CC Grass Valley (Crossroads Community Church), Richard sensed a tremendous burden to start...

Working Definition: A preaching mentorship includes a worthy mentor who takes the time to offer input, opportunities, and feedback to a willing mentee who works hard to steward what was entrusted to them. 3 Good Preaching books: Between Two Worlds by John R.W. Stott Christ-Centered Preaching by Bryan Chapell Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

n this one year anniversary episode of the Expositors Collective podcast Pete Nelson and Mike Neglia debrief and banter about the origin story of the Collective, as well as where we are today and what the future holds. In this far reaching conversation they talk about the difference between a typical conference and an Expositors Collective training weekend, the importance of mentorship and the dif...

Char Brodersen and Mike Neglia have a friendly and thoughtful discussion about preaching that stirs up affections for Jesus. Char is the lead pastor of Refuge Christian Fellowship, a small church in Santa Rosa, CA. Char has been in Christian ministry for 18 years and has spent the last 14 years as lead Pastor of RCF. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Grace, for 12 years and they have thre...

David Guzik is teaching pastor at Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara. His online commentary on the entire Bible at enduringword.com is a free, helpful resource for many pastors, teachers, and everyday Christians. David and his wife Inga-Lill live in Santa Barbara and have three adult children. Character Counts - Expository Preaching

Jody Ponce is wife to Ricky and mother of 3 young children, she heads up the women's ministry of Calvary Cork and is a regular writer for Calvarychapel.com

As a preacher your success or failure on a Sunday morning flows from careful and thoughtful preparation beforehand (or a lack thereof). In this talk from December 2018, Pastor Cody King speaks about the importance of a well structured outline. As you listen you will learn not only about the importance of an outline, but their creation and development as well. Cody is the founding and Lead Pastor o...

In this conversation between Jim Gallagher and Nick Cady they speak about God’s surprising work through badly prepared and poorly delivered sermons; as well as the importance of investing in those who are in the early stages of their Christian life. You can listen to Jim’s teachings at http://www.ccvb.net/ or read his blog at https://pjimgallagher.com/ You can listen to Nick’s teachings at http://...

An essential is something that you can’t live without: in this short talk Pastor Jim Gallagher from Calvary Chapel Vero Beach speaks about the essentials of sermon preparation. You can listen to Jim’s sermons at http://www.ccvb.net/ or read his blog at https://pjimgallagher.com/ Jim’s talk was followed by a panel discussion with David Guzik, Cody King and Pilgrim Benham Resources referenced: http:...

Nick Cady and Mike Neglia talk about early sermon experiences, plagiarism, mentorship, coffee beans, narrative arcs and the importance of our delivery as we teach God’s Word. Nick Cady is the lead pastor of White Fields Community Church < http://www.whitefieldschurch.com/ > in Longmont, Colorado. Prior to moving to Longmont in 2012, Nick spent 10 years as a missionary, pastor and church plan...

As expositors, we spend time and energy making sure that the content of our messages are accurate and truthful; but our delivery matters too! It is possible to have a doctrinally true sermon, but come off as crushingly boring. In this talk, recorded in Bradenton, Florida, Nick Cady speaks about the importance of structure, form, tension and the shape of our sermons. What we preach is significant -...

In this “late night” conversation Neil and Mike talk about the hard work ethic and determination that is necessary to lead well. They also speak about Inductive Bible Study, Psalm 23, and the danger of overcooking messages. Neil and his wife Cece live in Destin, Fl with their five children. Neil has been serving in pastoral ministry since 2003. He bi-vocationally planted Coastline CC Destin in 201...

The Inductive Study Method is an investigative approach to the Bible using three basic components: Observation – What does the text say? Interpretation – What does the text mean? Application – How does the meaning of the text apply to life? Pastor Neil Spencer from the Coastline family of churches shares the how and the why of Inductive Bible Study in episode 42 of the Expositors Collective Podcas...

Pilgrim Benham shares with us about the importance of giving our hearers an opportunity to respond to the invitation and challenges of the gospel message on the spot. He also talks with Mike about preaching with props, seeking out meaningful feedback and making the most of Mondays. http://pilgrimbenham.com/ http://www.thisisshoreline.com/sermonarchive#_=_

The Bible makes sense in its deepest and richest capacity only when we read it through Jesus shaped goggles. When we see all of it through the lens of its Main Character - it should cause us to preach explicitly Christian sermons. Recorded November 31 in Bradenton Florida Christ Centered Preaching Handout 1. Two vital hermeneutics: 1. First, we must have a good grasp on the original context of our...

In this episode, Pastor Justin Thomas shares about the importance of highlighting tension within biblical narratives, reading deeply taking really long baths. For more of Justin’s teachings visit https://calvarythehill.com/sermons

Dr Bryan Tan from Singapore sits down with his old pastor, Mike Neglia, and they talk about what goes into preparing and leading interactive Bible studies. Four Principals of Interactive Bible Studies: Accurate Engaging Relevant Transformative Two Questions to Ask Yourself: Am I being faithful to the Word of God? Is Jesus Christ being magnified in the hearts and minds of my listeners? 7 Steps for...

https://www.nateholdridge.com/proverbs - Studio Series through Proverbs https://www.nateholdridge.com/nehemiah - Studio Series through Nehemiah https://ia.net/writer : Nate’s preferred word processing software. “ iA Writer removes distractions, giving you a calm, focused writing space. ” https://www.nateholdridge.com/blog/20 - Longer post explaining step by step Nate’s process of “Read Full, Write...

Mike talks with Dr Andrew Stopyra about the role of academic study as well as historical and grammatical specificity. They speak about common mistakes that preachers make concerning Greek and Hebrew words and how proper study and waiting upon the Lord can come together and result in transformative and accurate soul stirring sermons. Bibliography: Kuhrt, Amelie (1995) The Ancient Near East c. 3000-...

In this final session from our Colorado training weekend Brian Brodersen speaks about the importance of being our authentic selves in a world of pretense.

Dr Lu Wing talks with his former intern Clay Worrell about biology, sociology, theology, Leviticus and bioluminescent fish! This episode is definitely NOT boring. To hear more from Lu check out this teaching series http://www.calvaryscc.org/sermon-speaker/lu-wing/

Danny Keating is the associate pastor of Calvary Waterford Christian Church in Waterford, Ireland. In this conversation with Mike Neglia they talk about sermon length, bi-vocational pastoral ministry, unnecessary apologies and DarkWing Duck. A key feature of this conversation is Danny’s experience of mentorship under his former pastor Clay Worrell (featured on episode 31 of Expositors Collective)...