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 event. Isaiah 40: 6-8  The voice said, “Cry out!” And [d]he said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.  The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Tucker Maile spent four years heading the Kingdom Collective, post-college-age fellowship, before assuming his current position as Lead Pastor of Calvary Boise. “I love teaching people about God, encouraging them in their day-to-day life, and inspiring them to know Jesus better. Our God is the author of everyone’s walk of faith and I love to hear the stories of all He is doing in and through the people I’m privileged to serve.”Resources Mentioned: Tuck and Tom Show : https://www.youtube.com/c/TuckandTom/videos Conversation with Kirk Crager on Ecclesiates : https://youtu.be/iZ5EUpJeAjo?t=966 Top 10 Things to do in Boise, Idaho : https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attractions-g35394-Activities-Boise_Idaho.htmlRecommended EpisodesEvan Wickham - Sermons should be prepared in community: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2018/9/25/episode-14-sermons-should-be-prepared-in-community Nijay Gupta - How NOT to use commentaries: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/6/1/how-not-to-use-commentaries-nijay-gupta Greg Jao - Collaboration and invitation:  https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/4/6/collaboration-and-invitation-greg-jaoOur next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

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 words that will actually impart courage and strength. Lindsey speaks about how to handle God’s word to offer true encouragement to God’s people  that won’t let them down.She also gives practical advice towards the end on how to find life-giving, encouraging friends “God allowed me to face the discomfort of my need because He knew it would lead me to His better strength and encourage me to come quickly to Him the next time a storm came.” -Lindsey Carlson Lindsey Carlson is an author, Bible teacher, disciple-maker, pastor’s wife, and the mother of five (ages 5-17). She and her husband Kyle spent a decade leading corporate worship together in the Houston area and in 2015 they relocated to the mid-Atlantic to plant Imprint Community Church (Baltimore, MD) where Kyle serves as the senior pastor and Lindsey leads the church’s women’s ministry.Whether inside her own local church or while writing or speaking more broadly, Lindsey delights in teaching women to grow in their love for God’s word and God’s people.In her newest book, A Better Encouragement: Trading Self-Help for True Hope, Lindsey aims to help women seek and find a better source of encouragement than the kinds they’re often promised by the multi-billion-dollar self-help industry.Over the years, Lindsey has also published Growing in Godliness: A Teen Girl’s Guide to Maturity in Christ (Crossway 2019) on the subject of sanctification, contributed a chapter to The Gospel Coalition’s women’s book, Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christ (published in 2018), and to The North American Mission Board’s book for pastor’s wives, Five Markers of Healthy Planting Wives (2020), and her writing can be found online at The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Risen Motherhood, Christianity Today, True Woman, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and various other contributor sites.Recommended Episodes:Addressing Felt Needs without Neglecting the Meaning of the Text - Angie Thornton: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/9/6/addressing-felt-needs-without-neglecting-the-meaning-of-the-text-with-angie-thorntonGoing Around Those Watchful Dragons - Russell Moore: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/5/25/going-around-those-watchful-dragons-russel-more Preaching Hope in the Darkness - Scott Gibson + Karen Mason: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/1/12/preaching-hope-in-darkness-karen-mason-and-scott-gibsonOur next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

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 cultural moment, Dr Stetzer also believes that the nature of Biblical inerrancy nearly demands that the Bible be taught expositionally. Dr Ed Stetzer,, is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He has planted and  revitalized churches , trained pastors and church planters on six continents, has earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates, and has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America movement and is frequently cited in, interviewed by, and writes for news outlets such as USAToday and CNN. He is the Founding Editor of The Gospel Project, a curriculum used by more than 1.7 million individuals each week for bible study. His national radio show, Ed Stetzer Live, airs Saturdays on Moody Radio and affiliates.Recommended Episodes The Value and Power of Expository Preaching - David Guzik : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/10/19/value-and-power-of-expository-preaching-david-guzik Pastoral Preaching, Brevity and John Chrysostom - Gerald Bray:  https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/11/30/pastoral-preaching-brevity-and-john-chrysostom-gerald-brayPreach the Word, Don't Work the Crowd - Chris Thomas : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/6/15/preach-the-word-dont-work-the-crowd-chris-thomas Our next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

Bryan Chapell - 239Dr. 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 of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.  He serves on the faculties of numerous seminaries and Bible colleges in different parts of the world, and has the privilege of conducting pastors’ conferences in several nations each year.He is also the founder and host of “Unlimited Grace,” a daily half-hour Bible teaching program that has been heard on radio stations across the United States and in more than 80 countries around the world, and is now also available to listeners online. Dr. Chapell is an internationally renowned preacher, teacher, and speaker, and the author of many books, including Each for the Other, Holiness by Grace, Praying Backwards, The Gospel According to Daniel, The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have to Preach, and Christ-Centered Preaching, a preaching textbook now in multiple editions and many languages that has established him as one of this generation’s foremost teachers of homiletics.Dr. Chapell is passionate about sharing the truth of God’s grace with others, since it provides the freedom and fuel for transformed lives of joy and peace.He and his wife, Kathy, have four adult children, a growing number of grandchildren, and lives rich with friends, fishing and faith.Additional Resources: Grace at Work: Redeeming the grind and glory of your job https://www.crossway.org/books/grace-at-work-tpb/Preparation and Delivery of Sermons Course:  https://www.bryanchapell.com/course-sign-up-prep-and-del Application for Empowered Preaching : https://www.bryanchapell.com/course-sign-up-application-for-empowered-preaching    Principles and Practice of Sermon Writing and Delivery, Exploring the Unifying Aspect of Grace that Binds all of Scripture Together :  https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/christ-centered-preaching/ Recommended Episodes: Gavin Ortlund: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/3/2/dying-on-the-right-hill-gavin-ortlund Tim Chaddick: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/1/7/episode-082-three-key-movements-in-the-life-of-a-preacher Mike Neglia : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/5/5/episode-105-christ-centered-preachingOur next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

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 Arbor Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Hoxie, AR, and has been there since September 2018. When Ben is not pastoring, his hobbies include playing golf, writing, and spending time with his family.Resources mentioned: Purchase Ben's book here: https://wipfandstock.com/9781666730234/expository-preparation/ Jared Wilson's Coaching Cohort: https://www.tailored.coach/jaredwilson  Recommended Episodes: Preaching Gospel Centered Sermons - Mike Neglia : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/5/10/preaching-gospel-centered-sermons-mike-neglia Panel Discussion on Sermon Preparation: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/2/1/panel-discussion-on-sermon-preparation Soul Preparation for Sunday Mornings: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/10/5/soul-preparation-for-sunday-mornings

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.   Neil Shenvi (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) has worked as a research scientist at Yale University and Duke University and has published over thirty peer-reviewed papers. He is married to Christina and currently homeschools their four children.Recommended Episodes:  Ian Clary on Evangelistic Preaching: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/9/21/preaching-evangelistic-sermons-ian-clary Nick Cady on Answering the Questions People are Actually Asking: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/6/14/answering-real-questions-nick-cady Amy-Orr Ewing on Apologetics :  https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/5/31/apologetics-persuasion-and-evangelism-amy-orr-ewingRecommended Resource:  Why Believe?: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity by Neil Shenvi   https://www.crossway.org/books/why-believe-tpb/Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

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 written manuscripts and many other important themes. This was recorded in Costa Mesa, California at our most recent Expositors Collective training event. Our next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Join our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

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 room for our next training event, then I specifically invite you to come along to our next training event in Boise Idaho, October 14- 15th. Early Bird registration is only $39 for this two day event, which includes our workbook, refreshments and a coach who you and a small group of others will be assigned to to experience the event together, lead small group breakouts and invest in your current or future teaching and preaching ministry. This event is open to men and women of all ages, and Christians in all stages and categories of ministry. This is open for lead pastors, women ministry directors, youth leaders, parachurch ministries: anyone who wants to grow in their personal study and public proclamation of God’s Word.  There is room for you, and your team.  This was recorded in Costa Mesa, California at our most recent Expositors Collective training event. Our next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Boise, Idaho on October 14-15, 2022 at Calvary Boise. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships. Register at https://www.expositorscollective.com/ Recommended Episodes: Tim Chaddick interview from 2019:  https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/1/7/episode-082-three-key-movements-in-the-life-of-a-preacherDavid Guzik on the Value and Power of Expository Preaching: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/10/19/value-and-power-of-expository-preaching-david-guzik Sam Storms on the power of the Spirit  : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2022/4/12/prophetic-gifting-proper-grammar-amp-possible-tattoos-sam-stormsJoin our private Facebook group to continue the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExpositorsCollectiveThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io