Expositors Collective

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

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 the Bible series. He also contributed the Song of Solomon and Job to the ESV Expository Commentary. In this conversation he speaks with Mike about his upcoming book (co-written with Leeland Ryken) The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition: Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the BibleHe believes that instead of just acknowledging the various genres of Scripture, pastors and teachers should allow these genres to influence how the text is approached and communicated. They also speak about poetry, finding the "melodic line" in scripture passages and the importance of pastoral investment in the lives of the congregation. Resources Mentioned:The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition https://www.crossway.org/books/the-beauty-and-power-of-biblical-exposition-tpb/ The Pastor's Book: https://www.crossway.org/books/the-pastors-book-case/ Literarily: How Understanding Bible Genres Transforms Bible Study  https://www.moodypublishers.com/literarily/Recommended Episodes:Why You Need to Understand Literary Genre - Kristi Anyabwile : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/10/23/why-you-need-to-understand-literary-genre-kristi-anyabwile Preaching Funerals - Nick Cady + Mike Neglia : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/4/7/episode-100-preaching-funerals How to Interpret and Apply the Bible - Cody King: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/11/2/how-to-interpret-and-apply-the-bible-cody-king Sermon Prep involves Time, Work and Prayer - Eric Cartier : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2021/12/7/sermon-prep-involves-time-work-and-prayer-eric-cartierJoin 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

We strive to be studious at our desks, lucid and clear in our communication and accurate in our exegesis; but without the empowering of the Holy Spirit our messages will be powerless and dry. Brian Brodersen shares about the vital necessity of dependency upon the Spirit in every aspect of sermon preparation and delivery. 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/  Brian was born and raised in Southern California. He became a Christian at age 22 and began attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, pastored by Chuck Smith. He met his wife, Cheryl, the youngest daughter of Pastor Chuck and Kay Smith, at one of the church’s home group meetings. They were married on 23 May 1980.Brian spent the next 16 years doing pastoral ministry in Southern California and church planting throughout the US, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union.In 1996 the Brodersen family moved to London, England, to plant Calvary Chapel Westminster. They lived in south west London until 2000 when Brian returned to California to assist Pastor Chuck Smith at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and to eventually assume the role of senior pastor.Today he serves as the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Brian is also the president of Calvary Chapel Bible College, the Calvary Global Network, and he is the Festival Director of Creation Fest UK.Keep up with Brian on the Back to Basics website: http://backtobasicsradio.comJoin 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