Expositors Collective

Ray Dash is the pastor of The Rock Christian Fellowship in Newark, New Jersey (http://therocknewark.org). Originally from New York City, Ray lives and ministers in Newark’s ethnically and economically diverse urban core. In this episode Ray speaks with Nick Cady about loving your listeners and helping your hearers by “putting the cookies on the shelf where they can reach them,” i.e. knowing your context so that you can make the truth of God’s word accessible to your listeners. Ray describes what everyday ministry looks like in Newark, some key ways in which he grew as a young preacher, and how his preaching has changed since moving to the city from the suburbs. You can keep up with Ray on Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/raydashjr/ https://www.facebook.com/Jesussavenewark

As part of our ongoing mission to help equip the next generation of expository Bible teachers, Expositors Collective hosted our first online Webinar on May 9th. The second session was taught by David Guzik on “Changing Methods - Changeless Message” and was followed by an extended time o Q+A. David Guzik's Bible commentary is regularly used and trusted by many thousands who want to know the Bible better. Pastors, teachers, class leaders, and everyday Christians find his commentary helpful for their own understanding and explanation of the Bible. David and his wife Inga-Lill live in Santa Barbara, California. Eccentric Preachers by Charles Spurgeon is available to read here: https://archive.spurgeon.org/misc/ep.php

As part of our ongoing mission to help equip the next generation of expository Bible teachers, Expositors Collective hosted our first online Webinar on May 9th. The first session was taught by Brian Brodersen on preaching in the power of the Spirit and was followed by a time of Q+A . 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.com

Dr. Ian Clary is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Colorado Christian University, he is a native of Canada and lived for the past half of his life in Toronto, Ontario, where he served as a minister in a Baptist church there. Dr. Clary's doctoral work looked at issues dealing with the Christian interpretation of history with a particular focus on early-modern British evangelicalism. His master's work looked at the reception history of patristics into the post-Reformation period with a focus on Christology. He is a fellow of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies; the Center for Baptist Renewal; the Center for Ancient Christian Studies; and is a board member with the Davenant Institute. Dr. Clary and his wife Vicky live in Lakewood with their four children, Jack, Molly, Kate, and Tom. Ian’s full bio and publications : https://www.ccu.edu/spotlights/faculty/iclary/ Munster Bible College: https://munsterbiblecollege.ie/ Greg Beale - Right Doctrine, Wrong Text : https://www.amazon.com/Right-Doctrine-Wrong-Texts-Testament-ebook/dp/B008KDFBGW William Perkins - The Art of Prophesying : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KMDXRMI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Simeon Trust: https://simeontrust.org/ Mark Dever - Promises Made, Promises Kept: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Message-Old-Testament-Mark-Dever/dp/1581347170   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Message-New-Testament-Mark-Dever/dp/1581347162/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/262-4680903-9398327?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1581347162&pd_rd_r=172984cf-a7c7-4878-b3aa-d4553c78d0ad&pd_rd_w=iCyOi&pd_rd_wg=QWG8d&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=WRZB4E4C2EYT87AD3TVH&psc=1&refRID=WRZB4E4C2EYT87AD3TVH

Rob Salvato speaks about the importance of brevity and clarity in our Bible teaching and sermons. Rob Salvato is the lead pastor at Calvary Vista in CA. He is married to his wife, Denise, and they have three grown children. You can listen to his teachings here:  https://www.calvaryvista.com/sermons-sunday/ You can find his sermon notes here: https://www.calvaryvista.com/speakers/rob-salvato/ or on https://www.preceptaustin.org/ Here’s his message from the San Diego Expositors Collective gathering: The Milk, The Meat and the Manna:  https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/8/14/cbguzfo1uxyscczs9vdtqbdee66sdi And here is Rob’s “Basics of Life” interview podcast:  https://goodlion.io/category/podcasts/cgn/basics-of-life-interviews/

Faithful Bible Teaching consistently shows Jesus to be the true Hero. We truly believe that with all our heart, and this workshop, delivered by Mike Neglia in April 2019 in San Diego, California unpacks and explains why this message is at the very heart of the Expositors Collective. In the beginning of the workshop Mike and Clay Worrell each teach from the Epistle of James, one from a man-centered approach and the other from a Christ-centered approach, and then Mike explains the philosophy behind this way of preaching. At the conclusion of the message there is interaction and feedback as different study groups give feedback about different interpretive methods that could be applied to well known scripture passages. https://www.expositorscollective.com/blog/2019/7/24/expositors-collective-sample-of-a-christ-centered-sermonhttps://calvarychapel.com/posts/the-bible-is-about-jesus

Mike speaks with Attila Nyári about how Christian growth and maturity involves trusting in ourselves less, and trusting in our message more. Attila Nyári is the pastor of Golgota Keresztény Gyülekezet Kistarcsa , near Budapest in Hungary. He is also the Deputy Director of Communications at the Lausanne Movement and is a student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. To hear his preaching visit: https://golgotakistarcsa.hu/?fbclid=IwAR0E9LzXeSLfEdiCYnoey6iD-JADh_PpknxTv61K-HCHp_kfyW78LojT75Q or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdPaIA2EWpgf4B2BDdV0Pg?sub_confirmation=1

Mike Doyle from Movement Church NYC speaks in Howell, New Jersey, back in September of 2019 about the Divine power source behind our preaching. After his message, there is a brief interview and update recorded on Thursday April 16th about the impact of Covid-19 on New York City and what Movement Church is doing to help through PPE donations. To help out email info@movementnyc.org or visit https://www.movementnyc.org/hospital-drive Elmhurst Hospital in the New York City borough of Queens is one of the hardest hospitals in the country with Coronavirus cases. Our goal is to help provide basic hospital supplies for them: N95 masks, gowns, glasses, latex gloves, and droplet masks. We are not asking for money (if you want to donate we can purchase the supplies for you), but that you would mail the supplies to us and we will deliver them to Elmhurst Hospital.

Is it possible to be TOO vulnerable and open while preaching? In this extended conversation between Armando Garcia and Mike Neglia they discuss right and wrong motives for self-disclosure as well as some advice on how to tell other people’s stories with tact and respect.

Pastor Armando Garcia talks with Mike Neglia about the mentors who gave him chances to teach when he was younger, his love for outlines and church history. -Resources mentioned- Ancient Christian Commentary series:  https://www.ivpress.com/ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture Greg Allison Historical Theology:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historical-Theology-Allison-Gregg/dp/0310230136 Louis Berkhof Systematic Theology: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Systematic-Theology-Louis-Berkhof/dp/1941129560 Louis Berkhof History of Church Doctrine:  https://www.amazon.com/History-Christian-Doctrines-Louis-Berkhof/dp/0851510051 Wayne Grudem Systematic Theology: https://www.amazon.com/Systematic-Theology-Introduction-Biblical-Doctrine/dp/0310286700 5 Minutes in Church History Podcast: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/ Communio Sanctorum Podcast: https://www.sanctorum.us/