Expositors Collective

Jeff and his wife Teresa grew up in northern California. They met just after high school in 1977, fell in love and married in 1978. Neither one was walking with the Lord. They moved to southern California and started attending Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, where they were both born again in 1991. They have been married for 34 years.Both Jeff and Teresa’s born again experience was life changing. Jeff was a local business man who owned and operated his own company for many years. He went from being motived by money to being motivated by the love of Jesus Christ! After a life-changing trip to Israel in 1992 with Pastor Chuck Smith, the Lord opened a door for him to attend the School of Ministry program at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. For five years following his graduation from the SOM in 1994, he taught two home Bible studies, served as a high school counselor, and was the surf coach for Calvary Chapel High School.In 2003 Jeff was asked to serve over the college and career ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, which he did for two years as a lay pastor. During those two years the Lord began to prepare him to plant a church in Newport Beach, where he has been serving as the lead pastor of Newport Coast Lighthouse since 2005. Jeff Gipe is an Author, Speaker, and Pastor at New Creation Huntington Beach:newcreationhb.com/sermonswww.jeffegipe.com You can find Jeff’s Book, “Contented: In All Things Peace” here:https://www.amazon.com/Contented-Things-Peace-Jeff-Gipe/dp/0578488612 The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Phil Metzger is the pastor of Calvary San Diego. Prior to moving to San Diego in 2018, Phil served and pastored in Eastern Europe, mostly in Hungary where he was a missionary, church planter, Bible College director at Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe, and most recently the pastor of Golgota Budapest. Phil is also the author of the book, A Story of Grace: Beyond the Iron Curtain. You can find a list of articles he has written here. In this episode, Phil and Nick discuss the unique challenges of preaching in an international context, as well as the importance of the mechanics of preaching, such as letting words “hang” in the air and being very intentional about words and stage presence. Phil explains how his experience in theater has influenced his preaching, how he continually aims to grow and improve as a preacher, and the many benefits of manuscripting your sermons. Finally, Phil discusses how he was able to preach up to 8 times a week during one season of his life. The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io/

Dr Gerry Breshears is Professor of Theology at Western Seminary, a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, an elder at Grace Community Church of Gresham, a husband and a father. In this conversation with one of his students, Clay Worrell and Mike Neglia, Gerry talks about the untapped resource of community sermon preparation, the benefits of preaching without notes and tips and advice for young preachers. You can hear Gerry’s sermons here: http://gracecc.net/component/zoo/category/gerry-breshears?Itemid=101 Things that Matter : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fctzdbxLhVY The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In this Bonus Episode, recorded in New Jersey in September of 2019, panelists Aaron Campbell, Nick Cady, Cody King and Ray Dash answer questions regarding time management, contextualization and cultural diversity. 1. Recommended books for sermon preparation 2. How to apply Bible teaching to those with low biblical literacy. 3. How to balance ministry alongside full time work and family 4. Is it important to know and address the cultural demographics of your audience? 5. How can a church address the wider culture if there is a disparity between the neighbourhood and the demographics and culture of a particular congregation? Previous Expositors Collective interview on Bivocational Ministry: https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/9/17/episode-65-bivocational-ministry The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

Recorded live in Howell, New Jersey, Aaron Campbell speaks about the 5 necessary heart ingredients that we must have as we prepare Bible studies and sermons: F - Fall on your face R - Repent U - Understand I - Implore T - Testify Aaron Campbell is a speaker and author, and the founder and lead pastor of Antioch Christian Fellowship. A graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, Aaron has been serving Philadelphia’s universities and drug-and-gang communities—and all people-groups in between —for some 20 years. Though a pastor at heart, Aaron’s evangelism traverses racial/ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic lines—lending to Antioch being one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse churches in the city. Previous Expositors Collective interview with Aaron : https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2018/11/6/episode-20-sermon-prep-is-simply-your-devotional-life-spilling-over Aaron’s Story :  http://antiochphilly.org/pastor-aarons-story/ The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In episode 81, Pete Nelson and Mike Neglia talk preaching with Bruce Clark. Bruce is the senior minister at St Matthews Anglican Church in Manly, Australia. He came to Christ quite dramatically at 20, after years of trying to find himself through partying while at high school and university. A few years later, he went to Bible College and subsequently became an Anglican Minister. His passion is to teach people the Word of God as well as evangelize the vast numbers of unreached people who live down under in Australia. You can find sermons from Bruce Clark at the St. Matthew's church website: https://www.stmattsmanly.org.au/sermons The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

In this episode, Mike speaks with Dr Joy Balta about the various learning preferences that are likely present in every gathered congregation. Your hearers have complex internal physiology and brain make-ups are are going to influence the way that they take in and process information. Dr Balta speaks about how preachers can be aware of the different learning preferences and aim towards addressing them in our teaching style. The learning styles that Dr. Balta refers to are: 1. Verbal/Linguistic 2. Logical/Mathematical 3. Visual/Spatial 4. Bodily/Kinesthetic 5. Musical 6. Intrapersonal 7. Interpersonal 8. Naturalist View the video Joy references: here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L6rEm0rnY Additional reading: https://personalitymax.com/multiple-intelligences/ https://blog.advancementcourses.com/articles/4-types-of-learners-in-education/ Dr. Joy Balta's Bio Dr. Joy Balta completed his BSc in Zoology from the Lebanese University (Beirut, Lebanon) with honors. After which he was recruited by the Lebanese American University (LAU), School of Medicine to join a founding team as the Lab Technician in Anatomy & Microbiology where he developed his interest in Anatomical Sciences. After securing a faculty development grant from LAU, Dr. Balta completed an MSc in Human Anatomy from the University of Dundee (Scotland, United Kingdom). He then returned to LAU as an Instructor of Anatomical Sciences.While completing his MSc, Dr. Balta developed expertise in soft preservation techniques. He was then recruited by Victory Healthcare, Institute for Bioresearch (Houston, Texas) as a Consultant in Surgical Education. In 2013, he joined the Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience at University College Cork, Ireland as a faculty member to teach anatomy to different cohorts of students in the School of Medicine, Clinical therapies and Dentistry. During this period, Dr. Balta conducted research on the utility of embalming fluids for anatomical education and research which lead to his award of a PhD in Anatomical Sciences.In 2016, Dr. Balta was appointed as the Program Development Coordinator for the first taught MSc in Human Anatomy in the Republic of Ireland. After the successful development of this program, Dr. Balta was appointed as the Program Coordinator at the time of admitting the first class in 2017. He taught all Gross Anatomy courses on the program along with the Anatomy Pedagogy course.Throughout his teaching career, Dr. Balta developed an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning that led him to complete a Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (TLHE) and he is currently finishing an MA in TLHE. In April 2018, Dr. Balta was recruited as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University and on the 1st of December 2018 he joined the department as a full-time faculty.

Sarah Yardley is a Californian based in Cornwall who loves Jesus, family, friendships, coffee, travel, and guacamole. She grew up at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, served at Reality Carpinteria, and currently lives in the United Kingdom, serving full-time with Creation Fest UK and Tubestation in Polzeath. She loves discovering what it means to follow Jesus and inviting others to know and follow Him. To find out more about Creation Fest, visit creationfest.org.uk or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube at creationfestuk. Personal Socialsfacebook.com/sarahyardleytwitter.com/yardleysarahinstagram.com/sarahyardley Alternate BioKnowing Jesus has changed my life. He’s shifted me from the awkward homeschool kid who was embarrassed to say her name out loud to one who lives in another country to share God’s love. The shift has taken me through some unexpected chapters; traveling to 90 countries, walking through places of great joy and great grief; developing genuine friendships scattered throughout the world. My constant clarity is this: I’d rather have my heart stretched in knowing Jesus than feel safe and suburban anywhere else. That’s a story I love to tell, to many or to one. The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit  https://goodlion.io/

James is the Senior Pastor at Saar Fellowship, an international church in Bahrain, in the Middle East. He has been there for six and a half years and has done everything from piano playing to preaching and everything in-between. He writes for the GoodLion Network, is co-host of the IMMERSE Podcast, and has started a new one, ‘Questions for My Pastor’. All that can be found at www.saarfellowship.com. James and his wife Robyn have two boys who were both born in Bahrain, and they have family history in the country going back to the 1960s! James is Calvary Chapel University’s first M.Div graduate, and enjoys swimming, cycling, running, and good coffee! The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io/