Season 7

How to Help New Preachers Grow in Confidence and Clarity - Pilgrim Benham

How to Help New Preachers Grow in Confidence and Clarity - Pilgrim Benham

Pilgrim Benham serves as the Dean of Students at Calvary Chapel Bible College, now located in Bradenton, Florida. In this role he helps train and disciple the next generation of pastors, missionaries, and Bible teachers, investing in students who are preparing for lives of faithful ministry and serv...

The Pastor as Gardener: Seasons, Soil, and Sermon Prep with Matthew Erickson

The Pastor as Gardener: Seasons, Soil, and Sermon Prep with Matthew Erickson

What if your role as a pastor is not to produce growth, but to cultivate the conditions where growth might happen? In this episode of the Expositors Collective Podcast, Mike Neglia talks with Matt Erickson about his journey in preaching and how a season of personal and cultural upheaval led him to r...

Christianese, Sainthood and Discourse Analysis - Peter Kenny

Christianese, Sainthood and Discourse Analysis - Peter Kenny

Mike sits down with Peter Patrick Kenny for a wide-ranging conversation about preaching, preparation, and pastoral ministry. They discuss sermons that cover thirteen chapters and sermons that focus on just two verses, the dangers of over-relying on full manuscript notes, and the habit of slipping in...

Leaving Mountaintops and Entering Valleys

Leaving Mountaintops and Entering Valleys

In this fun interview between neighbours, Mike speaks with Tadhg O'Connell about lessons that he has learned as a preacher, testimony-giver, camp-speaker, addiction-recovery-activist and community organiser. They speak about neck tattoos, mountain top experiences, caring for the community and mo...

Read, Reread, and Be Faithful: Sermon Prep Essentials

Read, Reread, and Be Faithful: Sermon Prep Essentials

Dr Roy Collins is the kind of man many churches would love to have in their congregation: a retired pastor and professor who faithfully teaches the adult Sunday school class and serves as a steady, encouraging presence among God’s people. His influence is not loud or flashy, but marked by wisdom, wa...

Faithful Preaching in the Modern Church: Youth Ministry, Expressive Individualism, and Planning Ahead

Faithful Preaching in the Modern Church: Youth Ministry, Expressive Individualism, and Planning Ahead

Recorded live in Longmont, Colorado , this panel conversation brings together four seasoned pastors and ministry leaders to reflect on what faithful preaching looks like in today’s cultural moment. Dr Roy Collins , Dr Alan Stoddard , Mike Payne , and Bryan Stupar speak candidly about early preaching...

Women Deserve Good Theology - Brenda Leavenworth

Women Deserve Good Theology - Brenda Leavenworth

In this episode of the Expositors Collective Podcast, we are joined by Brenda Leavenworth for a thoughtful and encouraging conversation about theology, leadership, and faithful service in the local church. Brenda is the founder and Director of When She Leads, a global ministry devoted to equipping w...

Every Sermon Shouldn’t Sound Like the Book of Proverbs

Every Sermon Shouldn’t Sound Like the Book of Proverbs

In this episode, Clay and Mike reminisce about their Bible College days with their former Dean of Men, Pastor Sean Houseman. What begins with shared memories quickly develops into an encouraging and challenging conversation about teaching and preaching sacred Scripture with wisdom, patience, and hum...

Preaching like a Lutheran - Bob Hiller

Preaching like a Lutheran - Bob Hiller

In this episode of the Expositors Collective, Mike Neglia sits down with Pastor Bob Hiller to explore the essential distinction between preaching the Law and preaching the Gospel . Drawing from his experience at Community Lutheran Church, Bob discusses the preacher's primary task: to "hand ...

Clear Preaching That Connects with Real Life - Don Sunukjian

Clear Preaching That Connects with Real Life - Don Sunukjian

Dr Don Sunukjian has devoted his life to the craft of preaching, both in the pulpit and in the classroom. With doctoral training in theology and communication, along with 21 years of experience as a senior pastor, he brings together rigorous scholarship and real pastoral wisdom. He now serves as Pro...

The Apocrypha, Church Councils, and the Pastor’s Responsibility - with Shane Angland, Matt Brown, Nick Cady, and Steven Pomeroy

The Apocrypha, Church Councils, and the Pastor’s Responsibility - with Shane Angland, Matt Brown, Nick Cady, and Steven Pomeroy

Recorded at the Expositors Collective gathering in Longmont, Colorado, this panel discussion helps pastors and Bible teachers think carefully about how Scripture has been understood, preserved, and proclaimed throughout church history, and why those distinctions still matter for ministry today. The ...

Faithful, Not Famous: The Call to Godly Character - Jeff Figgs

Faithful, Not Famous: The Call to Godly Character - Jeff Figgs

In this episode of the Expositors Collective podcast, Jeff Figgs offers a sober and deeply pastoral charge drawn from Paul’s final words to Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:10-11. Speaking from decades of ministry experience, Jeff reminds listeners that Christian leadership is ultimately measured not by recog...

Ministry Mentorship: Why Leaders Must Stay Teachable with Bryan Stupar

Ministry Mentorship: Why Leaders Must Stay Teachable with Bryan Stupar

Ministry Mentorship: Why Leaders Must Stay Teachable with Bryan Stupar In this episode of the Expositors Collective podcast, Bryan Stupar reflects on pastoral and ministry mentorship, not as a leadership technique or growth strategy, but as a deeply biblical, historical, and relational pattern of di...