Equipping
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Who We Are
Expositors Collective is a growing network of pastors, leaders, and laypeople which exists to equip, encourage, and mentor the next generation of Christ-centered preachers. We provide resources through our weekly podcast, our two-day intentional training seminars, and interactive webinars.
Up Next
Expositors Collective Tri-ValleyÂ
Our next in-person Training Weekend for men and women of all ages will be in Pleasanton, CA on May 24-25, 2024. In this interactive seminar, attendees will meet in groups and build ongoing relationships.
Valley Community Church
Del Valle Parkway
Pleasanton, CA 94566
$79 Early Bird Registration is now open until April 15!
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Expositors Collective Uganda
September 11-13, 2024
Calvary Chapel Kampala, UgandaÂ
This will be a free event. Register now!
About CGN
We are a family of churches working together to proclaim the Gospel, make diciples, and plant churches.
Visit our website for more Information about care, coaching, and resources.
The Team
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Nick is the author of Theology for the People, a blog and podcast discussing the intersection of theology and culture. Additionally, Nick is on the steering committee of the Expositors Collective, an organization that exists to equip and mentor the next generation of Christ-centered preachers. He also serves as a Local Connector with Calvary Global Network and recently developed Cultivate, a program to assess, train, and deploy new church planters and missionaries.
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In 1993, when 23 years old, he moved to San Luis Obispo on California's Central Coast to plant Calvary SLO Church, which has become an influential church in the area and beyond, with it's church planting /missions work.
Best of all, Bryan is the father of two daughters, Brianna & Brooke, and enjoys spending time with his family. He's often be found hanging around SLO at one of it's many coffee shops, taking photos, or in the surf.
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The Podcast
$110 will sponsor a Ugandan Expositor :Â https://cgn.churchcenter.com/giving/to/expositors-collectiveÂ
Recommended episodes to learn from other students of Haddon Robinson:Â
Dr Alan Stoddard:Â https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/sermon-based-small-groups-alan-stoddardÂ
Dr John Whittaker:Â https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/every-sermon-should-have-a-purpose-and-a-point-with-john-whittakerÂ
Dr Matthew Kim is the director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching https://cgnmedia.org/podcast/expositors-collective/episode/preaching-through-tension-and-division-with-matthew-kim-paul-hoffman-and-mike-neglia
https://2guysandariver.com/Â – The fly fishing podcast on which Steve is a co-host
Steve Mathewson is the Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He has served in pastoral ministry for the past 38 years in both Montana and Illinois. He is a graduate of Multnomah University (Th.B.), Western Seminary, (M.A. in Old Testament), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (D.Min. in Preaching), and Stellenbosch University (Ph.D. in Biblical Hebrew). He has written several books, including The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative, Preaching the Four Gospels with Confidence, and Risen: Fifty Reasons why the Resurrection Changed Everything. Steve and his wife, Priscilla, have four children and eleven grandchildren. In his spare time, Steve enjoys fly fishing for trout.Â
https://www.westernseminary.edu/academics/advanced-degrees/doctor-of-ministry-dmin – The Doctor of Ministry program which Steve directs at Western Seminary
Steve's Books:Â
- Joshua and Judges in The People's Bible Commentary (Bible Reading Fellowship, 2003)
- Preaching the Hard Words of Jesus (Hendrickson, 2013)
- Preaching the Four Gospels with Confidence (Hendrickson, 2013)
- RISEN: Fifty Reasons Why the Resurrection Changed Everything (Baker, 2013)
- The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative (Baker Academic, 2021; 2nd edition)
- The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry (Baker Academic–release date is December 2024)
- The Fly Fisher's Book of Lists (co-author; Big Snowy Media, 2017)
CLICK HERE to give to the Uganda Expositors Collective Conference
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