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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.
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The Team
Mike Neglia is the lead pastor at Calvary Cork, having moved to Ireland from Fallbrook, California, in 2003. In addition to discipling others and teaching weekly as the lead pastor, Mike is pursuing a master’s degree at Western Seminary, and hosts the Expositors Collective podcast with weekly episodes designed to equip and edify Bible teachers of all walks of life.
Mike is married to Rachel, and along with their children, enjoy exploring the City of Cork and earning the coveted "customer of the month" title at their local coffee shop. Follow Mike on Twitter and Instagram: @mikeneglia.
Mike is married to Rachel, and along with their children, enjoy exploring the City of Cork and earning the coveted "customer of the month" title at their local coffee shop. Follow Mike on Twitter and Instagram: @mikeneglia.
Nick Cady is the lead pastor of White Fields Community Church in Longmont, Colorado. Before moving to Longmont in 2012, Nick spent 10 years in Hungary as a missionary, pastor, and church planter with Calvary Chapel. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Theology from the University of Gloucestershire (UK) and a master’s degree in Integrative Theology from the London School of Theology.
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 developed Cultivate, a program to assess, train, and deploy new church planters and missionaries.
John Whittaker is a preacher, teacher, and pastor. He holds theology and ministry degrees from Boise Bible College, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. John has been serving in ministry for 30 years. He has served as Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Boise Bible College for 19 years. He has also helped plant a church in Kuna, Idaho, where he preached for 11 years; served for 4 years as one of the teaching and campus pastors at The Pursuit; taught classes for Eternity Bible College; and preached in various places around the country and the world. He is the founder of the Bible in Life online discipleship ministry at johnwhittaker.net
When he is not preaching or teaching, you can find John at a local coffee shop meeting with and encouraging other local ministers; hanging out at home with wife and partner in ministry, Louise, his closest friend for 30 years; or throwing a ball to his dogs.
Bryan Stupar was born in 1970 and raised in the surf culture of Huntington Beach, California. He came to faith in Jesus at 16 and married his best friend, Sherry, in 1991.
At 23, he moved to San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast to plant Calvary SLO Church, which has grown into an influential ministry with a strong emphasis on church planting and missions.
Bryan serves on the leadership team of Expositors Collective and, since 2023, has been travelling across the United States investing in and equipping preachers.
He is the father of two daughters, Brianna and Brooke, and enjoys time with his family, photography, coffee shops, and the surf.
At 23, he moved to San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast to plant Calvary SLO Church, which has grown into an influential ministry with a strong emphasis on church planting and missions.
Bryan serves on the leadership team of Expositors Collective and, since 2023, has been travelling across the United States investing in and equipping preachers.
He is the father of two daughters, Brianna and Brooke, and enjoys time with his family, photography, coffee shops, and the surf.
Alan Stoddard serves as the lead pastor of Imagine Church in Cresson, Texas, having previously pastored churches elsewhere in Texas and New Mexico. Alan graduated from Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, and Gordon-Conwell Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. His doctoral work at Gordon-Conwell was on “Reinforcing Expository Preaching with Sermon-based Small Groups."
The Podcast
Pray a Lot More, Study a Little Less? Sermon Preparation Advice for Occasional Preachers
How do you prepare to preach when sermon preparation is not part of your weekly routine?
In this conversation, Mike Neglia speaks with his friend Noah Beumer, a pastor on staff at Calvary Boise in Idaho, where he currently oversees missions. Before moving into that role, Noah spent many years leading worship, and he now participates in Calvary Boise’s collaborative teaching team.
Noah reflects on the healthy fear and dependence that can accompany occasional preaching. He explains why preachers may sometimes need to pray more and study a little less—not because biblical study is unimportant, but because access to more information does not necessarily tell us what a particular congregation needs to hear.
Mike and Noah also discuss reading the biblical text before reaching for commentaries, finding the big idea of a passage, preparing as a verbal processor, using recording and transcription tools to organise a sermon, and moving from a full manuscript towards a more internalised message.
They also speak about Expositors Collective leadership-team member Dr. John Whittaker and the coaching he provides to Calvary Boise’s teaching team. His investment in preachers and Bible teachers is helping the wider church grow in its understanding, handling and communication of Scripture.
ABOUT NOAH BEUMER
Noah Beumer is a pastor on staff at Calvary Boise in Boise, Idaho, where he oversees missions. He previously spent many years leading worship and now serves within the church’s collaborative teaching team. His ministry experience also includes Bible training, cross-cultural mission work and teaching in a variety of church and small-group settings.
IN THIS EPISODE
Noah’s earliest experiences teaching the Bible
What occasional preachers can contribute to a local church
Why unfamiliarity can drive a preacher towards prayer and dependence
The value of hearing different voices in the pulpit
What Noah means by “pray more and study a little less”
Balancing biblical knowledge with dependence on the Holy Spirit
Reading and praying through the text before opening commentaries
Finding the big idea and deciding what not to include
Preparing a sermon as a verbal processor
Using voice recordings, transcription and AI as editing tools
How collaborative sermon preparation strengthens preachers
Dr. John Whittaker’s coaching of the Calvary Boise teaching team
Moving from a full manuscript towards an internalised message
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Calvary Boise
THE PREVIOUS EPISODE WITH NOAH BEUMER AND MICHAEL MCCALEBB
Episode 74: The Entire Service Is Worship — with Noah Beumer and Michael McCalebb
Mike, Noah and Michael discuss how prayer, song selection, collaboration and communication with the preaching pastor can help make the whole Sunday gathering a unified act of worship.
JOHN WHITTAKER
John Whittaker’s website
https://www.johnwhittaker.net/
The Listener’s Commentary
https://www.listenerscommentary.com/
John Whittaker’s courses
https://www.johnwhittaker.net/courses
SELECTED EXPOSITORS COLLECTIVE EPISODES WITH JOHN WHITTAKER
Sermon Preparation Strategies — with Nick Cady, John Whittaker and Conor Berry
A practical conversation about moving from the biblical text to the message, finding the big idea, keeping Jesus central, sermon pacing and sustainable study habits.
How to Discover the Author’s Intended Meaning — with John Whittaker
Teaching the Bible to Real People — with John Whittaker
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