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The Team

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.

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.

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.

The Podcast
In this conversation, Mike speaks with New Testament scholar David B. Capes about conversational preaching, the public reading of Scripture, recovering the Old Testament and its language of lament, and recognising the scriptural world that shaped the New Testament writers.
David also explains how Matthew Through Old Testament Eyes helps readers notice Matthew’s use of Israel’s Scriptures. Along the way, he reflects on Christ-centred preaching, faithful listening, friendship across religious differences, and the work of the Lanier Theological Library.
IN THIS EPISODE
David’s first sermon at twelve years old and his early sense of calling
Why effective preaching should sound like a meaningful conversation
The difference between saying something and helping people learn it
Recovering the public reading of Scripture in the church
Why Christians need the Old Testament’s language of lament
How the New Testament writers read and reused Israel’s Scriptures
Reading Matthew with greater sensitivity to its first-century Jewish setting
Christ-centred preaching without forcing Jesus artificially into every isolated verse
Learning to listen carefully to people with whom we disagree
The libraries, lectures, podcasts and study opportunities offered by the Lanier Theological Library
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Matthew Through Old Testament Eyes by David B. Capes (Kregel Academic)
https://www.kregel.com/bible-commentaries/matthew-through-old-testament-eyes/
Devote Yourself to the Public Reading of Scripture by Jeffrey D. Arthurs (Kregel Academic)
https://www.kregel.com/jeffrey-d-arthurs/devote-yourself-to-the-public-reading-of-scripture/
Paul’s Use of the Old Testament by E. Earle Ellis (Wipf and Stock)
https://wipfandstock.com/9781592441945/pauls-use-of-the-old-testament/
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson
(This is the public-speaking book Mike recalled, although its title was not stated during the interview.)
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking/
OTHER BOOKS BY DAVID B. CAPES
The Divine Christ: Paul, the Lord Jesus, and the Scriptures of Israel (Baker Academic)
https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/products/9780801097867_the-divine-christ
Old Testament Yahweh Texts in Paul’s Christology (Baylor University Press)
https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481307918/old-testament-yahweh-texts-in-pauls-christology/
Rediscovering Paul: An Introduction to His World, Letters and Theology, second edition (IVP Academic)
https://ivpress.com/rediscovering-paul
Slow to Judge: Sometimes It’s OK to Listen (Thomas Nelson)
https://www.thomasnelson.com/author/4083/david-capes/
ADDITIONAL WORKS REFERENCED
Books by Rabbi Stuart Federow
Federow’s writing was discussed, but no individual title was named during the interview.
https://hebrewjumpstart.com/books
LISTEN AND EXPLORE
Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center — Houston, USA
https://lanierlibraryandlearningcenter.org/
Lanier Theological Library — Yarnton Manor, Oxford, UK
https://yarntonmanor.org/theological-library/
Lanier sabbatical opportunities in Houston
https://lanierlibraryandlearningcenter.org/sabbaticals-2/
Research and writing visits at Yarnton Manor
https://yarntonmanor.org/apply-to-visit/research-writing/
The Stone Chapel Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stone-chapel-podcast/id1537425950
Exegetically Speaking — Wheaton College
https://www.wheaton.edu/listen/exegetically-speaking-podcast
A Show of Faith
David B. Capes’s website
Calvary Chapel Cooperative
https://calvarychapelcooperative.com/
CONNECT WITH DAVID
Email: david.capes@lanierlibrary.org
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