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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
Observation, Interpretation, Application: How to Study the Bible with Bryan Stupar
In this practical session from the Expositors Collective training event at Reliance Church in Temecula, California, Bryan Stupar introduces the inductive Bible study method. He defines it as slowing down to observe what the Bible says, understand what it means, and respond with worship and obedience.
Inductive Bible study helps us move from asking, “What do I want the text to say?” to asking, “What is God communicating through this passage?” Instead of beginning with our preferred conclusion and searching Scripture for support, we begin with the biblical text and allow it to guide us toward its intended meaning.
Bryan walks through the three movements of inductive Bible study—observation, interpretation, and application—and offers accessible practices that can strengthen personal study and sermon preparation. These include reading repeatedly, listening to Scripture aloud, comparing translations, identifying repeated words, studying context, recognizing literary genres, and allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture.
The ultimate goal, however, is not merely accumulating biblical information. We study Scripture to encounter the risen Christ, know the Father, respond to the Holy Spirit, and become people whose lives increasingly display the love, peace, joy, and kindness of Jesus.
In this episode
- A simple definition of inductive Bible study
- Moving from “What do I want the text to say?” to “What is God communicating?”
- The difference between inductive and deductive approaches
- Why familiarity with a passage is not the same as understanding it
- Recognizing the assumptions and cultural ideas we bring to Scripture
- The importance of slowing down
- Observation: What does the text say?
- Why Bryan listens to a biblical book dozens of times
- Comparing translations and identifying repeated words
- Asking who, what, when, where, why, and how
- Interpretation: What does the text mean?
- Why context is critical
- Allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture
- Understanding literary genres
- Identifying the author’s main point
- Application: How should this text change me?
- Praying Scripture honestly
- Moving from biblical knowledge to spiritual transformation
The three movements of inductive Bible study
Observation: What does the text say?
Read the passage repeatedly. Listen to it aloud. Compare reliable translations. Look for repeated words and phrases. Ask basic questions about the author, audience, setting, structure, and literary form.
Interpretation: What does the text mean?
Study the immediate and broader context. Ask what comes before and after the passage. Let Scripture interpret Scripture, follow cross-references, recognize the genre, and identify the author’s main point.
Application: How should the text change me?
Ask what the Holy Spirit is calling you to believe, obey, confess, or trust God for. Turn the passage into prayer and respond with concrete obedience.
About Bryan Stupar
Learn more about Bryan Stupar and Calvary SLO:
https://www.calvaryslo.com/about/our-team/member/102862/
About Expositors Collective
Expositors Collective exists to equip, encourage, and mentor the next generation of Christ-centred preachers. Through training events, weekly podcast conversations, and practical resources, we help people grow in their personal study and public proclamation of God’s Word.
Explore more resources and upcoming training events:
https://expositorscollective.org
Expositors Collective is a ministry of the Calvary Chapel Cooperative—a family of ministries working together to strengthen churches, cultivate healthy leaders, support church planting, and encourage cooperation throughout the Calvary Chapel movement.
The Cooperative reflects the conviction that churches and ministry leaders flourish through genuine fellowship, shared work, and mutual trust. Its ministries include Expositors Collective, Cultivate Church Planting, When She Leads, and The Pastors Connection.
Learn more about the Calvary Chapel Cooperative:
https://calvarychapelcooperative.com
August 18, 2026
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