Equipping
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 PleasantonÂ
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!
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
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.
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.
The Podcast
John Whittaker is a preacher, teacher and pastor. He holds theology and ministry degrees from Boise Bible College, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, and a doctorate in preaching from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary – the only reason for all of that is to help bring God's word into the lives of people more effectively. John has been serving in ministry for 30 years. He has served as a Professor of Preaching and New Testament at Boise Bible College for 19 years. During that time, he also helped plant a church in Kuna, Idaho, where he led the adult education ministry and preached for 11 years. He has taught classes for Eternity Bible College and taught and preached in various places around the country and the world. Most recently, he served for nearly 4 years as one of the teaching and campus pastors at The Pursuit, in Boise and is currently on the preaching coaching team at Calvary Boise.
You can learn more about John Whittaker at https://www.johnwhittaker.net/
Additional Resources:
Listeners Bible Commentary:Â https://www.listenerscommentary.com/
 The Listener’s Commentary provides clear, accessible teaching through each book of the New Testament in audio format so you can learn and live the Bible.Â
 https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-tips-for-getting-started-with-inductive-bible-study/
Recommended episodes:
Cody King on bivocational ministry:Â https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/9/17/episode-65-bivocational-ministry
Neil Spencer on Inductive Bible Study:Â https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/4/10/the-who-what-when-where-and-why-of-bible-study
Josh Turansky on Inductive Bible Study:Â https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/2/7/episode-88-treat-your-text-like-a-crime-scene-bonus-episode
Pleasanton, California Expositors Collective Training Event May 24th & 25th
We’re excited to be partnering with Valley Community Church to host our first training seminar in the Bay Area. We have a lot of friends (and podcast downloads) in that part of California and we know that it is going to be a great time!
To register or for more information visit https://expositorscollective.org/gatherings/
The Expositors Collective podcast is part of the CGNMedia, Working together to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and plant churches. For more content like this, visit https://cgnmedia.org/
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