Season 03

What if God came to your church? Or better yet, what if your words were the words of God?

Dan Ewing speaks with his old college buddy and band-mate Mike about Bi-Vocational ministry and guest speaking at different churches across Juneau, Alaska.

Join Thabiti Anyabwile as he takes us on his journey from a study out of John 4 for a “youth group” to a Pastor of Anacostia River Church. Thabiti discusses teaching in different church cultures and how he leveraged intentional times of critique to hone his craft, even if it hu...

John Starke speaks with Mike Neglia about the power of self awareness, the value of hearing the truth, but chiefly the priority of love in pastoral ministry.

Andreas Köstenberger speaks with Mike Neglia on a broad range of topics related to personal formation and Bible study and proclamation.

Dr Dustin Benge (Provost, Union School of Theology, Wales) speaks with Mike Neglia about the importance of sermon application. It isn’t enough to just tell the hearers of our sermons what is true, we also need to give examples of how it can be lived out in day-to-day live throu...

Pilgrim Benham chats with Mike about guest speaking, how to select a passage to speak from, how long a sermon should last as well as best practices for being a hospitable, welcoming host church. They also discuss High School revivals, swag bags, honorariums and Mike’s first ser...

Greg Jao speaks with Mike about his experience on the preaching team at New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York alongside Pete Scazzero & Rich Villodas and their healthy practice of peer review and collaborative sermon feedback. There are also some practical tips on how ...

Joe Thorn speaks with Mike about nerves, self-doubt and the gradual growing confidence that comes as Bible teachers gain more and more experience behind the pulpit. Additionally, they speak about “The Monday Blues” (or the lack there-of), experiential theology and also some rea...

Negative feedback stings - but you need it! Jeremy Jenkins speaks with Mike about some vital words of feedback and critique that he received and how he has grown since then. Peers and older mentors have both played a vital role in shaping his preaching ministry, and we should t...

Now more than ever, the priority of integrity in God's ministers is being highlighted across our culture. As nationally known figures are shipwrecked and exposed - what should we be doing to guard our hearts and be sure that our character is in line with the call that God has p...

The challenge and privilege of each generation of church leaders is to train, equip and empower the next generation of faithful Bible teachers and pastors. Tony Carter talks about methods that practices that worked in his life, and ways that he is working to raise up new and yo...

Dr. Gavin Ortlund is a prolific author and apologist as well as a faithful husband, father and pastor. In this conversation Mike speaks with Gavin about the role that theological triage plays in church leadership (and particularly the pulpit) as well as the importance of highli...

Cheryl speaks with Mike about the importance of being a life-long learner, which has caused her to not only read broadly, and interact with Christians from diverse backgrounds but also to enrol in seminary! In this far reaching conversation Cheryl speaks about passionate prayer...

Mike and Andrew sit together in the cold basement of a prestigious theologian's home in Portland, Oregon to talk about short attention spans, cool vs faithful and what senior pastors should learn from youth pastors. Andrew Sterken is Pastor of Students and Young Adults at Calva...

George and Mike sit down in Mike's office in Cork, Ireland to talk about the right and wrong ways that preacher's should think about "winning over" the crowd. How much of John the Baptist's ministry style and aesthetic should contemporary preachers emulate today.

It’s been said that to be a preacher, you must have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. But is it really true that you have to grow tough and hard in order to endure the criticism and trials that come with being a minister of God's Word? P...

In this engaging and thought-provoking conversation Nick and Mike speak with Robert Fergusson about the value of storytelling in preaching. Our postmodern world cherishes stories of individuals yet is skeptical of an overarching metanarrative - Robert helps us to use the former...

Joe Gamez speaks to Nick Cady about the unique dynamics of ministry on a small tight knit island community and the value and benefits of preaching mentorships. How can fellow Bible teachers be trained and set up for success in a way that causes them and the congregation to flou...

Timothy Brown speaks with Mike about the importance of clarity in sermons, the capacity for growth in a preacher and the seven steps that you should take as you journey from the Biblical text to the spoken sermon.

Suicide in a congregation is one of the most heart-wrenching and intimidating challenges that a pastor can face. In this interview, Mike speaks with Drs Scott Gibson and Karen Mason about the holistic approaches that preachers and churches can implement to make our communities ...

In a friendly, face to face conversation Mike speaks with Pastor Bob Hiller from Community Lutheran Church in Escondido California about what it means to “hand over the goods” and proclaim the forgiveness of sins in the name of Jesus.