I have just added to my English-Chinese Terminology in Christianity the phrase:
Expository Preaching.
Contrasting Topical preaching, Expository (釋 經式講道) preaching makes the topics follow the scripture; while topical (專/主題式講道) makes scriptures follow preferred topics.
Like John MacArthur, I generally condemn topical preaching.
Why teach with some topics, when we have a well prepared book by God.
Now lectures/workshops for a particular time, on the other hand, is a completely different matter. Because we honestly advertise the topic of the workshop, so that whoever want to participate, could do it on their own will, which is not forced upon when they come to worship God requiring to listen to the WORD OF GOD as the WORD OF GOD.