Episodes
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about congregational singing in a local church.
Why do Christians sing?What kinds of songs should we sing at church?What is congregational singing?What does Colossians 3:16 mean?How can I help my church to sing?
Published 02/13/24
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interact with Tim Keller's article, "Leadership and Church Size Dynamics"
Tips for leading my church wellWhat program should I start in my church?How can I lead my church staff well?What kind of leadership skill should pastors have?What are some problems that small churches face?What are some problems that big churches face?
Published 02/06/24
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about transcendence in worship services.
Published 01/30/24
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about how we should interact with church disciplined members.
Published 01/23/24
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about different criteria for discipline.
Published 01/16/24
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the newest edition of Church Matters, Catholicity: Churches Partnering Together.
Published 12/05/23
If your church is centered on Christ alone, unity will sometimes involve building genuine friendships with Christians with whom you honestly don't share much in common.
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever interviews Jamie Dunlop about his new book, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy.
Published 11/28/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the role and the importance of statements of faith.
Published 11/21/23
What's the history behind church covenants? Do they have more or less authority than the Bible? Is having a church covenant abusive? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about church covenants.
Published 11/14/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talks about the importance of words in pastoral ministry.
Published 11/07/23
Young pastors often have clear vision but little depth perception. From the interview phase to what to preach next, young pastors need guidance from older pastors around the area to offer wisdom and guidance.
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Phil Newton and Rich Shadden, authors of Shepherding the Pastor.
Published 10/31/23
In this Pastors Talk episode, Mark and Jonathan interview Nathan Knight, one of the pastors at Restoration Church in Washington, D.C.
Published 10/03/23
In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan interviews Mark and Kevin DeYoung on pastoral, public tone.
Published 09/19/23
Dr. Leeman is in the hot seat! In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark interviews Jonathan about his new book, Authority, and how Christians should wield authority.
Authority by Jonathan Leeman
Published 09/12/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk with Bart Barber, the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, about pastoring.
Published 08/29/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat about staffing titles in the church.
Published 08/22/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk about how to disagree with your pastor.
Published 08/15/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan interview Mike McKinley about his new book, Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit
Published 08/08/23
A few weeks ago, we published a new edition of Church Matters—formerly known as the 9Marks Journal—that addresses a few unusual topics: Christian nationalism, theonomy, and magisterial Protestantism.
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever explain why.
Published 05/31/23
How should a Christian think about patriotism? Why should pastors especially be careful of both nostalgia and cynicism?
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with SBTS professor John D. Wilsey about all these questions and more.
Published 05/23/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark about this under-reported aspect of a pastor's job description.
Published 05/16/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Geoff Chang about Spurgeon the pastor.
Published 04/18/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Alex DiPrima, the author of Spurgeon and the Poor.
Published 04/11/23
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Deepak Reju about pastoral responses to domestic abuse.
Published 04/04/23