Mark Dever
Episode 138: On What if I Don’t Desire to Pray (with John Onwuchekwa)
By J. Onwuchekwa, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.21.2020As Christians, we know we should pray. But too often, we fail to because we simply don’t desire to.
Episode 137: On What If I Don’t Feel Like Going to Church (with Gunner Gundersen)
By G. Gundersen, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.14.2020As a pastor, how many times have you heard a member tell you, “I’m so sorry we missed last Sunday—we just couldn’t make it with everything we have going on!”?
Pastors, Set Your Church Up Well for the Future
By Mark Dever | 07.13.2020Pastors, here are two things you should do that will set your church up well for the future, long after you’re gone.
Episode 136: On Pastors and Social Media
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.07.2020In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about how pastors ought to approach social media use.
Preach, Pray, Love, and Stay
By M. Dever, P. Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020When I was interviewing with Capitol Hill Baptist Church before they called me to be their pastor, someone asked me if I had a program or plan to implement for growth. Here’s how I responded.
Episode 135: On Shepherding: The Work and Character of a Pastor
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan chats with Mark about the new 9Marks Journal: On Shepherding — The Work and Character of a Pastor.
Episode 134: On the Difference between Revival and Revivalism
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.23.2020In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan asks Mark to take a brief tour of church history so that pastors and Christians today can discern the difference between revival—a good thing—and revivalism—a bad thing.
Episode 133: On Why Should I Join a Church?
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.16.2020Have you ever met a growing Christian who is self-consciously choosing not to join a church? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about the vital necessity of joining a local church.
Episode 130: On How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics (with Andy Naselli)
By A. Naselli, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.02.2020Conversations about politics are often emotionally charged. We disagree because our consciences are calibrated differently. So how can we still love each other?
Episode 129: On Principles to Consider as We Gather Again
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.26.2020As churches move toward gathering again, there are lots of principles to consider. One of the most important—and one of the least talked about—is the difference between what’s a church and what’s not a church.
Episode 128: On When Elders Disagree (with Matt Schmucker)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Schmucker | 05.19.2020What do we do when elders disagree?
Episode 127: On Character Matters (with Aaron Menikoff)
By A. Menikoff, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.12.2020More than anything, God expects pastors to be faithful. An overflowing auditorium and an efficient church is no substitute for personal holiness.
Episode 126: On When Should Churches Practice Civil Disobedience? (with Bobby Jamieson)
By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.05.2020When—if ever—is it okay to disobey the authorities God has placed over us? Don’t we have a God-given right to gather, even during COVID-19?
Episode 125: On “What Should I Do Now That I’m a Christian?” (with Sam Emadi)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. Emadi | 04.28.2020You’re a new Christian. What’s the first thing you should do? Join a church!
Episode 124: On The Case Against Multisite in One Assembly
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.21.2020Mark asks Jonathan to make his best case from the Bible against multi-site and multi-service churches.
