Mark Dever
The Single Best Thing That’s Happened to Mark Dever as a Senior Pastor
By Mark Dever | 08.23.2018“Raising up a plurality of qualified elders has been the best single thing that’s happened to me as the senior pastor.”
The Local Church and Your Assurance of Salvation
By Mark Dever | 08.15.2018Have you ever thought of your church as an assurance-of-salvation cooperative? Let Mark Dever explain.
The Burden for Missions Begins at Home
By Mark Dever | 08.08.2018If you treat personal evangelism like an optional add-on to the Christian life, then don’t be surprised when your church’s zeal for missions suffers.
Episode 56: On Pastoral Burnout
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Mark and Jonathan discuss the subject of burnout, particularly how it happens and what church leaders can do to avoid it in the first place.
9Marks at 9: The State of the SBC 2018
By A. Mohler, D. Akin, H. B. Charles, M. Dever, M. Chandler | 07.11.20189Marks, along with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, present “9Marks at 9: The State of the SBC” during the 2018 Annual SBC meeting in Dallas, TX.
The definition of a church is found in the character of God
By Mark Dever | 06.29.2018The character of a church should reflect the character of God.
Christians Help Christians Follow Christ
By Mark Dever | 06.21.2018It’s impossible to follow Christ without helping others follow Christ.
Preach the Whole Bible
By Mark Dever | 06.14.2018Like Paul, we must preach “the whole counsel of God.” This means we must preach through different genres and different books of the Bible.
Is Evangelism the Pastor’s Job?
By Mark Dever | 06.14.2018Mark Dever answers the question, “Is evangelism only the responsibility of pastors?”
9Marks Q&A
By A. Mohler, H. B. Charles, M. Dever, M. Chandler | 06.12.2018This Q&A about church life and pastoral ministry took place during the 2018 Annual SBC meeting in Dallas, TX.
Episode 55: On the Ministry of Good Christian Books
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.05.2018Good books help us follow Jesus.
How to Fail in Your Evangelism
By Mark Dever | 06.04.2018We don’t fail in our evangelism when we faithfully tell the gospel and yet the person is not converted. We fail in our evangelism when we don’t faithfully tell the gospel at all.
Episode 54: On “Broad” & “Narrow” Complementarianism
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.29.2018Complementarianism is an umbrella term, under which Christians with both “narrow” and “broad” convictions stand.
Episode 53: On Deacons
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.22.2018What does a biblical deacon do? How do they differ from elders? In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan talks to Mark about the biblical office of deacon.
You Need More Than a Better You
By Mark Dever | 05.17.2018Mark Dever reflects on the uniquely biblical doctrine of conversion.