Pastors Talk
Pastors Talk is a weekly conversation between Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever about practical aspects of the Christian life and pastoral ministry.
Pastors Talk
Episode 95: On the Value of Church History
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 09.10.2019These days, most Christians and even most pastors don’t know a lot about church history. And with all the busyness of ministry, why should they? Why should pastors care about church history—from the history of the global church to the history of their own local church?
Episode 94: On The Heart of the Gospel
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 09.03.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark about our new Journal—Heart of the Gospel: Penal Substitutionary Atonement.
Episode 93: On 1 Timothy 2:12 and Recent Complementarian Kerfuffles
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.25.2019What does 1 Timothy 2:12 specifically forbid? How can we have charitable conversations about our differences?
Episode 92: Are Healthy Churches Enough for Today’s Problems?
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.17.2019Our world is full of problems. But what can healthy churches do about it?
Episode 91: On the Highs and Lows of Denominational Life
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.11.2019Jonathan chats with Mark from the floor of the Southern Baptist Convention about the highs and lows of denominational life.
Episode 90: On Pastoral Visits (with Brian Davis)
By B. Davis, J. Leeman | 06.04.2019One way for pastors to pay attention to all the flock is to commit themselves to the practice of pastoral visits—that is, systematically ensuring that elders spend personal time with every member.
Episode 89: On Baptism and Church Membership (with Ligon Duncan)
By J. Leeman, L. Duncan, M. Dever | 05.28.2019Credobaptists and paedobaptists don’t agree on what baptism is, but they both agree that it must precede church membership.
Episode 88: On the Prosperity Gospel (with Sean Demars & Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. DeMars | 05.21.2019The prosperity gospel is evil, and it’s spreading across the globe like wildfire.
Episode 87: On Church Membership
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.14.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark about our new Journal—Church Membership: Following the Lord Together.
Episode 86: On What is the Gospel (with Greg Gilbert)
By G. Gilbert, J. Leeman | 05.07.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan sat down with Greg Gilbert—author of our book What Is the Gospel?—to chat about what is and isn’t the gospel.
Episode 84: On Church Buildings
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.23.2019We know the church is comprised of the people, not the building. And yet, church buildings can be extremely valuable, useful, and vital for the health of long-term Christianity.
Episode 83: On Overcoming Fear in Personal Evangelism (with Isaac Adams)
By I. Adams, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.16.2019As Christians, we know we should share the gospel, but many of us feel discouraged—either about our lack of evangelism, or the lack of fruit from our evangelism. What can we do about this? Where can we lousy evangelists find hope?
Episode 82: On How Your Budget is a Spiritual Issue (with Jamie Dunlop)
By J. Dunlop, J. Leeman | 04.02.2019If you want to see your church move toward health, the church budget has to move toward health.
Episode 81: On the Christian Practice of Lament (with Mark Vroegop)
By J. Leeman, M. Vroegop | 03.26.2019Lament is a “prayer in pain that leads to trust.”
Episode 80: On Planning Your Preaching Schedule
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.19.2019Mark plans out the preaching schedule for CHBC nearly a year in advance. But why?
