Pastors Talk

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

On Christian Publishing in Africa, with Tommie van der Walt (Pastors Talk, Ep. 230)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. van der Walt | 03.14.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Tommie van der Walt about the state of Christian publishing in South Africa.

On Green Dot and Red Dot Churches (Pastors Talk, Ep. 229)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.07.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark talk about “red-dot churches” and “green-dot churches.”

On Caring for Missionaries, with Miller Johnson (Pastors Talk, Ep. 228)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Johnson | 02.28.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat about how churches should care for their missionaries

On The Fear of Man (Pastors Talk, Ep. 227)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.21.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about fear of man in pastoral ministry.

On Asking Deacons What They Do (Pastors Talk, Ep. 226)

By G. Bishop, J. Kim, J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Freeman, R. Roberts | 02.14.2023

Jonathan and Mark chat with four deacons about the ins and outs of their service to the church.

On Beauty and Creativity in the Church, with Thomas Terry (Pastors Talk, Ep. 225)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. Terry | 02.07.2023

Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interview Thomas Terry, the founder of Humble Beast, about creativity and beauty in the church.

On Why New Testament Polity Is Prescriptive, with Bobby Jamieson (Pastors Talk, Ep. 224)

By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.31.2023

Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and Bobby Jamieson about whether or not the New Testament presents a church structure that is both unified and prescriptive.

On Shepherding after a Pastor’s Moral Failure, with Thomas Terry (Pastors Talk, Ep. 223)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. Terry | 01.24.2023

I wish I could somehow bottle up the cries and the agony that we heard that night and present it to folks and say, “This is what you will hear if you fail your congregation.”

Listen to Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk to Thomas Terry about shepherding in the aftermath of a pastor’s moral failure.

On Humor, with Ben Lacey (Pastors Talk, Ep. 222)

By B. Lacey, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.17.2023

“Do you think Jesus cracked jokes?”

Listen to this episode of Pastors Talk as Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, and Ben Lacey discuss humor in pastoral ministry.

On Elder Selection Process, with Bobby Jamieson (Pastors Talk, Ep. 221)

By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 12.13.2022

In the episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark and Bobby about how the elder selection process works at their church.

Funding Missions

On Funding Missions (Pastors Talk, Ep. 220)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. Markson | 12.06.2022

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with a missionary in Central Asia about funding missions work wisely.

On Pastoring in India, with Pastor Harshit (Pastors Talk, Ep. 219)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, P. Harshit | 11.22.2022

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark chat with a pastor from India about hard, but fruitful ministry in such an unreached place.

A Conversation with Michael Reeves (Pastors Talk, Ep. 218)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Reeves | 11.15.2022

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever chat with author Michael Reeves about his life and ministry.

On Pastoring in Afghanistan, with Josh Manley and two Afghan Pastors (Pastors Talk, Ep. 217)

By J. Leeman, J. Manley | 11.08.2022

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Josh Manley interview two Afghan men who both served as pastors of an underground church.

On Singing, with John Piper (Pastors Talk, Ep. 216)

By J. Piper, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.01.2022

Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and John Piper about music in the church. They discuss manipulating emotions, raising hands in worship, mere musical accompaniment, and more!