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 Sound Doctrine and the Problems with the „Deconstruction“ Project (Pastors Talk, Ep. 188)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.16.2021

In this episode, Mark interviews Jonathan about our new Journal—Sound Doctrine: The Foundation for Faithful Ministry—and, in particular, his very long Editor’s Note, which focuses on the problems of the „deconstruction“ project.

On Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (4th Edition) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 187

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.09.2021

In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan chats with Mark about „Nine Marks of a Healthy Church“, and how this hardcover edition introduces two “additional” marks.

On Gentle and Lowly (with Dane Ortlund) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 186

By D. Ortlund, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.02.2021

“Jesus is not who you think he is.”

On The Path to Being a Pastor — Part 2 (with Bobby Jamieson) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 185

By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.26.2021

In a previous conversation, Jonathan chatted with Mark and Bobby about the value of going slowly down the road toward pastoral ministry, of being „filtered.“ In this follow-up conversation, they discuss a host of other topics: character qualifications, marriage, biblical knowledge, devotional life, and more.

Episode 184: On The Path to Being a Pastor — Part 1 (with Bobby Jamieson)

By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.19.2021

The path to being a pastor is often slow—and that’s a good thing!

On Church-Centered Missions vs Movement-Driven Missions (Pastors Talk, Ep. 183)

By A. Sequeira, B. Buser, J. Mack Stiles, J. Leeman, S. Logsdon | 10.12.2021

Jonathan Leeman chats with Mack Stiles, Brooks Buser, Scott Logsdon, and Aubrey Sequeira about two diverging approaches to the obeying the Great Commission.

On How Buildings Turn Churches into Time Machines (with Adam Sinnett) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 182

By A. Sinnett, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.05.2021

Some people say that investing in a bigger building is at odds with investing in the Great Commission. Is that the case?

On Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved (with David King & Mike Bullmore) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 177

By D. King, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 08.31.2021

How do you preach a Christ-centered sermon from the Old Testament? Jonathan Leeman chats with David King and Mike Bullmore about our new preaching book, Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved.

On Why We Gather Twice on Sundays | Pastors Talk, Ep. 176

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 08.24.2021

Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about gathering twice on Sundays, and why it might be good for your church to be “inconvenient.”

On Plagiarism in the Pulpit (with Ben Lacey) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 175

By B. Lacey, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.07.2021

Recently, there’s been lots of conversation about what constitutes plagiarism in the pulpit.

On Why Is the Lord’s Supper So Important? (with Aubrey M. Sequeira & Sam Emadi) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 174

By A. Sequeira, J. Leeman, S. Emadi | 06.29.2021

Why is the Lord’s Supper so important? What should ordinary Christians know about it?

On How Can I Find Someone to Disciple Me? (with Garrett Kell & Mike McKinley) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 173

By G. Kell, J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. McKinley | 06.22.2021

Have you ever asked, “How can I find someone to disciple me?” In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever, Garrett Kell, and Mike McKinley about that common question.

On Pastoring and Parenting (with David Helm, Juan Sanchez, and Michael Lawrence) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 172

By D. Helm, J. Leeman, J. Sanchez, M. Lawrence | 06.08.2021

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with David Helm, Juan Sanchez, and Michael Lawrence about parenting as a pastor. 

On Does God Love Everyone? (with Matt McCullough & Mike McKinley) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 171

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. McCullough, M. McKinley | 05.18.2021

Does God love everyone? A conversation about our new Church Questions booklet on that important question.

On Men and Women in the Church (with Kevin DeYoung) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 170

By J. Leeman, K. DeYoung, M. Dever | 05.04.2021

Jonathan chats with Mark and Kevin about the roles of men and women in healthy churches.