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 Children’s Ministry Part 1, with Connie Dever (Pastors Talk, Ep. 261)

By C. Dever, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.12.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interview Connie Dever about children’s ministry in a local church.

Seminary Training

On Residential or Online Seminary? (Pastors Talk, Ep. 260)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.05.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat about seminary training.

On Corporate Application in Preaching, with Cheston Pickard (Pastors Talk, Ep. 259)

By C. Pickard, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.27.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Cheston Pickard, a pastor in Louisville, about corporate applications in preaching.

On When May a Congregation Vote Against its Elders, with Jamie Dunlop (Pastors Talk, Ep. 258)

By J. Dunlop, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.20.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Jamie Dunlop about when a congregation should vote against its elders.

On Congregational Singing (Pastors Talk, Ep. 257)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.13.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about congregational singing in a local church.

On Leadership and Church Size Dynamics (Pastors Talk, Ep. 256)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.06.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interact with Tim Keller’s article, “Leadership and Church Size Dynamics”

On Transcendence (Pastors Talk, Ep. 255)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.30.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about transcendence in worship services.

On Interacting After Church Discipline (Pastors Talk, Ep. 254)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.23.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about how we should interact with church disciplined members.

On Criteria for Church Discipline (Pastors Talk, Ep. 253)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.16.2024

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about different criteria for discipline.

On Catholicity (Pastors Talk, Ep. 252)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 12.05.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the newest edition of Church Matters, Catholicity: Churches Partnering Together.

On Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy, with Jamie Dunlop (Pastors Talk, Ep. 251)

By J. Dunlop, M. Dever | 11.28.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever interviews Jamie Dunlop about his new book, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy.

On Statements of Faith (Pastors Talk, Ep. 250)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.21.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the role and the importance of statements of faith.

On Church Covenants (Pastors Talk, Ep. 249)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.14.2023

What’s the history behind church covenants? Do they have more or less authority than the Bible? Is having a church covenant abusive? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about church covenants.

On Words (Pastors Talk, Ep. 248)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.07.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talks about the importance of words in pastoral ministry.

On Shepherding the Pastor, with Phil Newton and Rich Shadden (Pastors Talk, Ep 247)

By J. Leeman, M. Dever, P. Newton, R. Shadden | 10.31.2023

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Phil Newton and Rich Shadden, authors of Shepherding the Pastor.