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 129: On Principles to Consider as We Gather Again
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.26.2020As churches move toward gathering again, there are lots of principles to consider. One of the most important—and one of the least talked about—is the difference between what’s a church and what’s not a church.
Episode 128: On When Elders Disagree (with Matt Schmucker)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Schmucker | 05.19.2020What do we do when elders disagree?
Episode 127: On Character Matters (with Aaron Menikoff)
By A. Menikoff, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.12.2020More than anything, God expects pastors to be faithful. An overflowing auditorium and an efficient church is no substitute for personal holiness.
Episode 126: On When Should Churches Practice Civil Disobedience? (with Bobby Jamieson)
By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.05.2020When—if ever—is it okay to disobey the authorities God has placed over us? Don’t we have a God-given right to gather, even during COVID-19?
Episode 125: On “What Should I Do Now That I’m a Christian?” (with Sam Emadi)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. Emadi | 04.28.2020You’re a new Christian. What’s the first thing you should do? Join a church!
Episode 124: On The Case Against Multisite in One Assembly
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.21.2020Mark asks Jonathan to make his best case from the Bible against multi-site and multi-service churches.
Episode 123: On Why We Pick the Multisite Fight in One Assembly
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.14.2020Jonathan’s new book One Assembly argues against multi-site and multi-service churches. What motivated him to write a whole book on the topic? Isn’t this much ado about very little?
Episode 122: On Hell
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.07.2020Hell is real. It’s also difficult to talk about.
Episode 121: On Pastoring Suffering People (with Andy Johnson)
By A. Johnson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.31.2020Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and Andy Johnson on pastoring suffering saints.
Episode 120: On Shepherding Saints While Sheltered In Place (with Garrett Kell)
By G. Kell, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.24.2020These days, pastoring seems very different. But the most important things have remained the same.
Episode 119: On When the Church Can’t Gather
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.17.2020Mark and Jonathan chat about COVID-19.
Quick Take: What Should Churches Do About Coronavirus?
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.12.2020In this Pastor’s Talk mini-episode, Mark Dever discusses what pastors and churches should do in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Episode 118: On Spontaneous Baptisms (with Caleb Morell)
By C. Morell, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.10.2020Are spontaneous baptisms a good idea? Does the book of Acts prescribe them?
Episode 117: On the Connection Between Baptism & Church Membership
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.03.2020It should be exceedingly rare to baptize someone apart from local church membership.
Episode 116: On Training Young Preachers (with Isaac Adams)
By I. Adams, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.25.2020One of the best ways to raise up the next generation of preachers is to give unproven guys opportunities. In this episode, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and Isaac Adams about training young preachers.
