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Episode 133: On Why Should I Join a Church?
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.16.2020Have you ever met a growing Christian who is self-consciously choosing not to join a church? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about the vital necessity of joining a local church.
Episode 131: On Pastoring Amidst National Trauma (with Garrett Kell)
By G. Kell, J. Leeman | 06.05.2020The past few weeks have been hard. People are grieving and angry, scared and confused.
Episode 130: On How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics (with Andy Naselli)
By A. Naselli, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.02.2020Conversations about politics are often emotionally charged. We disagree because our consciences are calibrated differently. So how can we still love each other?
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 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?