
Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks
Pastors Talk is a weekly conversation between Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever about practical aspects of the Christian life and pastoral ministry.
Latest episodes

Nov 2, 2021 • 31min
Episode 186: On Gentle and Lowly (with Dane Ortlund)
What’s the thesis of Gentle and Lowly? “Jesus is not who you think he is.” Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever chat with Dane Ortlund about his book, and how it ought to shape pastors and local churches.

Oct 26, 2021 • 23min
Episode 185: On The Path to Being a Pastor — Part 2 (with Bobby Jamieson)
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.* * * * *This conversation unpacks the content in Bobby’s new book, "The Path to Being a Pastor".

Oct 19, 2021 • 22min
Episode 184: On The Path to Being a Pastor — Part 1 (with Bobby Jamieson)
If you desire to be in pastoral ministry, then what should you do? How long should the path be?In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and Bobby Jamieson about the first chapter of Bobby’s new book, "The Path to Being a Pastor".

Oct 12, 2021 • 31min
Episode 183: On Church-Centered Missions vs Movement-Driven Missions
What’s the difference between “movement-based missions” and “church-based missions”? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mack Stiles, Brooks Buser, Scott Logsdon, and Aubrey Sequeira about these diverging approaches to obeying the Great Commission.

Oct 5, 2021 • 18min
Episode 182: On How Buildings Turn Churches into Time Machines (with Adam Sinnett)
Some people say that investing in a bigger building is at odds with investing in the Great Commission. Is that the case? Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, and Adam Sinnett discuss.

Sep 28, 2021 • 20min
Episode 181: On Translating Books and the Great Commission (with Rick Denham, Daniel Henderson & David Adams)
What does translating books have to do with the Great Commission?Jonathan Leeman sat down with three international publishers to talk about that question.

Sep 21, 2021 • 30min
Episode 180: On Filtering Pastoral Candidates (with Bobby Jamieson)
Men who aspire to be a pastor need to be “filtered.” What does that mean?In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman, Mark Dever, and Bobby Jamieson discuss. And in the first 7 minutes of this episode, Jonathan asks Mark his thoughts on Mike Cosper’s podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.

Sep 14, 2021 • 26min
Episode 179: On How to Plant a Church (with Eric Bancroft & Matt Smethurst)
Is being a church planter different than being a pastor? What can the book of Acts teach us about church planting?In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Matt Smethurst ask Eric Bancroft questions about church planting.

Sep 7, 2021 • 27min
Episode 178: On Rediscover Church (with Collin Hansen)
Some Christians think that local churches are merely dispensers of religious information & religious experiences. Is that true? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever interviews Collin Hansen & Jonathan Leeman about their new book, Rediscover Church.

Aug 31, 2021 • 20min
Episode 177: On Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved (with David King & Mike Bullmore)
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".