
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

Mar 26, 2024 • 30min
Episode 263: On When You and Your Boss Have Different Philosophies of Ministry
Learn how to handle disagreements with your boss in ministry, the importance of aligning philosophies of ministry, and navigating differing viewpoints with grace and understanding. Explore the significance of meaningful membership, church discipline, and raising pastoral assistants from within the congregation.

Mar 25, 2024 • 34min
Counseling Talk—Episode 1: On Counseling Talk
Counseling Talk is here!In this episode, Jonathan Leeman interviews the hosts—Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell—about the what and why of Counseling Talk.

Mar 19, 2024 • 36min
Episode 262: On Children's Ministry (Part 2), with Connie Dever
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interview Connie Dever about children's ministry.

Mar 12, 2024 • 24min
Episode 261: On Children's Ministry (Part 1), with Connie Dever
Exploring the importance of children's ministry and involving pastor's wives, developing a multi-age curriculum, role of adult Christians in modeling Christianity, pastor's role in children's ministry with practical strategies and book recommendations

Mar 5, 2024 • 29min
Episode 260: On Residential or Online Seminary?
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat about seminary training.

Feb 27, 2024 • 26min
Episode 259: On Corporate Application in Preaching, with Cheston Pickard
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Cheston Pickard, a pastor in Louisville, about corporate applications in preaching.

Feb 20, 2024 • 26min
Episode 258: On When May a Congregation Vote Against its Elders, with Jamie Dunlop
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat with Jamie Dunlop about when a congregation should vote against its elders.

Feb 13, 2024 • 32min
Episode 257: On Congregational Singing
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about congregational singing in a local church. Why do Christians sing?What kinds of songs should we sing at church?What is congregational singing?What does Colossians 3:16 mean?How can I help my church to sing?

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Feb 6, 2024 • 37min
Episode 256: On Leadership and Church Size Dynamics
Discussion on leadership and church size dynamics, including mistakes in pastoral leadership, unique skills for different church sizes, challenges of church growth, communication in larger churches, and critiquing mission statements and growth strategies.

Jan 30, 2024 • 30min
Episode 255: On Transcendence
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about transcendence in worship services.