Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks

Episode 251: On Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy (with Jamie Dunlop)

If your church is centered on Christ alone, unity will sometimes involve building genuine friendships with Christians with whom you honestly don't share much in common. In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever interviews Jamie Dunlop about his new ...

Episode 249: On Church Covenants

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.

Episode 247: On Shepherding the Pastor (with Phil Newton and Rich Shadden)

Young pastors often have clear vision but little depth perception. From the interview phase to what to preach next, young pastors need guidance from older pastors around the area to offer wisdom and guidance.In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark ...

Episode 245: On Pastoral, Public Tone (with Kevin DeYoung)

In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan interviews Mark and Kevin DeYoung on pastoral, public tone.

Episode 243: On Pastoring (with Bart Barber)

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk with Bart Barber, the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, about pastoring.

Episode 241: On How to Disagree with Your Pastor

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk about how to disagree with your pastor.

Episode 239: On A New Christian Authoritarianism?

A few weeks ago, we published a new edition of Church Matters—formerly known as the 9Marks Journal—that addresses a few unusual topics: Christian nationalism, theonomy, and magisterial Protestantism.In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever explain why.

Episode 237: On Having Difficult Conversations

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark about this under-reported aspect of a pastor's job description.

Episode 235: On Spurgeon the Pastor (with Geoff Chang)

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Geoff Chang about Spurgeon the pastor.

Episode 233: On Charges of Domestic Abuse (with Deepak Reju)

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Deepak Reju about pastoral responses to domestic abuse.

Episode 231: On the Lord's Supper - Nuts and Bolts (with Bobby Jamieson)

It's clear in Scripture: local churches should celebrate the Lord's Supper. But there's a lot about these celebrations that is up to us to decide. In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan asks Mark and Bobby a ton of rapid-fire ...

Episode 229: On Green Dot and Red Dot Churches

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark talk about “red-dot churches” and “green-dot churches.”Related Resources:“Discipling” by Mark Dever“Evangelism” by Mack Stiles“Elders–The Church’s Lead Disciple-Makers” by Jeramie Rinne“A Foolproof Discipling Program: Corporate Worship” by John Sarver“Cultivating a Culture of ...

Episode 227: On The Fear of Man

Episode 225: On Beauty and Creativity in the Church (with Thomas Terry)

Episode 223: On Shepherding after a Pastors Moral Failure (with Thomas Terry)

Episode 221: On Elder Selection Process (with Bobby Jamieson)

Episode 219: On Pastoring in India (with Pastor Harshit)

Episode 217: On Pastoring in Afghanistan (with Josh Manley and two Afghan Pastors)

Episode 215: On Pastoring Through a Hurricane (with Jeramie Rinne)

Priscilla Talk—Episode 1: What is Priscilla Talk?

Episode 212: On Preaching (with John Piper)

Episode 211: On Playing the Long Game (with Dave Gobbett)

Episode 209: On Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism

Episode 207: On the History and Usefulness of Puritan Paperbacks (with Patrick Daly, Ligon Duncan, Nick Roark)

Episode 205: On Pastoring International Churches (with Caleb Greggsen)