Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust

On Preaching as Pastoral Ministry, with Mark Dever (Preachers Talk, Ep. 61)

Preachers Talk is back! In this episode, Dave and Jeremy are joined by a special guest, Mark Dever.

On Weddings (Preachers Talk, Ep. 59)

Weddings are wonderful celebrations, but the preaching at a wedding can be a challenging affair. How does one choose a text? How should the preacher approach the moment? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy draw from long experience to help preach well ...

On Preaching Old Testament History (Preachers Talk, Ep. 57)

Many people love bible stories, but preachers can be reluctant to preach them. Why are they challenging and why should preachers take up the challenge? Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss preaching Old Testament History and share examples ...

Preacher Mailbag #4 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 55)

How should a preacher deal with people talking about football rather than the sermon after church? Just how artful should sermons be anyways? Jeremy digs into the mailbag once again to fire your questions at Ed and Dave.

On Avoiding Boredom (Preachers Talk, Ep. 53)

In this episode of Preachers Talk, the hosts discuss on avoiding boredom

On Audience (Preachers Talk, Ep. 51)

How should the preacher take the audience into consideration as he prepares his sermon?Hear Ed, Dave, and Jeremy wrestle with the joys and complexities of preaching with one's particular audience in mind.

On Homiletical Structure (Preachers Talk, Ep. 49)

On Preaching During the Holidays (Preachers Talk, Ep. 47)

On Engaging the Listener | Preachers Talk, Ep. 45

On Preachers Mailbag #3 | Preachers Talk, Ep 43

On Exposition for All (with Mervyn Eloff) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 41

On Preaching Discourse | Preachers Talk, Ep. 39

On Preaching Poetry | Preachers Talk, Ep. 37

Poetry takes up a significant amount of Scripture. It can be of great help to the hearer and a gift to the preacher. This week Ed, Dave, and Jeremy explain why poetry is so useful and how they preach it.

On Preaching Narrative | Preachers Talk, Ep. 35

Everyone love stories. The Bible is full of stories. In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with Dave Helm and Ed Copeland about how to preach the Bible’s narratives well.

On Introductions | Preachers Talk, Ep. 33

Every preacher begins a sermon, but most could begin them better. On this episode Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss what should be in our introductions and why.

On Application (with Michael Lawrence) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 31

Every pastor knows they should apply the text. How should we do it well? How can we do it better?

On Concession and Refutation | Preachers Talk, Ep. 29

Sermon listeners have objections to what preachers say, believer and unbeliever alike. Dave, Ed, and Jeremy answer the question - What should and can the preacher do in order to name and navigate these objections?

On Pride vs. Contempt of Praise (with Mike Bullmore) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 27

How do we pursue humility while we also pursue excellence in preaching? On this episode Dave Helm and Jeremy Meeks sit down with Mike Bullmore to wrestle with the task of preaching without pride.

On Cross-Cultural Preaching (with John Onwuchekwa) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 26

God’s Word is for everyone. But how do we preach to people who are quite different from our ordinary audience?In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks, Ed Copeland, and John Onwuchekwa tackle the challenging topic of cross-cultural preaching.

On Power for Proclamation | Preachers Talk, Ep. 24

What does it mean to preach in a way that demonstrates the Spirit and power (1 Cor. 2:4–5)? In this episode of Preachers Talk, Dave Helm, Ed Copeland, and Jeremy Meeks discuss the significance of the Spirit’s power in preaching.

On Ethos | Preachers Talk, Ep. 22

In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with David Helm and K. Edward Copeland about a preacher’s need for “ethos.” What’s ethos? David defines it as that vital and indispensable attribute of credibility.

On Conclusions | Preachers Talk, Ep. 20

In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with David Helm and K. Edward Copeland about how to thoughtfully conclude a sermon.

On Rhetoric (with Robert Kinney) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 18

How important is a preacher’s rhetoric?Jeremy Meeks chats with David Helm and Robert Kinney of The Charles Simeon Trust about this under-discussed topic.

On Biblical Quotations and Allusions (with Michael Lawrence) | Preachers Talk, Ep. 16

In this episode of Preachers Talk, Jeremy Meeks chats with David Helm and Michael Lawrence about how preachers ought to approach the Bible’s many quotations and allusions.

Episode 14: On Historical Trajectory

While preparing a sermon, preachers need to pay careful attention to their text’s historical trajectory. What’s “historical trajectory”?