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Episode 160: On Raising Up Elders in a Growing Church
In a growing church, nominating elders can be hard. After all, people might not know the man. They might never have heard him teach. So what’s a chur…
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 159: On How to Talk to Your Church About Leaving (with Hershael York)
How transparent should pastors be with their congregation as they think about pursuing other jobs? As it turns out, Mark Dever and Hershael York offe…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 158: On Chairing an Elders Meeting (with Isaac Adams & Ken Barbic)
There’s nothing in the Bible about who should chair—lead—elders’ meetings. But the role and responsibility of the elder chairman is nonetheless very …
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 157: On Why Should I Be Baptized? (with Bobby Jamieson)
Surely you’ve heard someone ask, “But pastor, why should I be baptized?”
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever and Bo…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 156: On How Pastors Should Prepare their People for Eternity
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about one of the pastor’s most important jobs: preparing his people for eterni…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 155: On Remembering 2020
This year has been hard, but now it’s finally (nearly) over. In this final Pastors Talk of 2020, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about the high…
5 years, 6 months ago
Episode 154: On A Bunch of Fun Biographies
Are you looking for books to read this holiday season? Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about a bunch of fun biographies.
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 153: On Caring for Members Unwilling to Come Back to Church (with Nathan Knight)
Among the many things 2020 has made more complicated, chief among them is caring for members who are unwilling to come back to church.
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 152: On Virtual "Church"
For years, certain churches and ministries have referred to “virtual church” or “attending church online.” This year of COVID-19—the “anti-gathering …
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 151: On How Much a Pastor Should Care About His Reputation
Paul says pastors must be “well thought of by outsiders.” But Jesus says we’re “blessed” when others speak evil about us, even falsely.
What do we do …
5 years, 8 months ago