Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks

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.

Episodes

On the Pastors Library (Ep. 297)

April 29, 2025 • 26 mins
Jonathan and Mark share how they structure their libraries and also discuss how much importance pastors should give to their libraries.
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On Ministering When Spiritually Dry (Ep. 296)

April 22, 2025 • 30 mins
There are seasons in a pastor's life when they could feel spiritually dry. In this episode, Mark and Jonathan, alongside 2 friends, think practically about what to do in those seasons.
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On Maturity (Ep. 295)

April 15, 2025 • 38 mins
Jonathan talks to Samuel James about an article he wrote and together consider how maturity should look like inside of the church in light of the times we live in.

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On the Pastor's Personal Evangelism (Ep. 294)

April 8, 2025 • 24 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk about the pastor's personal evangelism and consider how to carefully think about how we should relate to it.

Related Resources:

Evangelism by Mack Stiles
How Do I Get Started in Evangelism? by Mack Stiles
What If I'm Discouraged in My Evangelism? by Isaac Adams
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism by Mark Dever
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On A Light on the Hill (Ep. 293)

April 1, 2025 • 31 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to the author of A Light on the Hill, which tells the history of a church 5 blocks from the US Capitol: Capitol Hill Baptist Church.
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On Extra Biblical Qualifications for Elders (Ep. 292)

March 25, 2025 • 30 mins
Are there other qualifications for considering men as elders aside from the Bible's? In this episode Jonathan and Mark discuss what other things could be considered when nominating elders.
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On Pastors as Writers (Ep. 291)

March 18, 2025 • 30 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the good desire some pastors have to write outside of church ministry and how to think about it.

Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert, here: https://www.9marks.org/podcast/a-storm-in-the-desert/
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On Christianity in Colombia (Ep. 290)

March 11, 2025 • 27 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk with the President of Poiema (a Spanish publisher) about the state of Christianity in Colombia.
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On the Pastor's Private Prayer Life (Ep. 289)

March 4, 2025 • 21 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Caleb Morell interviews Mark Dever about some general practices of his private prayer life.

Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.
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On Running Your Staff (Ep. 288)

February 25, 2025 • 29 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman discuss a way to possibly run your church staff.

Subscribe to our new podcast: A Storm in the Desert
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A Storm in the Desert: Mack + Leeann (Ep. 1)

February 21, 2025 • 22 mins
Introducing a new podcast from 9Marks—A Storm in the Desert.

In 1972, at the base of a Swiss mountain, God saved a man named Mack Stiles. Two decades later, John Folmar “accepted Jesus as his personal Savior”; he doesn’t know even where he first heard that phrase. What happens in the next quarter-century is a testament to God’s commitment to use faithful, ordinary ministry to effect fruitful, extraordinary change. A Storm in the Des...
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On The Evangelistic Power of Exclusivity (Ep. 287)

February 18, 2025 • 28 mins
Can one belong before believing? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Caleb Morell discuss the evangelistic power of exclusivity.

Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert.
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On Service Reviews (Ep. 286)

February 11, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about service reviews. What is it? What do you talk about during service reviews? What if some feedback is too harsh? Mark Dever shares how the lead pastor can utilize this time to not only make the services better in the future, but also pastor and shepherd his staff and members.


Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert, here: https://www.9marks.org/po...
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On A Storm in the Desert Podcast (Ep. 285)

February 4, 2025 • 33 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman interviews Alex Duke and Alberto Jaquez about A Storm in the Desert, a new podcast series by 9Marks.

Subscribe to our new podcast, A Storm in the Desert, here: https://www.9marks.org/podcast/a-storm-in-the-desert/
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On Christianity in Indonesia (Ep. 284)

December 17, 2024 • 23 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman interview Eric Yee, lead pastor of Harvest Mission Community Church of Jakarta, about Christianity in Indonesia.
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On Internships Part 2 (Ep. 283)

December 10, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk again about the nuts and bolts of pastoral internship in a local church.
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On Being Convictional without Being Cranky (Ep. 282)

December 3, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman chat about how pastors can be both convictional and charitable.
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On Internship Part 1 (Ep. 281)

November 26, 2024 • 35 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about pastoral internships
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On Small Groups: Helpful, not Essential (Ep. 280)

November 19, 2024 • 20 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about small groups and how they can help the church while it not being an essential part of what a church is.
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On How Sound Ecclesiology Protects the Gospel (Ep. 279)

November 5, 2024 • 28 mins
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about how sound ecclesiology protects the gospel in a local church.
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