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 Prioritizing Missions in the Church (Ep. 309)

October 7, 2025 • 31 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to Aaron and Harshit about their book Prioritizing Missions in the Church and how important it is for the life of the church.
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On Christianity in Brazil (Ep. 308)

September 30, 2025 • 25 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to Vinicius Musselman Pimentel about christianity in Brazil and book publishing.
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On Prison Ministry (Ep. 307)

September 23, 2025 • 47 mins
How is prison ministry done and how does it connect to the local church? Can you have a church inside of a prison? Jonathan Leeman interviews Jamey Norman and Sean DeMars.
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On the Africa Statement on the Prosperity Gospel and Word of Faith Theology (Ep. 306)

September 16, 2025 • 28 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to John Musyimi about the release and the content of the Africa Statement on Prosperity Gospel and Word of Faith Theology.
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On Christianity in Lebanon (Ep. 305)

September 9, 2025 • 28 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to Issam about the state of Christianity in Lebanon.
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On Prioritizing the Church in Missions (Ep. 304)

September 2, 2025 • 28 mins
Mark and Jonathan interview John Folmar and Scott Logsdon on their new Church-Centered Missions book Prioritizing the Church in Missions.
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On Pastors Loving Their Wives Well (Ep. 303)

August 26, 2025 • 36 mins
Mark and Jonathan talk to Zach and Garrett on how they seek to love their wives well while pastoring their churches.
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On Remembering John MacArthur (Ep. 302)

August 19, 2025 • 32 mins
On this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan asks Mark about his friendship with John MacArthur.
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On Selecting the Winners for the 300th Giveaway

June 3, 2025 • 1 min
Jonathan selects two winners for the 300th episode giveaway!
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On Christianity in France (Ep. 301)

May 27, 2025 • 25 mins
In the last few decades France has become more secular. In this episode, Mark and Jonathan interview pastor Matthieu Giralt about the state of Christianity and his personal church experience.
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On Your Questions - Celebrating 300 Episodes

May 20, 2025 • 44 mins
To celebrate the 300th episode milestone, Mark and Jonathan answer some of the questions that were submitted by the community.
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On Growing Up in a "Christian" Colony (Ep. 299)

May 13, 2025 • 33 mins
There are many "Christians"communities out there, but do they proclaim the biblical gospel? Mark and Jonathan talk to Josh Waldner who grew up in a Hutterites colony.
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On the Book From Eden to Egypt (Ep. 298)

May 6, 2025 • 26 mins
Why did Alex duke write From Eden to Egypt? Mark and Jonathan interview Alex on the burden behind the book.
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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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