Pastors’ Talk is a weekly conversation between Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever about practical aspect
How should a church find its next pastor? Who makes this decision? A search committee? A group of el
Over the past several decades, the multi-site church model has become quite popular. Recently, howev
What is the mission of the church? Is it to preach the gospel and make disciples—or is that too narr
Pastoring can be lonely. But it doesn’t have to be.
Does church order really have anything to do with discipleship? Isn’t one polity—presbyterian, congr
Evangelicals are always in danger of losing the gospel because they don’t appreciate the role of the
Jonathan Leeman sits down with Mark Dever to talk about how local churches can more wisely support o
In conjunction with the Fall 2017 Journal "The Reformation and Your Church," Jonathan Leeman intervi
We just released a Journal on church planting and church mergers. Because neither Mark nor Jonathan
In a few weeks, we’re releasing a new book, Conversion: How God Creates a People, in which Michael L
One of the most important and time-consuming tasks for a church and its pastors involves receiving a
In many evangelical churches, the public prayers are casual, short, and few. Is that a problem? How
It’s tempting for a new pastor to show up with a laundry list of problems that need to be fixed. But
Does the senior pastor—or the teaching pastor, or the lead pastor, or whatever title your church giv
It’s a question countless pastors ask every single day: How can I grow my church?In his new book WOR
These days, small groups are quite common. But are they enough for community and accountability? Wha
Being “called” to ministry isn’t entirely personal, internal, and subjective. It involves both the i
Does your congregation look like the people who live around it? If not, does it matter? How importan
Authority is God’s good and dangerous gift. Therefore, it’s of the utmost importance for pastors and
How do we know what makes a good pastor? Do we learn this exclusively from the Bible? From the lates
