Helping pastors build healthy churches.
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Joined March 2009
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While Jesus does not give his church the right to determine who is to be in or out of heaven, he does give them the right to determine who is to be in or out of the church.
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Rather than asking “How do we attract college students to our church?” we should ask, “How does our church impact the campus with the gospel?”
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In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark sit down with Mez McConnell, founder of 20schemes, to hear his remarkable testimony and the story of his ministry to Scotland’s “schemes” — the poor, multi-generational housing communities most of the church has overlooked.
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It’s difficult to discern whether someone has been converted if you’re hazy on what conversion is.
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If we’re more impressed by the sheep than we are by the Good Shepherd, we will accommodate these sheep to the point that being a Christian never, ever, ever interferes with their impressive lives.
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What does it mean that the Lord saves his people "for his own sake"? How can we trust him? How can we know that he loves us?
Isaiah 43 raises some soul-stirring questions. In this episode of Bible Talk, @_alexduke_, @DrJimHamilton, and Sam discuss.
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In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark are joined by Ben Lacey and Dr. Matthew Bingham to discuss Bingham’s new book A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation.
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I had so much fun talking to Sam and @DrJimHamilton about my upcoming book FROM SILENCE TO SINAI: A GUIDED TOUR OF EXODUS.
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RT @missionary_com: Livestream our 2026 National Conference to hear from @JohnPiper, @RevKevDeYoung, Mark Dever, @mike_reeves, and more! ht…
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Two years ago. Fun conversation with Mark Dever and @JonathanLeeman about why ecclesiology matters in a church plant.
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All sinners, regardless of past trauma, messiness of life, socioeconomic background, or educational attainment must be converted the same way—through repentance and faith in Christ alone.
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How does faithful publishing strengthen global missions? In this episode, we explore how translation, indigenous authorship, and theological resources help build healthy churches around the world.
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In this special episode of Bible Talk, @_alexduke_ and Sam talk with @DrJimHamilton about his new “transparent” translation of the Psalms.
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Worse than offending unbelievers is treating them like they are believers. Instead, we must aim to help sinners see their sin and confess their need for Christ. This spiritual clarity is not cruel, but kind.
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In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark Dever sits down with Sean DeMars to talk about his book Redemption Song, a short and approachable primer on congregational singing.
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Taylor Hartley sits down with John and Scott, co-authors of the new book on church-centered missions, to talk about returning ecclesiology to missiology.
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In this passage, Isaiah starts to describe a “servant” who has a mission for the nations.
@_alexduke_, @DrJimHamilton, and Sam discuss Isaiah 42.
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One of the greatest threats to pastoral friendship is pride. Pride whispers to us that mature pastors should be self-sufficient. It convinces us that asking for help is weakness and that admitting struggles will diminish our leadership.
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It can be easy to get lost in wanting to lead out in change just so we can say we did it, or out of a commitment to our reputation. But the motivation should be to bring greater glory to God and greater health to his church.
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In Isaiah 41, the Lord puts the gods of other nations on trial—and then he demolishes their case.
@_alexduke_, @DrJimHamilton, and Sam discuss.
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