About this episode

In this episode, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever discuss nine practical principles for identifying and developing future pastors.

In part three of their series on raising up leaders, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever work through nine practical principles Mark uses to identify and develop future pastors — from spotting qualified men and extending trust early, to delegating well, cultivating feedback loops, embracing a healthy view of authority, and modeling clarity and humility. Along the way they discuss why spending time with a few people often matters more than chasing a platform, and why a senior pastor who always wins the vote is quietly undermining his own eldership.

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Hosts: Jonathan Leeman, Mark Dever

Topics covered

• leadership
• pastoral development
• authority
• feedback
• trust
• humility

Keywords

• leadership
• pastors
• development
• authority
• feedback loops
• trust
• humility

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Organizations: 9Marks

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