About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges in the pastoral pipeline and what can be done to improve it.

In the season finale of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman is joined by Ligon Duncan and Michael Lawrence to discuss the state of the pastoral pipeline — examining why fewer men are entering ministry, the role of demographics and seminary debt, and what healthy churches and seminaries can do about it.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Leeman

Guests: Ligon Duncan, Michael Lawrence

Topics covered

• pastoral pipeline
• ministry
• demographics
• seminary debt
• healthy churches
• leadership

Keywords

• pastoral pipeline
• ministry
• leadership
• demographics
• seminary debt

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Organizations: Pastors Talk, 9Marks

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