In this Series

Dr. Bock and guests recording The Table podcast

Caring for Your Pastor

In this episode, Dr. Darrell Bock, Dr. Joe Allen and Bruce Ewing discuss how Christians can better care for their pastors, focusing on pastors potentially heading toward ministry burnout.

Bruce Ewing • Darrell L. Bock • Joe M. Allen Jr.
October 11, 2016
Dr. Bock and guest recording The Table podcast

Pastoral Practice and Whole-Life Discipleship

In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Tom Nelson discuss faith and work, focusing on how those in ministry can practice whole life discipleship. Note: This interview was recorded before social distancing recommendations began in March 2020.

Darrell L. Bock • Thomas J. Nelson
August 18, 2020

Pastoring the Pastors

Who cares for the pastor? Join Kasey Olander, Robert Duckworth, and Roger Sharp as they talk about the pastoral burnout crisis—why pastors so often isolate, misidentify their needs, and suffer in silence—and offer practical solutions and healthy rhythms to care for those who care for others.

Kasey Olander • Robert C. Duckworth • Roger Sharp
December 30, 2025

Pastors and Burnout

In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Tom Nelson discuss some of the pitfalls that pastors are facing today and how to avoid them.

Bill Hendricks • Thomas J. Nelson
September 27, 2022

Pastors Supporting Pastors

In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Andy McQuitty discuss the Kaleo Collective, a ministry designed to come alongside pastors and provide them with a community of their peers to help them while they do the work of a pastor.

Andrew McQuitty • Bill Hendricks
November 28, 2023

Preaching Biblical Characters

In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Reg Grant discuss the art of preaching biblical characters, focusing on Dr. Grant’s work in telling stories from a first-person perspective.

Darrell L. Bock • Reg Grant
November 10, 2020
Dr. Bock, Dr. Svigel, and Dr. Horrell recording The Table podcast

Perspectives on the Lord's Supper

In this episode, Drs. Darrell Bock, Michael Svigel and Scott Horrell discuss Christian perspectives on the Lord’s Supper, focusing on its significance in the life of the church.

Darrell L. Bock • J. Scott Horrell • Michael J. Svigel
August 16, 2016
Dr. Bock and Tom Nelson recording The Table podcast

The Pastor and the Business Person

In this episode, Dr. Darrell L. Bock and Tom Nelson discuss work and the pastorate, focusing on the churches relationship to the business world.

Darrell L. Bock • Thomas J. Nelson
September 26, 2017
Guest speaker recording The Table podcast

The Pastor as Public Theologian

In this episode, Drs. Darrell Bock and Kevin Vanhoozer discuss the pastor as public theologian, focusing on the minister’s identity and mission.

Darrell L. Bock • Kevin Vanhoozer
August 15, 2017
Guest speaker recording The Table podcast

Training Pastors for Global Service

In this episode, Dr. Ramesh Richard and Dr. Darrell Bock discuss the need to train pastors for global ministry, highlighting the unique mission of Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health (RREACH) and the Global Proclamation programs.

Darrell L. Bock • Ramesh P. Richard
May 21, 2013

Training Pastors Around the World

In this episode, Drs. Darrell Bock, Michael Ortiz and Ramesh Richard talk about training pastors around the world, focusing on how theological training is changing in and through the Church.

Darrell L. Bock • Michael A. Ortiz • Ramesh P. Richard
November 9, 2021
Guest speakers recording The Table podcast

What Makes a Good Elder Board?

In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Dr. Gary Brandenburg discuss selecting good elder board and developing leaders in the church.

Bill Hendricks • Gary Brandenburg
April 30, 2019
Dr. Bock and guest recording The Table podcast

What Makes a Good Sermon?

In this episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Abe Kuruvilla discuss what makes a good sermon, focusing on preparation, sermon structure, and application.

Abraham Kuruvilla • Darrell L. Bock
September 19, 2017
Dr. Svigel, Dr. Kreider, and guest recording The Table podcast

Why Go To Church?

In this episode, Kym Cook, Drs. Michael Svigel, and Glenn Kreider discuss the meaning and importance of church attendance.

Glenn R. Kreider • Kymberli M. Cook • Michael J. Svigel
September 10, 2019
Guest speaker recording The Table podcast

Why Do People Leave the Church?

In this episode, Mikel Del Rosario and John Marriott discuss deconversion, focusing how individuals lose their faith and how churches and parents can help instill a faith that endures.

John Marriott • Mikel Del Rosario
November 19, 2019
Guest speaker recording The Table podcast

Spiritual Formation and Personal Wholeness

In this episode, Dr. Darrell Bock and Dr. Charles E. Self discuss the Discipleship Dynamics assessment, focusing on spiritual formation and personal wholeness.

Charles Self • Darrell L. Bock
October 13, 2015