David Mathis

Pastors Govern Sober-Mindedly
By David Mathis | 10.07.2022Pastor-teachers do more than teach. They are called to lead—leadership that requires they be, both individually and collectively, sober-minded.

Pastors Teach
By David Mathis | 09.14.2022We need men who are eager to teach. Not just men willing to have their arm bent once in a while to fill a slot.

Hallelujah Over Hell? How God’s People Rejoice While Their Enemies Perish
By David Mathis | 9Marks Journal: Heaven: Rejoicing in Future Glory | 12.22.2020While we may struggle now with how the eternal destruction of the wicked could be a cause for joy, we won’t struggle forever.

Tend Your Heart: Drinking from the Fountain of Mirth
By David Mathis | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020Brothers, we have permission to set aside our next sermon, open the Book, and simply tend to our own heart for an unhurried season each day.

Pastoring in a Pandemic, Episode 4: Brothers Born for Adversity — How a Plurality of Elders Shines in a Pandemic (with David Mathis)
By D. Mathis, J. Leeman | 05.07.2020Jonathan Leeman chats with David Mathis, a pastor of Cities Church in Minneapolis and the executive editor for Desiring God, about the blessing of a plurality of elders during COVID-19.