Jonathan Leeman

What Is Catholicity and What Does It Require?
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.29.2023What do our churches mean by “catholic” when we recite the Nicene creed (381) and declare our belief in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church?

How Do Membership and the Ordinances Fit Together?
By J. Leeman, M. Purcell | 09.26.2023Jonathan Leeman answers questions about the universal church, the local church, and the ordinance.

Are Ecclesiological Convictions and Catholic Affirmations Mutually Exclusive?
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.25.2023The charge of anti-catholicity, when used to critique ecclesial convictions, evinces an inadequate understanding of catholicity.

On Pastoral, Public Tone with Kevin DeYoung (Pastors Talk, Ep. 245)
By J. Leeman, K. DeYoung, M. Dever | 09.19.2023In this Pastors Talk episode, Jonathan interviews Mark and Kevin DeYoung on pastoral, public tone.

On Authority (Pastors Talk, Ep. 244)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 09.12.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark interviews Jonathan Leeman about his new book, Authority.

On Pastoring, with Bart Barber (Pastors Talk, Ep. 243)
By B. Barber, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 08.29.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk with Bart Barber, the President of the Southern Baptist Convention, about pastoring.

On Staffing Titles (Pastors Talk, Ep. 242)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 08.22.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat about staffing titles in the church.

On How to Disagree with Your Pastor (Pastors Talk, Ep. 241)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 08.15.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk about how to disagree with your pastor.

On Friendship with God, with Mike McKinley (Pastors Talk, Ep. 240)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. McKinley | 08.08.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan interview Mike McKinley about his new book, Friendship with God: A Path to Deeper Fellowship with the Father, Son, and Spirit

Pastor: Help Your Congregation Navigate Gay Pride Month
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.02.2023Pastor, as the culture around us celebrates the Neo-paganism of LGBTQ+ this month, here are some brief thoughts on how you can teach/care for the members at your church.

On A New Christian Authoritarianism? (Pastors Talk, Ep. 239)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.31.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever explain why we published a new edition of Church Matters—formerly known as the 9Marks Journal—that addresses a few unusual topics: Christian nationalism, theonomy, and magisterial Protestantism.

On American Exceptionalism, with John Wilsey (Pastors Talk, Ep. 238)
By J. D. Wilsey, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.23.2023How should a Christian think about patriotism? Why should pastors especially be careful of both nostalgia and cynicism?
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with SBTS professor John D. Wilsey about all these questions and more.

On Having Difficult Conversations (Pastors Talk, Ep. 237)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.16.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan chats with Mark about this under-reported aspect of a pastor’s job description.

A New Christian Authoritarianism?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023Creeping politicization implies a creeping authoritarianism.

Say No to Christian Nationalism
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023If you don’t get your doctrine of the church right, you’re going to get your doctrine of the government and the nation wrong.