Jonathan Leeman

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.

What Authority Has God Given to Governments?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023The government’s job description: To administer the justice requisite for protecting human life, secure the conditions necessary for fulfilling the dominion mandate, and provide a platform for God’s people to declare God’s perfect judgment and salvation.

On Is Hell Real? With Dane Ortlund (Pastors Talk, Ep. 236)
By D. Ortlund, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.25.2023Mark and Jonathan chat with Dane Ortlund about the awful yet necessary doctrine of hell.

On Spurgeon the Pastor, with Geoff Chang (Pastors Talk, Ep 235)
By G. Chang, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.18.2023Did Charles Spurgeon care about ecclesiology? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Geoff Chang about Spurgeon the pastor.

On Spurgeon and the Poor, with Alex DiPrima (Pastors Talk, Ep. 234)
By A. DiPrima, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.11.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Alex DiPrima, the author of Spurgeon and the Poor.

On Charges of Domestic Abuse, with Deepak Reju (Pastors Talk , Ep. 233)
By D. Reju, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.04.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Deepak Reju about pastoral responses to domestic abuse.

On Reaching and Mobilizing College Students, with Matt Schmucker and Paul Billings (Pastors Talk, Ep. 232)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Schmucker, P. Billings | 03.28.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk with Matt Schmucker and Paul Billings about reaching, discipling, and mobilizing college students for missions.

On the Lord’s Supper – Nuts and Bolts, with Bobby Jamieson (Pastors Talk, Ep. 231)
By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 03.21.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan asks Mark and Bobby a ton of rapid-fire questions about the Lord’s Supper.

On Christian Publishing in Africa, with Tommie van der Walt (Pastors Talk, Ep. 230)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. van der Walt | 03.14.2023In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Tommie van der Walt about the state of Christian publishing in South Africa.