Jonathan Leeman
How Do We Vote (Part 1): Know What a Government Should Do
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.02.2020Jonathan Leeman chats about what the Noahic covenant teaches us about biblical justice.
Journal Talk, Episode 5: What “Able to Teach” Means and Doesn’t Mean (with Sam Emadi)
By J. Leeman, S. Emadi | 08.25.2020When Paul says pastors must be “apt to teach,” what does he mean? That they must be really, really good preachers? That they must be able to draw a crowd?
Journal Talk, Episode 4: Good Pastors Know When to Pick a Fight But Prefer to Avoid Them
By J. Leeman, K. DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 08.20.2020Pastors shouldn’t be quarrelsome. But pastors must also contend for the truth. They must gently correct opponents. They must be immovable, steadfast. How do we manage all these diverse callings?
Journal Talk, Episode 3: What to Remember When It’s Going Well—And When It’s Going Poorly
By J. Leeman, R. Ortlund | 08.18.2020In this conversation, Jonathan Leeman chats with Ray Ortlund about what pastors need to remember when things are going well, what they need to remember when things are going poorly, and how he stays so “stinkin’ joyful.”
Journal Talk, Episode 2: Why Should Pastors Care about Their Holiness?
By A. Menikoff, J. Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 08.13.2020In this conversation, Jonathan Leeman chats with Aaron Menikoff about his article, and why pastors of all people must care about their personal holiness.
Journal Talk, Episode 1: Be Generous—Give People and Money
By J. Leeman, P. Martin | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 08.11.2020Churches ought to be generous with their people and their money. Jonathan Leeman chats with pastor Paul Martin about this vital principle of shepherding.
Further Reflections on Recent Conversations about Christian Freedom
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.27.2020Why would 9Marks feel compelled to respond to Grace Community Church’s elders and raise these points right now?
Episode 140: A Conversation about Grace Community Church’s Statement on Civil Disobedience
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.26.2020Jonathan and Mark chat about Grace Community Church’s decision, civil disobedience, and how Christians ought to approach this season with an extra amount of charity and grace.
A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.25.2020Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I’d like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only legitimate or moral course of action at this moment.
Episode 139: Remembering J. I. Packer
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.22.2020Jonathan Leeman asks Mark Dever to reflect on his friendship with J. I. Packer.
Episode 138: On What if I Don’t Desire to Pray (with John Onwuchekwa)
By J. Onwuchekwa, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.21.2020As Christians, we know we should pray. But too often, we fail to because we simply don’t desire to.
Episode 137: On What If I Don’t Feel Like Going to Church (with Gunner Gundersen)
By G. Gundersen, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.14.2020As a pastor, how many times have you heard a member tell you, “I’m so sorry we missed last Sunday—we just couldn’t make it with everything we have going on!”?
Episode 136: On Pastors and Social Media
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.07.2020In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with Mark Dever about how pastors ought to approach social media use.
Pastors on Social Media
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020How should pastors think about their own use of social media?