Jonathan Leeman

Six Principles For Youth Ministry

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.28.2014

Here are a few biblical principles that we should heed no matter what, and my sense is the many youth groups don’t heed them.

“Open Membership” for Baptists? No Such Thing

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.28.2014

What do we call objective symbols without the subjective realities behind them? Falsehoods.

The Good News of the Father’s Conditional Love for the Son

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.28.2014

At the very center of the universe, and the greatest love in the universe, is the divine Father’s conditional love for the divine Son. That should give us hope.

Non-Congregationalists, Stop Firing Your Church Members!

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.27.2014

Don’t tell me that I formally wear Jesus’ name before the nations, but that I’m powerless to protect his name against false doctrine and false teachers.

High Schoolers: What You Really Want In a College

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.27.2014

Christian, if there is no healthy church nearby, there’s another college for you—somewhere.

Pastors, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

Here are several reasons why I would challenge you, not to make homosexuality a major topic of your ministry, but to teach on it nonetheless.

Disenfranchised Christians, Strong Churches

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

I think it is fair to say that many evangelical Christians are experiencing an increasing sense of disenfranchisement in American life, as well as the expectation that things are getting worse.

Putting in a Good Word for Congregationalism

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

I don’t mean these remarks as a full-on explanation or defense of congregationalism, but simply an attempt to give a more careful treatment to the matter of authority.

Violence Against Women and Church Discipline

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

How should a church respond to the case of a husband abusing his wife, or man his daughter? Decisively and quickly.

Must Baptism Precede Membership? Of course!

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

How does a local church make that declaration that one belongs to Christ and his kingdom? Through baptism (and the Lord’s Supper).

Should Elders Ever Walk Away?

By J. Rinne, J. Leeman, M. McKinley | 08.22.2014

In a pastoral counseling or shepherding situation, when do you say, “I have nothing else to give,” and move on?

How T4G Gave Me a Vision for Massive Single-Site, Single-Service Churches

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

Perhaps the lesson here is, if your preaching will bring that many people, maybe it’s not such a bad thing to build the big building after all.

Long-Term Consequences of Pragmatism in the Church

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

Is there something not just to megachurches, but to post-1950s-evangelicalism as a whole that, over time, tends to undermine the very doctrinal convictions which makes us evangelicals?

What Is a Local Church?

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

It’s the institution which Jesus created and authorized to pronounce the gospel of the kingdom, to affirm gospel professors, to oversee their discipleship, and to expose impostors.

What Is Church Membership?

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.22.2014

What is church membership? It’s a declaration of citizenship in Christ’s kingdom.