Jonathan Leeman
Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director of 9Marks, a ministry founded by Mark Dever to recover biblically faithful church practice. He holds a PhD from the University of Wales (UK) on the subject of church membership and discipline, and serves as a teaching pastor at Cheverly Baptist Church in suburban Washington, D.C. Leeman has written extensively on ecclesiology, congregational polity, the church-state relationship, and the public dimension of the local church. His books on church membership and church discipline are foundational texts within the 9Marks movement, and his more political work (How the Nations Rage, Political Church) has framed evangelical conversations about Christian engagement with public life.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Leeman
Who is Jonathan Leeman?
Jonathan Leeman is the president and editorial director of 9Marks, the church-health ministry founded by Mark Dever, and an elder at Cheverly Baptist Church near Washington, DC. He holds a PhD in ecclesiology from the University of Wales and co-hosts the Pastors Talk podcast.
What is 9Marks?
9Marks is a ministry that promotes nine biblical 'marks' of a healthy church, including expositional preaching, meaningful membership, and church discipline. Leeman edits its journal and book series and teaches adjunctively at several Southern Baptist and Reformed seminaries.
Is Jonathan Leeman a Calvinist?
Leeman works within the Reformed Baptist stream of evangelicalism represented by 9Marks and Capitol Hill Baptist Church, which holds to a Reformed understanding of salvation. His own scholarly work focuses less on soteriology and more on ecclesiology, church authority, and political theology.
What is Jonathan Leeman known for?
Leeman is known for foundational 9Marks books on church membership and discipline, and for works on faith and politics such as How the Nations Rage and Political Church. He argues that the local church is a public, political community whose primary allegiance is to King Jesus.