The Way Home Podcast: Jonathan Leeman on Understanding Authority

Today, we have Jonathan Leeman on The Way Home Podcast! Jonathan is the Editorial Director at 9Marks, he is also an author and pastor. Today on the Way Home Podcast we discuss authority, trusting authority, how to be a godly authority, a Biblical understanding of what it means to submit to authority, and Jonathan’s new book Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing. If you want to learn more about Authority and Jonathan Leeman’s work, then this episode is for you!

Show Notes

Jonathan Leeman: Jonathan has an undergraduate and graduate degree in political science and an M. Div. and Ph. D. in Theology. He is the editorial director for 9Marks, editing the 9Marks series of books and the 9Marks Journal, he is also the co-host of Pastors Talk. Jonathan lives with his wife and four daughters in a suburb of Washington, DC, and serves as an elder at Cheverly Baptist Church. He teaches adjunctively at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Reformed Theological Seminary.

Jonathan’s Content: Pastors Talk Podcast, How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age (2018), Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential (2021), Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing  (2023)

Twitter/X: @JonathanLeeman

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