Counterflow with Buck Johnson Ep. 389 - The Spiritual Formation of Men & Women, with Metropolitan Jonah
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Nov 19, 2025 Metropolitan Jonah, an Orthodox bishop with a rich background in monastic leadership, engages in a thought-provoking discussion. He explores the growing interest in Orthodox Christianity and the spiritual formation needed for newcomers. Topics include the contrasting views of God's love between Orthodoxy and American Protestantism, the importance of male friendships for spiritual growth, and the challenges of modern pastoral care. Metropolitan Jonah also offers insights on nurturing faith and understanding the role of Scripture in everyday life.
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Monastic Roots And Episcopal Service
- Metropolitan Jonah describes founding St. John of San Francisco Monastery and moving it to Mount Lassen, showing long-term monastic commitment.
- He later became a bishop and served briefly as Metropolitan before retiring from that political role.
Stafford Parish Growth During COVID
- Metropolitan Jonah recounts pastoring St. Herman's near Quantico with many military and federal parishioners.
- The parish grew rapidly during COVID and later purchased an 1840s building after years of leasing.
God Sees The Person First
- He contrasts Orthodox theology with Calvinist views by emphasizing a God who loves the person first, not their sin.
- This loving-image-of-God approach counters doctrines that present God as primarily wrathful.