No Holds Barred Biblical Positions by Pastor-Teacher Jonathan Burris Jonathan Burris is a Pastor/Elder at Sophia Baptist Church in North Carolina and the Director of For The Master Ministries. This apologetics and evangelistic ministry focuses on discipling, equipping, and training believers to defend their faith in an increasingly hostile culture while bringing the good news of redemption, rescue, and renewed purpose to the addicted and homeless through the gospel of Christ. He is Calvinistic, creedal, and affirms the 1646 First London Baptist Confession of Faith.