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9Marks Explained : A Letter From Mark Dever

Jamie Dunlop

Blog posts by Jamie Dunlop:

Pastoring the Wrongly Ambitious

By Jamie Dunlop | 2.8.2013

I am a pastor, and I am addicted to work—just as I have been for most of my life. Like the participant at Alcoholics Anonymous who considers himself a “recovering alcoholic” after thirty years without a drop of booze, I will consider myself a recovering work addict until the day I reach heaven, because it is so ingrained in my flesh.

Should Churches Monitor Members' Giving?

By Jamie Dunlop | 7.26.2012

9Marks recently received the following question:

"I have grown up in a church culture where giving is always secret. Perhaps a trustee, treasurer, deacon or two know the giving of each family (someone prepares the tax receipts), but the pastors of the church remain in blissful ignorance. The reasons for this range from official policy to the pastor's desire to avoid favoritism (James 2:1-13).

How Sunday School Can Change Your Church’s Culture

By Jamie Dunlop | 3.5.2012

Changing the culture of a church is one of the most difficult things for a pastor to do. But over the last decade our church has discovered an unexpected tool for changing a culture: adult Sunday school.

HOW SUNDAY SCHOOL CHANGED OUR CHURCH’S CULTURE