Why Your Second Hire Might Be an Administrative Pastor
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Here at 9Marks, one of our favorite books on pastoral ministry is Colin Marshall and Tony Payne’s The Trellis and the Vine. The main idea is simple: in the disciple-making work of Christian ministry, the real growth that churches should pursue is the growth of the vine (Christians); growing the church’s trellises (administrative structures) is important only insofar as it helps the vine to grow.
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Book Review: Dangerous Intersections
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Thinking About Evangelism Means Thinking About the Church
Preface to the 9Marks Series on Evangelism
The aim of this series of nine articles is to provide a biblical, God-centered framework for understanding and doing evangelism. The main idea in this series of articles is that biblical evangelism begins with the church. To put it another way, the local church itself is the best and biblically-prescribed “evangelism program.”
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Resources on Evangelism
This series of articles will not cover some of the basics about evangelism that others have already done a better job of doing anyway. Get these resources for your pastoral toolbox and use them with your church.
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