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Prioritizing the Church in Missions
The church is the origin, means, and end of missions. Scripture calls on missionaries to start and strengthen churches where new believers—and more missionaries—can grow. But today, many Christians downplay the role of the church in favor of pragmatism and parachurch ministries, weakening the missions cause. In this brief guide, pastors John Folmar and Scott […]
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What Is Church-Centered Missions?
On every continent, in every context, the ordinary local assembly is what will ultimately promote and protect the truth of the gospel.
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Raise up Leaders
It’s the Holy Spirit’s job to make overseers. However, he often uses pastors to this end.
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How to Evangelize Cross Culturally
Here are three lessons one church has learned living and ministering in an ultra-multi-cultural environment.
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Forum: Perspectives on Heaven from the Persecuted Church
We asked pastors around the world this question: "How have you encouraged Christians experiencing significant persecution with the hope of heaven?"
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The Danger of Sending Unqualified Missionaries
What does John Folmar — the senior pastor of United Christian Church of Dubai in the Middle East — want to say to American churches and missions organizations?
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Send Missionaries & Inspire Senders
Here are three practical ways our congregations can be staging areas for gospel advancement into the unreached places of the world.
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Stories of Restoration After Church Discipline
We asked three pastors to share a story of restoration—that is, someone who had been restored to membership after being disciplined for unrepentant sin.
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How Should Churches Pursue Contextualization Biblically?
The best way to contextualize is to be rigorously biblical. Because the Bible speaks transculturally, start with the Bible.
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Missions – John Folmar | Session 1
Each year, the 9Marks at Southeastern Conference examines a particular topic related to church health and provides biblical and practical help fellow pastors and leaders.
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Anatomy of a Church Merger
Four things I learned from our successful and fruitful church merger—almost 20 years after it happened.
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Building a Multi-Cultural Ministry on Gospel Doctrine
Robust truth will keep churches and friendships together amid their diversity, whereas lowest-common-denominator theology promotes strife and feebleness.