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How to Lead Effective Church Planting Interest Meetings
These meetings can do far more than compel people to join; they’re also occasions to model trust in the Lord, obedience to God’s Word, and love for the people of God.
Episode
On The Systematic Theology of the Father
How does the doctrine of God help in preaching texts? How do we say what we should without saying to little or too much in a sermon?
Episode
In the Beginning Was the Word: A Bonus Bible Talk Episode
In this special episode, Alex and Sam talk to Jim about his new book on John’s Gospel.
Video
Real Church Growth – Session 05 from Church Essentials
This sessions comes from a course called "Church Essentials" 9Marks created with Lifeway in 2012. Healthy churches have a pervasive concern for church growth as growth is prescribed in the Bible. That means growing members, not just numbers.
Article
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.
Episode
Interview with Abby Wedgeworth
Hayley, Garrett and Deepak interview Abby Wedgeworth (author of best-selling book HELD) about how to care for women who have suffered from a miscarriage.
Review
What’s a Parachurch? And How Should It Relate to a Local Church?
"The Vine Movement" is a profitable resource for churches looking for guidance on why and how to go about partnering with parachurches.
Article
How Churches and Chapels Can Serve One Another
What exactly is a chapel? And how does it relate to the local church?
Video
Guarding the Church’s Front Door and Opening its Back – Session 04 from Church Essentials
This sessions comes from a course called "Church Essentials" 9Marks created with Lifeway in 2012. A temple has bricks. A flock has sheep. A vine has branches. And a body has members. Being a Christian means being joined to a church.
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Connecting the Church’s Inward Purity and Outward Witness – Session 03 from Church Essentials
This sessions comes from a course called "Church Essentials" 9Marks created with Lifeway in 2012. If you want to take this course in a structured manner, please visit: https://courses.9marks.org
Review
Is All Church Growth Good Fruit?
We all desire fruit. The tension comes when methods either secure the harvest or hinder it.
Article
Preventing Church Discipline by Choosing Wisely Where You Sit in Church
It’s not hard to imagine that, over the course of time, sitting with someone as opposed to leaving them alone could result in a drastically better spiritual scenario.