Pastor: Help Your Congregation Navigate Gay Pride Month
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.02.2023Pastor, as the culture around us celebrates the Neo-paganism of LGBTQ+ this month, here are some brief thoughts on how you can teach/care for the members at your church.
7 Reasons Why Your Church Should Engage in Door-to-Door Evangelism
By Jake Wright | 05.29.2023Evangelism is critical not only for lost souls but also for the spiritual vitality of our churches.
What Is a Church?
By Chris Hutchison | 05.25.2023What is a church? How might we answer that question? Where should we start?
A Response to a Review of ‘No Shortcut to Success’
By Matt Rhodes | 05.16.2023We asked Matt Rhodes to respond to the International Mission Board’s critique of his book ‘No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions.’
4 Reasons You Can Preach the Same Text 2 (or 3 or 4) Times
By Sean Nolan | 05.15.2023There are reasons to be confident when returning to the same text multiple times.
A Guide to the Journal
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.30.2023Since it’s unusually long, we thought a more careful guide to the Journal might help.
Ten Diagnostic Questions for the Potential Ideologue
By Ken Barbic | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023Be wary of anyone who casts their political strategy and positions on less clear matters with a “thus saith the Lord” level of certainty.
A New Christian Authoritarianism?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023Creeping politicization implies a creeping authoritarianism.
Say No to Christian Nationalism
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023If you don’t get your doctrine of the church right, you’re going to get your doctrine of the government and the nation wrong.
What Authority Has God Given to Governments?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.29.2023The government’s job description: To administer the justice requisite for protecting human life, secure the conditions necessary for fulfilling the dominion mandate, and provide a platform for God’s people to declare God’s perfect judgment and salvation.
Samples of Public Prayers Prayed by Pastors
By J. Owens, J. Sanchez, M. Dever, R. Shannon | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.2023Read the prayers of four pastors at city, state, and national governmental gatherings.
Charlemagne and the Legacy of Christian Political Violence
By Dustin Asbury | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.2023When the church possesses coercive power, it invariably becomes warped and corrupted.
How I Went Too Far with Politics
By Dave Brown | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.2023How do we as Christians know when we’re putting too much hope in politics?
A 1689 Baptist Perspective: Confessionalism and Theonomy
By Justin Perdue | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.2023Confessional Baptist theology disputes theonomy in three areas.
