Four Reasons to Preach the Psalms as a Book
By Davy Ellison | 04.26.2024The intentional ordering of the 150 psalms may have been rediscovered in academia, but it has very practical benefits for the Christian in the pew.
Give Them Time: How to Protect the Assuring Nature of a Child’s Baptism
By Michael Lawrence | 04.12.2024How do we know if we’re looking at a good kid or a regenerate kid? The one thing we know for sure is that time will tell.
Four Ways God Used a Church Fire for Good
By Skylar Spradlin | 04.09.2024On November 1, 2022, our church building burned down. Not one part was salvageable. The fire swept through the attic at astonishing speed. Not a single notepad or paper clip … keep reading…
Visible Grace in Disagreements
By Caleb Batchelor | 03.06.2024Does the tone of your disagreements sound more like the intercessions of Jesus or the accusations of Satan?
Four Benefits of Inviting Evaluation of Your Preaching
By Jonathan Threlfall | 02.29.2024In “swapping sermons” with fellow pastors, I have discovered four benefits.
Does Your Church Have an Evangelist?
By Jim Donohue | 02.26.2024When churches invest time, prayer, resources, and finances into reaching the lost, God loves to bless those efforts with fruit.
Pastoring a Transient Church
By Josh Hayward | 02.21.2024How can pastors shepherd their ever-changing flocks to devote themselves to fellowship?
Leading a Congregational Church Through Constitutional Change
By Trent Rogers | 02.15.2024Here are eight nuggets of practical wisdom for leadership in an elder-led, congregational church about changing its constitution.
Pastoring a Small Church While Parenting Special Needs Children
By Eric Brown | 02.13.2024All pastoring and parenting is hard. But some situations may be more difficult than others.
When May a Congregation Vote Against its Elders?
By Jamie Dunlop | 02.09.2024If you are in an elder-led, congregationally-governed church, then the question posed by the title really matters.
Your Body Is Not the Temple, But THE Body Is
By N. G. Piotrowski, R. Johnson | 02.08.2024One’s sexual impurity implicates the entire body of Christ in idolatry, for that one person is a member of the larger temple of God.
The Gospel for a Gay Friend
By Garrett Kell | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism | 02.06.2024Every Christian is a living miracle. If Jesus can save you, he can save anyone.
Evangelistic Expository Preaching
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism | 02.06.2024The converted and the unconverted need preaching in which the fullness of God’s Word is exposed and the atoning work of Christ explored.
How to Evangelize Cross Culturally
By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism | 02.06.2024Here are three lessons one church has learned living and ministering in an ultra-multi-cultural environment.
Why People in Your Church Don’t Do Evangelism—and One Really Important Thing to Do About It
By Isaac Adams | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism | 02.06.2024Even though many Christians at your church genuinely want to make God known, they struggle in evangelism. Have you ever wondered why that is?