Book Excerpt: Is “Incarnational” the Best Way to Describe Christian Mission?
By G. Gilbert, K. DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church | 11.01.2010Is “incarnational” the best way to describe Christian mission?
Theological Critique of Multi-Site: What Exactly Is a “Church”?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 09.30.2010What’s the difference between a church and three Christian friends throwing Frisbee at the local park?
Using Small Groups to Cultivate Fellowship
By Michael Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: Miscellaneous Articles | 08.23.2010It’s possible to be a biblical Christian without belonging to a small group. It’s impossible to be one without belonging to a church.
An Annotated Bibliography on Hell
By Gavin Ortlund | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010The Last Things: Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell, by Paul Helm. Banner of Truth, 1989. 152 pages. $8 Paul Helm is a teaching fellow at Regent College near Vancouver, and … keep reading…
How Does Hell Glorify God?
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010How seriously should we take those who try to rewrite the story so that hell isn’t part of it? As seriously as we would take Hamlet critiquing Shakespeare’s work.
Hellfire and Brimstone: Interpreting the New Testament’s Descriptions of Hell
By Andy Naselli | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010So when the Bible speaks of hell-fire, woe to us if we say, “It’s only a symbol.” If it is a symbol at all, it means the reality is worse than fire, not better.
Why Hell Is Integral to the Gospel
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010Why is it that when people think about hell, they always conclude that God must be at fault and not themselves?
Pastoral Fearmongering, Manipulation, and Hell
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010Of course, it’s good to teach our children not to be scared by shadows, and to be wary of those who use fear to sell us something. But what if there really is something to fear?
There’s Something Worse than Death
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Hell: Remembering the Awful Reality | 08.20.2010Divine wrath may not be the decorative masthead or the flag we raise up every flagpole. . . . It may not always be seen. But its absence will always be felt.
Why Complementarianism Is Crucial to Discipleship
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010In every domain—I think it’s safe to generalize—women will better be able to pursue godly femininity when they are surrounded by men who pursue godly masculinity.
May Women Serve as Pastors?
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010Women are prohibited from teaching men and from exercising authority over them, and therefore it follows that they must not serve as elders.
For the Young Mother: Ministry, Guilt, and Seasons of Life
By Jani Ortlund | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010Dear young mother, don’t waste your guilt!
Wanted: More Older Women Discipling Younger Women
By Susan Hunt | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010Older women discipling younger women is not just a nifty idea someone concocted, and it is not optional. It’s a gospel imperative.
How Pastors Can Equip Women for Ministry
By Bob Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010Equipping women for ministry is a necessary piece in the puzzle that is the local church.
Discipling Men vs. Discipling Women
By Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Women | 07.01.2010How should the Bible’s teaching about men and women inform my pastoral work?