Third Mark of a Healthy Church MEMBER: Gospel Saturated
By Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010So essential is the gospel to the Christian life that we need to be saturated in it in order to be healthy church members.
Brian McLaren and the Gospel of Here & Now
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010For all his off-the-cuff casualness, McLaren is nothing if not deliberate. He has an agenda, and it’s to reset altogether the church’s understanding of the gospel.
How to Become a Theological Liberal Without Attending Harvard Divinity School
By Michael Lawrence | 02.24.2010I love my sheep, and I love myself. And it’s those two loves, wrongly focused, that tempt me down a gospel-denying path.
The Church, Counting Numbers, & You
By Matt Schmucker | 02.24.2010What has happened to our understanding of evangelism, conversion, church discipline, and discipleship that allows people to remain on the roles of a Christian church but never attend?
The Devotional Life of the Professional Christian
By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 09.08.2006Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes (Eph. 6:10-11). In … keep reading…
The Pursuit of Christ in the Devotions of a Pastor
By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 06.08.2006I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I … keep reading…
Salt and Light In the Nation’s Capital: A Pastor’s Perspective
By Michael Lawrence | 07.03.2005As Christians, we are salt and light when we live as citizens of heaven, when we apply his Word to the responsibilities he has entrusted to steward in the city of man.
Defining Elders
By D. A. Carson | 01.04.1999These verses teach us that the primary characteristic of the Christian pastor is that his life constantly reflects Christian values, morality, conduct, and integrity.