Best Books for Pastors in 2017
By Alex Duke | 12.21.2017We asked 60 pastors around the world a simple question: what books did you read in 2017 that helped you be a better pastor?
4 Reasons Every Church Needs Senior Saints
By Tim Counts | 12.20.2017Sometimes, senior saints question their usefulness in the church as they age. That’s unfortunate because they’re an essential part of the body of Christ.
Sometimes, Passivity Is Prideful
By Kyle Gregory | 12.15.2017An elder’s authority must be carried out with both confidence and humility, as both an overseer and an example, recognizing both his God-given role and his deep need of God’s help.
What Makes a Good Sermon? Five Questions to Ask
By Josh Vincent | 12.11.2017Are you sure you know a good sermon from a bad one?
Want Your Church to Sing? Then Train Them As Children!
By David Leeman | 12.08.2017Let us not give lip-service to the importance of congregational singing if we’re not willing to back that up with some devotion to education.
Fill Believers, Not Buildings: Why Success in Ministry Isn’t a Numbers Game
By Jaime Owens | 12.04.2017The measure of a pulpit ministry isn’t its width, but its depth.
Pastor, Aim to Preach Simple Sermons
By Jeff Wiesner | 11.27.2017Faithful preaching is marked by simplicity. And simple preaching best serves others by communicating the point of the passage in a clear and Christ-centered way.
The Flesh Is Weak: Pastoral Reflections on Self-Control
By Aaron Menikoff | 11.16.2017“Just Do It” may be a great slogan for the world’s largest manufacturer of sportswear, but it’s a horrible motto for the Christian life.
Pastoring a Rural Church Isn’t a “Lesser” Ministry
By Cheston Pickard | 11.13.2017Whether we’re called to Farmington, Missouri or Washington, D.C, our goal is to help people do two things: understand the Bible and follow Jesus.
The Church Has Two Missions: Narrow and Broad
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.06.2017What is the mission of the church? Answering that requires defining what we mean by the “church.”
4 Reasons Churches Don’t Practice Church Discipline
By Jeremy Kimble | 11.02.2017Despite what some people think, church discipline isn’t an unloving, invasive act, perpetrated by wicked people.
In Your Preaching, Aim for Holistic Application
By Matthew S. Harmon | 10.26.2017Although the Spirit is the one who produces transformation in a person’s life, one of the primary tools he uses is the faithful preaching and application.
4 Myths that Keep College Students from Joining a Church
By Jim Davis | 10.19.2017Do you want to faithfully follow Christ during your college years? Then join a church.
The Sunday Before the 95 Theses
By Stephen Nichols | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017I hear there is a friar in the town of Wittenberg, a Brother Martin. Maybe he will help us.
The Reformation and the Glory of God
By John Piper | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Our salvation could never be merited so that the entire transaction would culminate soli Deo Gloria—to the glory of God alone.
