Why Calvin Thought Church Discipline is Essential to the Health of the Church
By Matthew Tuininga | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Why did John Calvin believe church discipline to be essential to the health of the church?
Church Discipline Starts with You
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018A loving church will be a disciplining church—and the burden of that discipline rests primarily us “ordinary Christians” who make up the discipleship community.
A Testimony of Restoration
By John Jones | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018To this day, I don’t know if I was a backslidden convert or if I was a deceived non-Christian. Either way, church discipline served to expose my hypocrisy.
A Step-by-Step Primer for Church Discipline
By Geoff Chang | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Church discipline would be easier if the church wasn’t made up of people. But Jesus didn’t come for buildings or institutions or events. He came to save a people for himself, sinners like you and me.
Why Church Discipline Goes Awry—And How to Avoid It
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Churches should work hard against the possibility of abusive church discipline, and we should act quickly against it.
Teaching Church Discipline in a Church Plant
By John Onwuchekwa | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Sin doesn’t ruin churches. Unconfessed and unaddressed sin does.
Should You Excommunicate Someone Who Joins an “Open & Affirming” Congregation?
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Should churches excommunicate someone who joins an “open and affirming” congregation?
Good and Bad Excuses Not to Practice Church Discipline
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018What are some good and bad excuses not to practice church discipline?
Too Big to Discipline? How a Mega-Church Practices Matthew 18
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018When it comes to church discipline, there’s a familiar refrain: “The mega-church is just too big to discipline.” But does it have to be this way?
A Historical Survey of Church Discipline
By Jeremy Kimble | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 01.09.2018Throughout church history the practice of church discipline has been largely affirmed, though at certain periods, only sporadically applied.
This Drives our International Vision
By Rick Denham | 01.04.2018For over 150 years, the Strasbourg Cathedral abandoned the Latin Mass and replaced it with the preaching of the Protestant Reformers. What caused this dramatic shift?
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?
