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.
Does the Bible Allow for Women Deacons? No, Says Alex Strauch (with a Response from Tom Schreiner)
By A. Strauch, T. R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 11.23.2017Does the Bible allow for women deacons. No, says Alex Strauch.
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.
How the Reformers Rediscovered the Holy Spirit and True Conversion
By Sinclair Ferguson | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017The Reformation featured a rediscovery of the Holy Spirit.
