Church Membership: A Single Woman’s Perspective
By Chelsea Patterson | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016When I first began attending my church, I’d never given much thought to church membership. And if I’m honest, it all sounded a bit dull to me.
How New Elders Earn Authority
By Clint Humfrey | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016How does a new elder earn that informal authority or trust that is crucial to leading a congregation?
On the Authority of a Sending Church
By Ken Caruthers | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016Let’s ensure that missionaries who leave quickly fall under the authority of a Christ-governed healthy church wherever they are.
How Scripture’s Authority Shapes What We Do On Sunday Morning
By Brian Davis | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.28.2016How do we decide what to do when we gather together on Sundays? Well, quite simply, we don’t decide. God does—and God has.
What is the Nature of Pastoral Authority? — Perspectives from a Methodist, a Presbyterian, and a Baptist
By B. Merkle, K. DeYoung, M. O'Reilly | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.26.2016We asked three pastors from three different traditions to answer the question: What is the nature of a pastor’s authority?
Week 5—What Christians Should Do For Government: Engage with “Convictional Kindness”
By J. Leeman, N. Rodriguez | 09.26.2016The truce between evangelical and Enlightenment thinking seems to be coming to an end. What does that mean for how a Christian engages in the public square?
Four Ways Pastors Can Better Help the Hurting in the Church
By Dave Furman | 09.22.2016Point people to Christ, and let their weary souls be nurtured and find their rest in him.
The Abuse of Authority in Prosperity Gospel Churches
By D. A. Horton | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.21.2016Prosperity gospel churches are seedbeds for abusive authority.
Week 4—What Christians Should Do For Government: Be the Church Apart
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.20.2016How should we as individual Christians and church members relate to the public square?
Don’t Be a 9Marxist!
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.16.2016Here are fifteen marks that will keep you from being a “9Marxist,” that is, a church leader who abuses their authority.
Pastoring the Persecuted
By Colin Clark | 09.15.2016What do you tell a persecuted Christian who has been beaten for their faith and they’re liable to be beaten again?
Week 3—What Christians Should Do For Government: Be the Church Together
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.14.2016The most important thing for the church to do politically is to be the church.
Week 2—What Christians Should Do For Government: Obey Scripture, Get Wisdom
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.07.2016The question we’re interested in today is, how should we use the Bible in politics?
4 Ways to Care for the Hurting Starting This Sunday
By Dave Furman | 09.01.2016Think of how perfectly and exhaustively God has cared for you in Christ. Then ask yourself the question: shouldn’t our churches should be models of how to care for the hurting?
