Top Ten 9Marks Podcast Episodes from 2023
By Sam Koo | 12.19.2023The manager and editor of all 9Marks’ podcasts ranks his favorite episodes we’ve released this year.
Wanted: Catholic Pastors
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023Do you actively work to partner with other local churches to fulfill the Great Commission? Or do you act as if your church can take the gospel to the ends of the earth all by yourselves?
Black and White Church Catholicity
By Bobby Scott | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023How can predominantly white and black churches work together without compromising the convictions of each?
Why Racist Churches Are Anti-Catholic
By M. Y. Emerson, R. Lucas Stamps | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023Racism is a direct affront to Scripture, to the gospel, and to the Nicene Christianity that follows from them.
Same Health, Different Look: Ecclesiology in Historically Black Churches
By Welton Bonner | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023You can build beautiful partnerships with churches that look different than yours if you look beyond the forms to see the elements.
The Beauty and Power of Catholicity in Politically Charged Times
By Collin Hansen | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023Jesus commands his followers to love their enemies. In our politically charged times, that’s when the world sees the beauty and power of the gospel.
What Catholicity Requires: Tightly Held Beliefs and Big Hearts
By Scott Logsdon | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023How do we partner well with others when our convictions don’t align?
“Very Sweet Honey”: Basil of Caesarea’s Friendship with Syrian Christian Eusebius of Samosata
By Michael A. G. Haykin | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.27.2023Eusebius’s friendship with Basil of Caesarea during the doctrinal watershed of the 370s is of vital importance and should be remembered in any account of the Cappadocian theologian’s formulation of the Holy Spirit’s deity.
The Great Commission Is Bigger Than Your Church
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.20.2023The Great Commission is bigger than your local church. How should that shape your priorities and posture as a pastor?
4 Things to Remember When Talking About Your Church
By Alan Patrick | 11.14.2023If you’re going to talk about your sheep, remember to tell the whole story.
How to Use Prayer Meetings to Promote Catholicity
By Ben Lacey | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 11.13.2023Use your prayer meeting to help create Great Commission culture in your church, a culture that puts competition to death and extends friendship, hospitality, and generosity to other churches.
Six Marks of a Good Sermon
By Nick Gardner | 11.09.2023How does a preacher know if he’s preaching good sermons?
Church Planting Is Rarely Rapid
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023There are two great threats to gospel work in the world’s poor and unengaged communities today: the prosperity gospel and the encouragement toward rapid multiplication.
Equipping Women for Church Planting
By Sharon Dickens | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023Equipping women well and releasing them to serve surely benefits the home and church.
