9 Marks of Healthy Missions
By J. Mack Stiles | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 11.18.2015The best thing you can do for missionaries is to make sure you keep your church healthy. They can’t do the work there if churches are unhealthy here.
Debunking Stupid Statements about the Bible: An Exercise in Biblical Transmission
By Greg Gilbert | 11.09.2015We can be sure that the Bible we have is comprised of what the New Testament authors actually wrote. And because of this, we are compelled to trust it.
The Joys and Challenges of a Multi-Ethnic Church
By John Smuts | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015The joys and the challenges of pastoring a multi-ethnic congregation are mostly two sides of the same coin.
Re-Thinking Homogeneity: The Biblical Case for Multi-Ethnic Churches
By Aubrey Sequeira | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Does the Bible support homogeneity? Or does Scripture set forth a different vision for the local church?
How Do We Respond to Cultural Crises Over Race?
By Brian Davis | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015There are few responses to hurting more hurtful than silence.
5 Steps to Racial Peace-Making
By Russ Whitfield | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015It’s not magic, it’s discipleship.
Being Asian American in a White Church
By Tim Chiang | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015There is no singular Asian-American experience. But for many, navigating the differences between their two cultures brings about difficulty—even in the church.
Why White Churches Are Hard for Black People
By Isaac Adams | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015These aren’t true for every white church or for every black person, but the hope is that they lead to graceful and authentic conversation, to prayer, to action, and to joy in our Lord.
Racism as Favoritism
By Trillia Newbell | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Find freedom from anxiety and fear, and celebrate the unifying, favoritism-destroying power of the gospel.
One Example of Reaching Your Multi-Ethnic Neighbors
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Once one understands the place of the local church in God’s eternal plan, it’s worth re-thinking both ethnic-language church planting and ethnic-language ministry in general.
Lessons Learned from South Africa about Multi-Ethnicity in Churches
By Gustav Pritchard | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Here are 7 suggestions for pastors so that they might shepherd God’s flock more faithfully in light of the diversity of his sheep.
Does the Asian-American Church Need an Adjusted Gospel?
By Jeffrey K. Jue | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Many say, “The ‘white Western gospel’ needs to be adjusted, or it will become obsolete.” Can this possibly be true?
Building a Multi-Cultural Ministry on Gospel Doctrine
By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Multi-Ethnic Churches | 09.25.2015Robust truth will keep churches and friendships together amid their diversity, whereas lowest-common-denominator theology promotes strife and feebleness.
