A Good Assistant Pastor Is Hard to Find

By Jason Helopoulos | 04.08.2015

A good assistant pastor can be a drain on the energies of the church and the senior pastor or one of their greatest refreshments. If you are a good one, keep at it. If you are looking for one, choose carefully. And if you have one, thank him.

5 Ministry Opportunities Unique to College Campuses

By Paul Billings | 04.02.2015

Recent church history tells us that the college campus is one of the most strategic places for your church to focus on. What would it look like for your church to get involved?

Truly, Truly I Say to You: 8 “Truly’s” from Mike McKinley’s Church Planting Is for Wimps

By Dallas Goebel | 03.31.2015

I am a new pastor of a church revitalization, and Mike McKinley’s book Church Planting Is For Wimps has been a deep encouragement to me.

A Brief History of Complementarian Literature

By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015

Just as the Reformation constituted a mighty preaching and writing engine, so evangelical complementarianism has produced many millions of words that have revived and strengthened God’s church.

Complementarianism as a Worldview 

By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015

Complementarianism has explanatory power on a range of major, life-shaping matters. But more than this, it has apologetic power, both in the living of this doctrine, and the speaking.

My Journey to Complementarianism

By GraceAnna Castleberry | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015

You will be the first and primary example to your children of God’s intentions for marriage and family.

When Your Husband Is in the Line of Fire

By Amanda Peacock | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015

A man with the courage of his convictions is the kind of man others should inspire to be, and that women should delight to have by their sides.

Pastors’ Forum: How do you equip women in your church for ministry?

By B. Johnson, D. Furman, G. Conner, J. Rinne, J. Sanchez, M. McConnell, M. McKinley, P. Martin, R. Fullerton, T. Mercer | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015

How do you equip women in your church for ministry?

Why Complementarianism Is Crucial to Discipleship

By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.18.2015

You can maintain belief in the gospel apart from a complementarian conception of discipleship, but your vision of discipleship will work against such belief, not for it.

Four Truths About Complementarian Marriage

By Gavin Peacock | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.17.2015

Here are four biblical truths pastors should teach with respect to marriage, manhood, and womanhood, not just for the sake of marriage, but for the sake of the gospel.

The Egalitarian Impulse in the Black Church

By Steven Harris | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.12.2015

This present problem of gender roles in the black church is rooted in past pain.

From Lesbianism to Complementarianism

By Jackie Hill-Perry | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.11.2015

He was a man, and she was a woman. Similar, yet different—and she hated it.

Discipling Guys

By Andy Davis | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.10.2015

Boys don’t enter the world knowing how to be godly men. They have to be trained.

Complementarianism and the Single Woman

By Katie Van Dyke | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.09.2015

Complementarianism is not just for married women. It’s for single women, too.

A Complementarian Where You Least Expect Her

By Courtney Reissig | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.04.2015

While not all Millennial women claim to be feminist—and some may even reject the label—you would be hard-pressed to find a woman under 40 who doesn’t have some form of feminism living inside of her. I was no different.