Bobby Jamieson

The Whole Truth About God
By Bobby JamiesonBiblical Theology Only right theology can lead to right worship and right obedience. Every church should strive to believe, confess and live in light of a truly biblical theology and … keep reading…

Built Upon the Rock
By Bobby JamiesonThe Church Only right theology can lead to right worship and right obedience. Every church should strive to believe, confess and live in light of a truly biblical theology and … keep reading…

Book Review: Handle That New Call with Care, by David Campbell
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Moves | 12.20.2010This book was written to help pastors, their fellow elders, and church members consider the issues that arise when a pastor receives a call from another church.

Book Review: The Mission of God’s People, by Christopher Wright
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church | 10.27.2010We need to ask “What is the mission of the local church?” not merely “What is the mission of the individual Christian?”

Book Review: Living in God’s Two Kingdoms, by David VanDrunen
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church | 10.27.2010In many ways, this book is the most helpful, balanced contribution to the evangelical conversation about Christianity and culture that I’ve yet read.

Book Review: The New Testament Deacon: The Church’s Minister of Mercy, by Alexander Strauch
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Deacons | 04.30.2010If you want to understand the Bible’s teaching on deacons, this is a great place to start.

Book Review: One Church, Many Congregations, by J. Timothy Ahlen and J. V. Thomas
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 03.03.2010Rather than criticize the book’s handling of Scripture and understanding of the church, let’s just get to the bottom line: should you read this book? No.

Book Review: Multi-Site Churches, by Scott McConnell
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 03.03.2010An appeal to pragmatic results in order to justify a practice undermines the authority and sufficiency of Scripture.

Book(s) Review: Who Runs the Church? and Perspectives on Church Government
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 03.02.2010Multiple-views books like this provide a perfect opportunity—an opportunity neither book fully makes good on—to set the record straight about positions that are not mutually exclusive.

Book Review: Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them, by Ed Stetzer
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.02.2010I think that a less-than-biblical philosophy of ministry shines through at certain points, so read with discernment.
Evangelism and Social Action: A Tale of Two Trajectories
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: A New Evangelical Liberalism | 03.01.2010We’ve heard these definitions of the church’s mission before. But have we seen where they’re from, where they lead, and what theology drives them?
Historical Critique of Multi-Site: Not Over My Dead Body
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 02.26.2010What could centuries-old arguments have to do with cutting-edge conversations like the one we’re trying to have about multi-site churches?
Polity on Church Discipline: A User’s Guide
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 02.25.2010If you’re a pastor trying to obey Jesus by implementing church discipline, there are few books that will aid you the way Polity will.

Understanding Baptism
By Bobby JamiesonWhat’s the big deal about baptism? Jesus commands his disciples to be baptized, and it’s a glorious picture of a person’s union with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Still, many … keep reading…

Understanding the Lord’s Supper
By Bobby JamiesonWhy did Jesus give the church a meal to eat together? The Lord’s Supper isn’t just something churches do together, it’s something that binds us together, making many into one. … keep reading…