Jamie Dunlop
8 Lessons about Church Budgets
By Jamie Dunlop | 08.28.2019The overarching goal of a church budget is faithfulness, not funds.
Episode 82: On How Your Budget is a Spiritual Issue (with Jamie Dunlop)
By J. Dunlop, J. Leeman | 04.02.2019If you want to see your church move toward health, the church budget has to move toward health.
Mailbag #79: How Should Vocational Pastors Approach Their Own Giving to the Church? . . . How Do Deacons Relate to Elders?
By J. Dunlop, J. de Koning | 03.29.2019— Should vocational ministers tithe? Should a church then count on 10% of that staff member’s salary toward the budget? — Are deacons there just to “do what they’re told” by the elders? Should deacons be used as a means to develop future elders?
Should Elders Insist on Unanimity?
By Jamie Dunlop | 10.28.2018We should value trust more highly than agreement.
Episode 50: On the Role of Associate Pastors
By B. Jamieson, J. Dunlop, J. Leeman | 05.01.2018Tune in to Pastors Talk as Jonathan Leeman, Jamie Dunlop, and Bobby Jamieson discuss the role of an associate pastor in a healthy church.
The Compelling Community: What to Do Next?
By Jamie Dunlop | 08.04.2016Periodically, pastors read The Compelling Community, and then ask us where to start in putting its ideas into practice. Here are three thoughts for your consideration.
Book Review: Word-Filled Women’s Ministry, ed. by Gloria Furman and Kathleen Nielson
Review by Jamie Dunlop | 10.16.2015This book reshapes our view of “women’s ministry” toward a more biblical “ministry among women” for which we should all be deeply thankful.
Compelling Community—A Conversation with Mark Dever & Jamie Dunlop
By J. Dunlop, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.21.2015If God the Holy Spirit left your church this weekend, what would happen next?
Should Churches Monitor Members’ Giving?
By Jamie Dunlop | 08.22.2014Shouldn’t we use our ability to track our members’ giving to help shepherd them? I’d say no. Here’s why.
Why Should I Give to My Church?
By Jamie DunlopMany new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along … keep reading…
When Is Pragmatism Prudent?
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013Finding the boundary between commands and sanctified common sense.
Pastoring the Wrongly Ambitious
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013As Christians, we are called to be ambitious for Christ, yet many seem ambitious only for the things of this world. How can you pastor them?
Church Mercy Ministry as Integrated Auxiliary
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.26.2012If a mercy ministry in your church grows to the point where it needs some real structure, consider making it an “integrated auxiliary.”
The “Regulated Free Market” Approach to Mercy Ministry
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.26.2012When it comes to mercy ministry in the church, both the programmed and the organic approaches have their limitations. Here is a third way.
Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy
By Jamie DunlopChurches are full of differences. Those differences might be rooted in culture or personality or even musical style. In recent years, differences over political and social issues have frayed the … keep reading…