Josh Manley

The Priority of Patience, Prayer, and Preaching in Church Planting
By Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023As you patiently “preach and pray, love and stay,” you’ll find that your church has been planted on fertile soil that bears up good and lasting fruit.

International Pastors on Culture War—Why or Why Not?
By Benny, J. Lithell, J. Manley, S. Masters | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.20239Marks asked several pastors outside of the U.S. to answer this question: in your context, do you think of yourself as a culture warrior?

Why an Elder Should Oversee the Bookstall
By Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Ministries | 12.15.2022When your church’s bookstall overseer isn’t feeding the sheep healthy food, they’re working against the digestion of the church’s entire teaching ministry.

On Why Conversion and Evangelism Matters in Missions, with Pastor Harshit and Josh Manley (Missions Talk, Ep. 4)
By J. Mack Stiles, J. Manley, P. Harshit, R. Robertson | 11.11.2022A poor understanding of evangelism and conversion will have disastrous effects, especially among cultures where there’s little familiarity with the gospel. In this episode of Missions Talk, Mack and Ryan chat with two overseas pastors about this.

On Pastoring in Afghanistan, with Josh Manley and two Afghan Pastors (Pastors Talk, Ep. 217)
By J. Leeman, J. Manley | 11.08.2022In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Josh Manley interview two Afghan men who both served as pastors of an underground church.

Evangelical Catholicity and How To Foster It
By Josh Manley | 07.28.2022Catholicity denotes the very Christian unity for which our Lord prayed. How can we foster greater unity among gospel-believing Christians?

On Pastoral Patience – Part 2 (with John Folmar & Josh Manley) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 191
By J. Folmar, J. Leeman, J. Manley, M. Dever | 12.07.2021How slowly should a pastor change things in a church? Jonathan chats with Mark Dever, John Folmar, and Josh Manley, in this second conversation about pastoral patience.

On Pastoral Patience – Part 1 (with John Folmar & Josh Manley) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 190
By J. Folmar, J. Leeman, J. Manley, M. Dever | 11.30.2021Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever talk to Josh Manley and John Folmar about Christianity in Afghanistan and the UAE, and the necessity of pastoral patience.

After Withdrawal, Afghan Christians Still Need Your Prayers
By Josh Manley | 09.02.2021In the aftermath of the United States’ withdrawal, brothers and sisters from Afghanistan continue to reach out with requests for prayer. How can you pray for them?

Afghan Pastors Ask for Prayer
By Josh Manley | 08.16.2021Here are three ways you can pray for pastors and churches in Afghanistan right now.

Speak Only What Is Good to Give Grace (with Josh Manley)
By J. Leeman, J. Manley | 9Marks Journal: How to Build Up Your Church: A Guidebook for Members | 06.27.2021SHOW NOTES Article: Speak Only What Is Good to Give Grace, by Josh Manley

Speak Only What Is Good to Give Grace
By Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: How to Build Up Your Church: A Guidebook for Members | 03.30.2021Our days and our words are numbered, and before long we will have to give an account to God for how we used them.

How Our Church Covenant Helps Us Care for One Another During the Pandemic
By Josh Manley | 05.04.2020It’s not only pastors who have responsibilities during this season. The church must continue to be the church.

Book Review: Remember Death, by Matt McCullough
Review by Josh Manley | 02.06.2020Jesus doesn’t promise to give us more of what death will only steal anyway. He wants to give us what death can’t touch.

3 Reasons to Preach through Daniel
By Josh Manley | 12.07.2018The book of Daniel isn’t about Daniel. The book of Daniel is about Daniel’s God. If what you’ve taught or learned from this soaring book is that you should “dare to be a Daniel,” then I’m afraid you entirely missed the point.