Mark Dever
12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Posting Something Online
By Mark Dever | 08.29.2016Remember, you will give an account for every word you type (Mt 12:36). Does saying things at a “safe distance” from people tempt us to say things we wouldn’t say to their face?
9 Choices for a Healthy Music Ministry
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 08.24.2016The musical excellence we aim for should be more in the congregation than in the instrumentalists or vocalists who lead or accompany our singing.
In Praise of Low-Budget, Non-Professional Music Ministries
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 08.23.2016I’m not saying the way my church “does” music is the only way, or even the best way. What I am saying is that the quality of music and especially the quality of singing is not dependent upon the size of your music budget.
Twelve Steps to Regain Meaningful Membership
By Mark Dever | 08.12.2016Pastors must again meditate on Heb.13:17 and consider the seriousness of the accounting to God we are to give for those to whom we have given assurance of their salvation. Continued membership in our congregation is giving such assurance.
Discipling: A Conversation Between Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.27.2016“If you say you’re a Christian, but you’re not helping other Christians follow Jesus, I’m simply not sure what you mean.”
God, Politics, and Other Easy Topics—A Conversation with Russell Moore and Mark Dever
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, P. Bethancourt, R. D. Moore | 07.18.2016Russell Moore and Mark Dever sit down at this year’s SBC to chat about God, Politics, and Other Easy Topics.
The Shocking, Abysmal, and Embarrassing Failure of Churches to Pray
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.10.2016Prayerlessness is a problem in so many churches. What can we do about it?
9 Factors to Consider When Choosing Someone to Disciple
By Mark Dever | 05.03.2016Here are 9 factors to consider when choosing someone to disciple.
Should You Stay or Go?
By Mark Dever | 04.26.2016Is the point of all this to say that some of you should leave your churches? Kind of. Some should go to help struggling churches. Some should plant new ones. Some should go overseas. And some should stay.
Church Discipline: A Difficult and Necessary Task
By J. Leeman, L. Duncan, M. Dever, M. McConnell | 04.25.2016Practicing church discipline is difficult. Perhaps this is why many churches seem to have neglected it.
Lessons for Fools: Mark Dever Asks Os Guinness about His New Evangelism Book
By M. Dever, O. Guinness | 03.08.2016Christians should be persuasive, and with his new book Fool’s Talk, Os Guinness offers a comprehensive presentation of the art and power of creative and distinctly Christian persuasion.
How should this desire to be persuasive affect our evangelism? Does God expect us to know the answers to every question? And how can we do this while remaining humble, recognizing that salvation is all of grace?
For our most recent 9Marks interview, Mark Dever sits down with Guinness to talk with him about these questions and more. We hope you’ll find it useful.
4 Practices of a Great Commission Church
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015Too often, a grotesque competitiveness marks evangelical churches. But a Great Commission church does not compete with other gospel-preaching churches.
A Conversation about Church Revitalization with Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.23.2015The more we reduce ministry to business, the more pastors are convinced to think like CEOs and less like shepherds.
