Phil Ryken

Praying as a Church for the World and Your City 

By Phil Ryken | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016

If God rules over kingdoms, then kingdoms are our concern, and we should discipline ourselves to pray both for the world in general and our cities in particular.

Don’t Be Like Moses the Pragmatist

By Phil Ryken | 05.05.2016

God does not rank preachers by the number of their converts or the size of their churches. Rather, he judges them according to the accuracy of their Bible exposition.

WWJD – What Would Jim Do?

By Phil Ryken | 9Marks Journal: Young Pastors | 02.26.2010

I was privileged to serve with Jim Boice for five years at Tenth Presbyterian until his sudden death from liver cancer in 2000.

Corporate Aspects of the Lord’s Prayer

By Phil Ryken | 9Marks Journal: Corporate Prayer | 02.25.2010

Since the Lord’s Prayer is a family prayer, we not only pray with one another, we also pray for one another.

Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum

By B. Johnson, D. Newkirk, P. Ryken, T. Ascol, W. Price | 9Marks Journal: Miscellaneous Articles | 02.25.2010

I have learned that nothing brings greater joy to a pastor’s heart than a sinner who truly repents.