Discipleship
Episode 19: Church Mergers and Plants
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017We just released a Journal on church planting and church mergers. Because neither Mark nor Jonathan wrote an article for it, we devoted this episode of Pastors’ Talk to the topic.
The Loneliness of Church Planting
By John Starke | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017An enchantment with the city isn’t the same as a biblical love for the city, and it won’t sustain you in the long run.
What 9Marks Purists Should Know About Church Planting
By Ed Stetzer | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017I love gospel clarity and biblical ecclesiology, but I’m concerned about the anti-practical nature we sometimes see in the 9Marks community.
Church Planting across Ethnic Lines
By Joel Kurz | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017When God burdens a preacher for a people group, a neighborhood, or a block, it’s right for that preacher to go and become all things to all people so that he might save some.
The Church Planter’s Second Priority: Raising Up Leaders
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017By developing other leaders who can teach, disciple, evangelize, counsel, and shepherd the flock, you raise up others who can care for the health of all the church members.
Personal Evangelism for the Church Planter and the Church Plant
By J. Mack Stiles | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017If evangelism is to be woven into the fabric of the life of a new church plant and its pastor, it takes some thought and planning.
The Blessings and Burdens of A Church Planter’s Wife
By Gloria Furman | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017There’s no way a finite heart can hold all the things a church planting wife will face in life and ministry. But Christ can, he does, and he will.
Church Mergers and Tolerable Irregularities
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017When should two churches merge despite the differences—and when should they stay separate precisely because of their differences?
Church Planters, Make Sure Your People Know You Love Them
By Steve Jennings | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017When laying the foundation for a new plant or revitalization, there’s truly no better advice than this: “Before you do anything else, make sure your people know that you love them.”
The Calculated Risks of Church Planting: Sending Your Best Members and Elders
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017No matter the costs and effects of church planting on the planting church, the Lord is always faithful.
How to Merge Two Church Cultures
By Dave Russell | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017In a church merger, you must understand the two existing cultures and lead them to become one. Here are five ways to do that.
Book Review: How Does Sanctification Work? by David Powlison
Review by Mike Christ | 06.16.2017We search in vain for a tidy system of sanctification, yet on every page of this short book we witness the process unfold.
Persecution and the Wisdom of Church Polity
By Caleb Greggsen | 06.07.2017Only a church in relative safety and comfort has the time to talk about polity. Right?
Book Review: The Crook in the Lot, by Thomas Boston
Review by Eric Beach | 06.05.2017This is an excellent book from a a pastor about the purposes and plans of God through hardships in our lives.
