Discipleship
Church Membership: A Single Woman’s Perspective
By Chelsea Patterson | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.30.2016When I first began attending my church, I’d never given much thought to church membership. And if I’m honest, it all sounded a bit dull to me.
How Scripture’s Authority Shapes What We Do On Sunday Morning
By Brian Davis | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 09.28.2016How do we decide what to do when we gather together on Sundays? Well, quite simply, we don’t decide. God does—and God has.
Book Review: Praying Together, by Megan Hill
Review by Erin Wheeler | 09.27.2016Are you someone who struggles to pray? Read this book. Are you someone who wonders whether it’s worth the often costly sacrifice to join mid-week with other saints to pray? Read this book.
Week 5—What Christians Should Do For Government: Engage with “Convictional Kindness”
By J. Leeman, N. Rodriguez | 09.26.2016The truce between evangelical and Enlightenment thinking seems to be coming to an end. What does that mean for how a Christian engages in the public square?
Week 4—What Christians Should Do For Government: Be the Church Apart
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.20.2016How should we as individual Christians and church members relate to the public square?
Week 3—What Christians Should Do For Government: Be the Church Together
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.14.2016The most important thing for the church to do politically is to be the church.
Week 2—What Christians Should Do For Government: Obey Scripture, Get Wisdom
By Jonathan Leeman | 09.07.2016The question we’re interested in today is, how should we use the Bible in politics?
Book Review: Rhythms of Grace, by Mike Cosper
Review by Matt Damico | 09.06.2016It can be tempting to try to create or manufacture “experiences” for our people. But years of thoughtfully planned services with Word-centered content will bear more fruit than sporadic highs.
4 Ways to Care for the Hurting Starting This Sunday
By Dave Furman | 09.01.2016Think of how perfectly and exhaustively God has cared for you in Christ. Then ask yourself the question: shouldn’t our churches should be models of how to care for the hurting?
Week 1—What Christians Should Do For Government: Love Your Nation, People, or Tribe
By Jonathan Leeman | 08.30.2016What does “rendering to Caesar what is Caesar’s” mean in a twenty-first century, democratic context?
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.
A Pastoral Response to Millennial Autonomy
By Kevin McKay | 9Marks Journal: Authority: God's Good and Dangerous Gift | 08.15.2016The church gives millennials the joys of intimate relationship and meaning, but not in ways most might naturally think.
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.”
