Discipleship
Reflections on the SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 14, 2016
By Grant Gaines | 06.15.2016After all that transpired today, I was left with appreciation for our denominational systems, with some lingering questions about our theology and practice, and with hopefulness in the area of racial unity
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?
Why You Should Be Praying the Psalms
By Donald S. Whitney | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.09.2016Tired of praying the same old things about the same old things? Try praying the psalms.
Book Review: After You Believe, by N. T. Wright
Review by Mike Christ | 06.08.2016Wright majors on the skills one must develop to perform acts of holiness, but misses the relational heart of Christian obedience.
Looking to the Past for Lessons about Prayer
By Thomas S. Kidd | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.03.2016With all due regard to churches’ individual circumstances, it’s hard to justify the lack of congregational prayer in many of today’s churches, or the relegation of prayer to an obligatory sidelight.
When Do You Practice Church Discipline? And How Do You Confront the Sin?
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.01.2016What sins should result in public church discipline? And how should we confront brothers or sisters in sin?
Book Review: Confessing the Faith, by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Review by Eric Beach | 05.25.2016What can a non-Presbyterian learn from the Westminster Confession of Faith?
Mailbag #38: How to Shepherd Every Member; Shepherding by the “Parish Model”; What’s the “Church” in Matthew 18?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.20.2016— How can the elders of a large church ensure every member is both known and cared for? — We’d like to divide our church members by families and individuals and then designate them to a particular elder. What do you think of this approach? — In Matthew 18, what does Jesus mean when he says “tell it to the church”?
Book Review: Why Bother with Church?, by Sam Allberry
Review by Casey Hough | 05.12.2016I can hardly imagine a pastor or church member that would not benefit from reading this wonderful book.
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.
Mailbag #36: When Nominating Elders May Cause Disunity; Your 9 Marks Aren’t Enough; A Difficult Pastoral Situation
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.02.2016— Should I move forward with installing a plurality of elders, even if the decision causes disunity in the church? — I agree with your nine marks—but seriously, where are the marks of love and prayer and missions? — The grandmother of an unwed and pregnant teenager wants to have her granddaughter’s baby shower at the church. How should I think through this?
How the Lord’s Supper Makes a Local Church
By Bobby Jamieson | 04.28.2016The ordinances make it possible to point to something and say “church” rather than only pointing to many somethings and saying “Christians.”
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.
Book Review: Family Worship, by Don Whitney
Review by Grant Gaines | 04.20.2016Christian discipleship should start in the home, and this book from Donald Whitney shows husbands, wives, dads, and moms how to do it.
Not Satisfied with our Shepherding, Yet—But Making Some Progress
By Bob Johnson | 04.18.2016We are still not satisfied with our shepherding, but we are grateful for the progress that we are making.
