Leadership
How Can We Care for Our Older & At-Risk Members?
By Aaron Menikoff | 05.01.2020This pandemic should not be squandered. While we’re all stuck at home, let’s minister to our homebound members with renewed vigor.
How Can We Care for Our Church Members During COVID-19?
By B. Johnson, C. Mwanza, J. Wiesner, K. Edward Copeland, M. Lohmann, T. Shepherd | 05.01.2020We asked pastors how they’d been serving their people since the pandemic disrupted regular ministry.
How Do I Avoid Pastoral Burnout During COVID-19?
By Garrett Kell | 05.01.2020This pandemic has exposed pastors to new and unexpected pressure points in their ministries
What Advice Would You Give Churches that Aren’t Live-Streaming?
By Bobby Jamieson | 05.01.2020If you’re reading this, you’re likely not live-streaming weekly church services during this pandemic-prompted lockdown.
What Advice Would You Give Churches Livestreaming Their Services?
By Greg Gilbert | 05.01.2020If your church has decided to make the decision to livestream, here are some pieces of advice you may find helpful.
Book Review: Missionary Methods, by Roland Allen
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 04.30.2020Allen’s philosophy of missions is full of tempered wisdom and careful consideration of how the goal of missions should shape its practice.
What If We Have to Cut Our Budget?
By Jamie Dunlop | 04.27.2020Lord willing, none of this will prove useful for your church.
The Indispensable Pastoral Tool & the COVID-19 Crisis
By William Farley | 04.23.2020The most potent weapon every spiritual leader possesses is the depth of his or her relationship with God.
A T4G Sermon: Shepherd the Flock of God—Eight Questions for Pastors of God’s People
By David Platt | 04.20.2020The King is coming. The Chief Shepherd of the Church is on the way. And He will reckon, and he will reward. Are you ready? Am I ready?
Opportunity or Accommodation? Thinking Through Cultural Practices in the Immigrant Church
By Geoff Chang | 04.10.2020Different cultural practices can create an opportunity for growth or lead to a compromise of the gospel. How can churches discern whether or not they’re on the road to compromising the gospel?
Why We Produced the Church Questions Series
By Sam Emadi | 04.09.2020The church isn’t just one aspect of the Christian life, it’s the context of our Christian life—it shapes all the other aspects of our Christian obedience.
Fighting the Temptations of Successful Leadership
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.02.2020Good leadership aims for equality. The trouble is, good leadership creates clout, which strongly tempts leaders to forget the aim.
Discipling and Developing Leaders Through a Sermon Application Team
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020I can’t think of a better venue for discipleship and leadership development than a weekly Sermon Application Team. And after five years, I can’t imagine writing a sermon without them.
“Thou Shalt Not Steal” and Other Sermon Points I Didn’t Make Up: Some Thoughts on Pastoral Plagiarism
By Jared C. Wilson | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020Pastoral plagiarism matters because worship in “spirit and truth” (Jn. 4:24) matters. Plagiarized preaching is in fact a big deal. How do we know that?
How Can I Care for Fearful Church Members?
By Jonathan Rourke | 03.25.2020This present struggle will pass, but it’s just a matter of time before the next one comes. In preparation, let’s be stewards of this current crisis.
