Leadership
A Good Assistant Pastor Is Hard to Find
By Jason Helopoulos | 04.08.2015A good assistant pastor can be a drain on the energies of the church and the senior pastor or one of their greatest refreshments. If you are a good one, keep at it. If you are looking for one, choose carefully. And if you have one, thank him.
Elders: Raising Them Up & Keeping Them Together with Jeramie Rinne and Eric Bancroft
By E. Bancroft, J. Rinne | 04.05.2015Where do elders come from? Is there a way to raise them up without trying to “reverse engineer” a man-made process? And once a church has elders, how can they stay unified? What does “unity” among elders even look like? Must they agree on every single thing?
Truly, Truly I Say to You: 8 “Truly’s” from Mike McKinley’s Church Planting Is for Wimps
By Dallas Goebel | 03.31.2015I am a new pastor of a church revitalization, and Mike McKinley’s book Church Planting Is For Wimps has been a deep encouragement to me.
Mailbag #4: Gospel Culture, Elders and Porn
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.27.2015—My church is growing in number but not in grace. What can I do about it? —I struggled with porn five years ago. Am I qualified to be an elder?
Mailbag #3: Plagiarizing Pastor, Membership Interview
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.20.2015My pastor is plagiarizing. What should I do?
Pastors’ Forum: How do you equip women in your church for ministry?
By B. Johnson, D. Furman, G. Conner, J. Rinne, J. Sanchez, M. McConnell, M. McKinley, P. Martin, R. Fullerton, T. Mercer | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.19.2015How do you equip women in your church for ministry?
Four Truths About Complementarian Marriage
By Gavin Peacock | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.17.2015Here are four biblical truths pastors should teach with respect to marriage, manhood, and womanhood, not just for the sake of marriage, but for the sake of the gospel.
Mailbag #2: Deaconess Qualifications, Private Baptisms, Knowing Members’ Giving
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.13.2015If you have a question for us, please send it to mailbag@www.9marks.org. Thank you!
The Egalitarian Impulse in the Black Church
By Steven Harris | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.12.2015This present problem of gender roles in the black church is rooted in past pain.
Complementarianism and the Single Woman
By Katie Van Dyke | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.09.2015Complementarianism is not just for married women. It’s for single women, too.
Mailbag #1—Lent, Mid-life Pastor, Elder Agenda
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.06.2015Do you practice Lent? How should I behave toward my nominal Christian brother? How should understand my “calling” to vocational ministry?
Complementarianism and the Single Man
By Mathew Freeman | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.03.2015Hey guys, you don’t have to be married to pursue leadership, provision, and protection.
Counsel for a Complementarian Pastor
By Jen Wilkin | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 03.02.2015It’s a pastor’s privilege to cultivate a discipleship vision for every woman in his church. But how do you do it?
Complementarianism and the Next Generation
By Daniel Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism & the Local Church | 02.25.2015Most millennials have never heard of complementarianism. So how do we teach and model it to them well?
