Leadership
When Is Pragmatism Prudent?
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013Finding the boundary between commands and sanctified common sense.
Confessions of a Recovering Pragmatic Pastor
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013How one pastor found pragmatism exhausting and man-centered, then found a better way.
Book Review: The Trellis and the Vine, by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
Review by John Power | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.12.2013The Trellis and the Vine is indeed an indispensible read on the nature of church ministry.
Book Review: Encouragement for Today’s Pastors: Help from the Puritans, by Joel Beeke and Terry Slachter
Review by Patrick Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.25.2013A troubled or discouraged pastor can certainly be enlivened by attending to these “sweet droppers.”
Book Review: Churches, Cultures & Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
Review by Geoff Chang | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.24.2013If you’re looking for a book that explains how cultural differences might play out in the context of the local church, this could be a very helpful resource.
Book Review: What Every Pastor Should Know, by Gary L. McIntosh and Charles Arn
Review by Matt Felton | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 06.21.2013This book is a wonderful idea, packaged in an excellent, user-friendly format.
A Church and Churches: Integration
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 05.10.2013Local churches have the same Christ, same confession, and same commission. Here are ten practical implications of these connections.
Book Review: Pastoral Leadership Is…, by Dave Earley
Review by Colin Adams | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 04.15.2013Something is wrong with pastoral ministry—at least Dave Earley thinks so.
Book Review: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, by John Piper
Review by Nathan Knight | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 04.04.2013This book will provide a laser-sharp vision for a young pastor just getting his feet wet in the ministry.
Book Review: The Creedal Imperative, by Carl Trueman
Review by Peter Hess | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 03.22.2013Trueman demonstrates both the value of creeds and confessions for the life of the local church and the serious consequences that follow if we refuse to make our doctrinal beliefs explicit in writing.
Book Review: How the Church Fails Businesspeople, by John Knapp
Review by Nik Lingle | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013This book would be a good starting point for pastors wrestling with how to equip their people to live as disciples of Jesus around the clock.
Book Review: Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work, by Tom Nelson
Review by Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013This book is a helpful introduction to the subject of vocation in Christian theology.
