Leadership
13 Principles for Pastoring Through Political Turmoil
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020We feel the political heat for different reasons, but we all feel it. How do we endure? Here are thirteen principles for pastoring through political turmoil.
Hey Pastor, Has Anyone Ever Told You You’re a Good Listener?
By Dan Miller | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020Love leans in and listens well. May God help us so love one another.
How to Hold Your Tongue About Politics And Thereby Not Split Your Church Over Things the Bible Doesn’t Talk About: AN ADDENDUM
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020What are some guardrails that can help a pastor navigate political issues, especially in a year like 2020?
Moving from Programs to a Culture of Discipleship in an Immigrant Church
By Mark Pakingan | 09.11.2020From my experience, immigrant churches tend toward program-centric ministry. Why? It’s complicated.
Want Your Church to Enjoy Unity? Let the Gospel Do Its Dividing Work
By William Farley | 09.04.2020When I became a lead pastor, I preached the gospel enthusiastically, but I didn’t understand its winnowing power or how positive that process would be.
Book Review: The Rise and Fall of Movements, by Steve Addison
Review by Caleb Morell | 08.27.2020Addison’s proposal may create movements of “churches” that burn hot and fast, but I fear that they will not last.
Journal Talk, Episode 4: Good Pastors Know When to Pick a Fight But Prefer to Avoid Them
By J. Leeman, K. DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 08.20.2020Pastors shouldn’t be quarrelsome. But pastors must also contend for the truth. They must gently correct opponents. They must be immovable, steadfast. How do we manage all these diverse callings?
3 Reasons to Preach through Philemon
By Nate Pickowicz | 08.17.2020We love and forgive others because the Lord Jesus has first loved and forgiven us (Eph. 4:32). This is the heart and soul of the gospel, portrayed in the book of Philemon.
Why Churches Should Excommunicate Longstanding Non-Attenders
By Alex Duke | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 08.14.2020I’ve never met a growing and mature Christian who doesn’t regularly attend a gospel-preaching church.
Book Review: Don’t Just Send a Resume, by Benjamin Vrbicek
Review by Kris Sinclair | 08.06.2020Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Vrbicek’s book is the way he sprinkles the good news on every page, even while discussing practical issues regarding searching for a ministry position.
4 Reasons You Should Preach through Titus
By Eric Bancroft | 08.03.2020What should new churches focus on? What should their priorities be in their early years? Titus gives us an answer.
Book Review: Jesus Driven Ministry, by Ajith Fernando
Review by Benjamin Vrbicek | 07.30.2020Jesus Driven Ministry considers what propelled Jesus into ministry and what sustained him in it—and how those same things should sustain us.
A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.25.2020Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I’d like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only legitimate or moral course of action at this moment.
The Danger of Sending Unqualified Missionaries
By John Folmar | 07.16.2020What does John Folmar — the senior pastor of United Christian Church of Dubai in the Middle East — want to say to American churches and missions organizations?
Reflections on ‘One Assembly’ and the Immigrant Church
By Geoff Chang | 07.03.2020As immigrant churches pursue greater independence among their various language congregations, the goal is not simply to have separate churches so that we can cross our t’s and dot our ecclesiological i’s. That’s only half the picture.
