Fellow Workers For the Truth
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Cooperation | 02.25.2010Our love for the gospel is most clear when we delight to see it prosper . . . when other people will be viewed as the human agents of its success.
The Gospel & Deliberate Complementarian Pastors
By C. J. Mahaney | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 02.25.2010I am convinced that the complementarian position will strengthen the church in her God given-role to proclaim and protect the gospel.
Contextualizing the Gospel in an Egalitarian World
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.25.2010A pastor should know his congregation, and a Christian should know his non-Christian friend, so they both can exercise wisdom and sensitivity in communicating the gospel.
An Emerging Church Primer
By Justin Taylor | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.25.2010We need to remember that we are bound by the Word of God to speak the truth in love. Some of us are so wired to “speak the truth” that we fail to do it in love.
Resources on Evangelism
By Ryan Townsend | 02.25.2010Get these resources for your pastoral toolbox and use them with your church.
What is the Missional Life?
By Eric Simmons | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 02.25.2010Pastor, God has called you to more than just the people in your church. He wants to mobilize you and your people to reach another people.
The Therapeutic Gospel
By David Powlison | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010In this new gospel, the great “evils” to be redressed do not call for any fundamental change of direction in the human heart.
Leaving Home, Returning Home
By Michael Lawrence | 02.25.2010From the perspective of the Fall, we understand better not only what it means that we have all truly left home, but also how we can make it back again.
Third Mark of a Healthy Church MEMBER: Gospel Saturated
By Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010So essential is the gospel to the Christian life that we need to be saturated in it in order to be healthy church members.
Brian McLaren and the Gospel of Here & Now
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010For all his off-the-cuff casualness, McLaren is nothing if not deliberate. He has an agenda, and it’s to reset altogether the church’s understanding of the gospel.
The Story of Matt (with Matt Chandler)
By M. Dever, M. Chandler | 01.01.2010A note from Mark Dever: “This past August, Matt shared an hour with us to talk about his ministry. In light of what has happened to Matt in recent days (cancer diagnosis), we contacted him about publishing this interview. He said he was very happy for us to present it, and that he was continuing to trust in God for the future. As you listen to this interview, thank God for our brother and pray for him.”
Christian Rap (with Shai Linne and Voice)
By C. "Voice" Allen, M. Dever, S. Linne | 10.01.2009Are “Christian” and “rap” mutually exclusive? Hardly. Shai Linne and Voice explain hip hop culture, rap music’s potential for the gospel, and why rap can’t replace preaching.
Book Review: Church Planting Movements, by David Garrison
Review by Ed Roberts | 07.25.2009Should you read this book? Probably not.
Understanding the Great Commission
By Mark DeverGod means to fulfill the Great Commission through local churches. How did the apostles and the churches of the New Testament obey the Great Commission? By gathering Christians together in … keep reading…
Understanding the Congregation’s Authority
By Jonathan LeemanCongregational authority is less about the meetings and more about the mission. Congregationalism has a bad rap for well-known reasons: inefficient meetings, upstart members, browbeaten ministers. But biblical congregationalism isn’t … keep reading…