Lessons for Missions from the Ministries of John G. Paton and Wang Ming-dao (王明道)
By Eric Beach | 12.20.2022Christians don’t always recognize the importance of the local church and church polity to missions. Yet some of the great missionaries and evangelists of the past knew that building healthy churches was central to their work.
Book Review: Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor with the Gospel, by A. S. Ibrahim
Review by J. Mack Stiles | 11.17.2022‘Reaching Your Muslim Neighbor with the Gospel’ is an excellent practical, down-to-earth guide for sharing faith with a Muslim friend.
Book Review: God Shines Forth, by Daniel Hames & Michael Reeves
Review by Allen Duty | 11.04.2022Hames and Reeves help us see that those who delight in God are eager to share him with others and aren’t deterred by their own evangelistic shortcomings.
How Did ‘Church Planting Movements’ Gain a Foothold Within the IMB?
By Caleb Morell | 10.06.2022In his book Strategy Coordinator: Changing the Course of Southern Baptist Missions, R. Bruce Carlton sets out to provide a historical analysis of what he considers the most significant shift within the strategy of the International Mission Board since its inception in 1845.
Book Review: Before You Share Your Faith, by Matt Smethurst
Review by J. Mack Stiles | 07.29.2022Matt Smethurst consistently draws from Scripture throughout “Before You Share Your Faith” and calls us to more than an evangelistic method, but a lifestyle.
Evangelical Catholicity and How To Foster It
By Josh Manley | 07.28.2022Catholicity denotes the very Christian unity for which our Lord prayed. How can we foster greater unity among gospel-believing Christians?
Episode 209: On Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 07.05.2022We recently released a Journal on the difference between God-given revival and man-centered revivalism. In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark chat about why we published that Journal and which articles stood out to them.
Jonathan Edwards, Revival, and the Necessary Means of Prayer
By Mark Rogers | 9Marks Journal: Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism | 06.14.2022Why not gather with a few other pastors in your area once a month or once per quarter to pray for God to send revival? He has answered those kinds of prayers before.
Revivalism on the Mission Field
By Scott Logsdon | 9Marks Journal: Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism | 06.14.2022Revivalism’s bold promises remain alluring to missionaries. But let the missionary beware.
Book Review: He Is Not Ashamed, by Erik Raymond
Review by Mike McKinley | 06.10.2022“He is Not Ashamed” is an excellent meditation on the staggering love of Christ for his people. The book is an expansion on the principle communicated in Hebrews 2:11, that Jesus “is not ashamed to call (us) brothers.”
The Prosperity Gospel Loves God’s Gifts, But Ignores God Himself
By M. McKinley, S. DeMars | 04.14.2022When you see a church or ministry that talks about God’s gifts but spends relatively little time talking about God’s character or our need to respond to him in repentance and faith, then you can be pretty sure you’re dealing with the prosperity gospel.
Book Review: The Primary Mission of the Church, by Bryan Estelle
Review by Alex DiPrima | 04.14.2022Bryan Estelle should be commended for providing a substantive contribution to the conversation surrounding the church’s primary mission.
Don’t Be an “Orphan Church Plant”
By Sean Nolan | 02.10.2022I’m convinced that every church plant needs a parent church. Stated oppositely, no church plant should be an orphan. Here are five benefits to having a “parent church.”
The Great Commission isn’t a Quick Fix
By Matt Rhodes | 02.08.2022Matt Rhodes explains that modern missionaries’ emphasis on minimal training and quick conversions can result in slipshod evangelism that harms the communities they intend to help.
On “No Shortcut to Success,” Part 1 (with Matt Rhodes) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 196
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, M. Rhodes | 02.08.2022In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan and Mark chat with Matt Rhodes, the author of “No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions.”
