Membership in the Bible and History
Is Church Membership Biblical?
By Matt Chandler | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011If there is no understanding of local church membership, then who are we to submit to and obey? Is it anyone with the title “elder” from any church?
Joining a Church the Ancient Way: From Clement to Egeria
By Michael A. G. Haykin | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011As it was in the earliest days of the Christian faith, so it is again: entry into a local church should be by way of catechism, creed, and baptism—and in that order.
Book Review: The Church and the Surprising Offense of God’s Love, by Jonathan Leeman
Review by Tim Chester | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011I was asked to review this book as a “friendly dissenter,” but I have struggled to dissent. So now I am worried. What is it that I am supposed to have objected to?
Does Membership Matter?
Twelve Reasons Why Membership Matters
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011The Christian life in the New Testament is church life. Christians today should expect and desire the same.
Membership Instruction for Pastors
Cleaning Up the Rolls
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 02.26.2010Bad records and outdated rolls trouble any faithful pastor’s existence. Yet before you sweep things clean, consider both why and how this should be done.
Resources on Membership
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 05.01.2011If you’re looking for some more practical resources on church membership, here are a few suggestions.
Miscellaneous Book Reviews
Book Review: The Next Christians, by Gabe Lyons
Review by Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011As we’ll see, there is room for agreement and disagreement in the answers Lyons provides to these questions.
Book Review: The Gospel Commission, by Michael Horton
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.03.2011This book is theologically rich, carefully critical, and it throbs with a missionary heartbeat. Reading it will both instruct and inspire you to go and make disciples of all nations.
Book Review: Paul’s Understanding of the Church’s Mission, by Robert Plummer
Review by Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011I hope Dr. Plummer will consider publishing a popular level edition of the material which puts the cookies a few shelves lower and hires a graphic design team not so tied to the 1970s.
Book Review: 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, by Rob Plummer
Review by Jason Meyer | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011This book is a sterling example of how to answer specific questions clearly and succinctly, which is something all who teach the Bible must learn to do well.
Book Review: Loving the Church, by John Crotts
Review by Brian Croft | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Holding the Body Together | 04.28.2011This book speaks a piercing word to pastors. It reminds us of the biblical standard to which God calls us.
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