The Church’s Ministries
The Main Gathering
A Foolproof Discipling Program: Corporate Worship
by John Sarver
Moving Away from Music-Specific Services
by Allen Duty
The Empty Promises of a Busy Ministry Schedule
by Justin Perdue
Catering to Ministry Consumers
by Josh Hayward
Children’s Ministry
Preacher, What’s on Your Kids Menu?
by John Joseph
Children’s Ministry Is NOT the Church
by Nathan Loudin
Why a Pastor Should Care About Children’s Ministry
by Ed Moore
Why Parents Are the Primary Spiritual Caregivers of Their Children
by Rhys Plant
How to Select a Children’s Curriculum
by Mark Redfern
Paul Was a Youth Pastor
by Sam Emadi and Mark Redfern
5 Steps for Preventing Abuse in Children’s Ministry
by Chad Holmgren
Age-Specific Ministry
Risks and Benefits of Age-Specific Ministry
by Jason Seville
How to Redeem Your Singles Ministry
by John Lee
Raising the Cane: Refreshing Ministry to Senior Saints
by Will Pareja
Our Main Goals for Youth Ministry
by Deepak Reju
Small Groups
Small Groups: Thoroughfares, Not Cul-De-Sacs
by Andy Johnson
How Small Groups Can Foster Church Unity . . . Or Destroy It
by Dave Russell
Parachute, Not Parachute: Advantages and Disadvantages of Extra-Church Bible Studies and Fellowships
by Sam Crites
Why An Elder Should Oversee the Church Bookstall
by Josh Manley
Spotting, Assessing, and Training Leaders for Church Ministries
by Joel Kurz
Gender-Specific Ministry
How to Encourage Women’s Discipling
by Madison Hetzler
Book Reviews
Build on Jesus, by Deepak Reju & Marty Machowski
by Connie Dever
Editor’s Note:
If you’ve spent any time in 9Marks’ circles, you might have heard a slight note of skepticism around the topic of programs or church ministries. The note is played because we’re dedicated to the whole church gathering and the ordinary means of grace, and we don’t want anything to distract from that.
That said, children’s ministries, youth ministries, other age-specific ministries, small groups, and gender-specific ministries can do good discipling work. So how can churches employ them well? For a church that wants to keep the main gathering primary in its discipleship and life together, what are the hallmarks of healthy ministries?
We asked a host of pastors for their wisdom. We pray their experience might serve you.
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