Is Pornography Use Ever Grounds for Divorce?
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.29.2018In Matthew 5:32 and 19:9, Jesus gives grounds for divorce based on sexual immorality (porneia). Does pornography use qualify?
How To Have Elders Without Actually Having Elders
By Walter Price | 10.26.2018If I wanted to transition the church toward being elder-led, then I knew I faced a long, uphill struggle, if not outright war. So I did what my old pastor suggested. I had elders without having elders. Let me explain.
Episode 61: On Shepherding during Disagreements
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.22.2018How should a pastor shepherd people through disagreement? How should he balance the tension between being a truth-teller and a peacemaker? Mark and Jonathan discuss.
Elders Are to Be Hospitable, Not Just Their Wives
By Kent Butterfield | 10.15.2018May all elders have the reputation that they are given to hospitality.
The Story of John Calvin and Martin Bucer
By Geoff Chang | 10.12.2018Through his friendship with Martin Bucer, Calvin learned not only how to be a better pastor, but he also grew as a Christian in patience and humility.
The importance of feedback in pastoral ministry
By Mark Dever | 09.26.2018If you build a ministry where no one can give you feedback, you are teaching your congregation to be proud and self-defensive.
Book Review: James Robinson Graves—Staking the Boundaries of Baptist Identity, by James A. Patterson
Review by Caleb Greggsen | 09.21.2018This book provides a cautionary tale for everyone committed to teaching and promoting sound Baptist polity as the polity most faithful to Scripture.
How to Encourage Your People Just Like the Apostle Paul
By Matthew Fletcher | 09.04.2018A simple idea for pastors to encourage their people—just like the apostle Paul.
The Single Best Thing That’s Happened to Mark Dever as a Senior Pastor
By Mark Dever | 08.23.2018“Raising up a plurality of qualified elders has been the best single thing that’s happened to me as the senior pastor.”
Book Review: When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend, by Mark Meynell
Review by Nathan Loudin | 08.20.2018Simply put, this book isn’t meant to equip pastors for pastoral ministry to a depressed world. It’s a book for pastors who wrestle with depression themselves.
The Church Needs Fewer Men Who Feel “Called” to Ministry
By Dayton Hartman | 08.13.2018We need fewer men who feel “called” and more men who aspire to the office of elder.
Episode 56: On Pastoral Burnout
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Mark and Jonathan discuss the subject of burnout, particularly how it happens and what church leaders can do to avoid it in the first place.
The Greatest Cure for Pastoral Burnout Is Christ Himself
By Nick Roark | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018May the mighty promises of Christ fuel our faith until, at last, we see him face to face.
“I Was Burnt Out—And I Stepped Away”
By Shai Linne | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018I was an unhappy pastor.
Pastoring Amid Depression
By John Starke | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018It should not then surprise you, pastor, that you may experience depression—even though you’ve never experienced it before.
