When A Pastor Commits Suicide
By Nathan Carter | 11.28.2018Yet another pastor committed suicide. But this time, he was my close friend. And so I keep asking myself: How can I make sense of this?
Book Review: Healthy Plurality = Durable Church, by Dave Harvey
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 11.21.2018This book isn’t a biblical defense for plural eldership. Rather, it’s a practical guide to assessing and improving the quality of your elder body.
Episode 65: On Jonathan’s New Book, The Rule of Love
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.20.2018The Bible tells us that “God is love.” But what does that actually mean? And what does it have to do with our lives and the local church?
Four Lessons on Church Revitalization from John Knox
By Geoff Chang | 11.15.2018Did you know that John Knox—the champion of the Scottish Reformation, the fearless preacher, the uncompromising prophet—was once defeated by a church business meeting?
Episode 64: On Equipping the Church to Fight Pornography Together (with Deepak Reju)
By D. Reju, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 11.13.2018It’s vital for individual Christians to pursue holiness. But how can church members work *together* in fighting against the sin of pornography?
What is the best counsel I have received about pastoral ministry?
By Aaron Menikoff | 11.08.2018Aaron Menikoff shares the two words of advice that influenced his pastoral ministry.
Episode 63: On The Pastor and Pornography (with Garrett Kell)
By G. Kell, J. Leeman | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 11.06.2018In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Garrett Kell shares his own past struggles with pornography, and offers counsel to pastors who are currently hiding with secret sin.
Pray for Slow Growth
By Aaron Menikoff | 10.30.2018A talk given at NAMB & 9Marks Church Planting & Revitalization conference 2018.
Can We Restore Pastors After Sexual Sin: A Short Answer
By John Piper | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Can we restore pastors after sexual sin?
When Your Pastor-Husband Looks at Porn
By Carrie Kell | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018The sting of pornography has struck many marriages. The way forward can feel confusing and demoralizing. But there’s hope.
Watch Out! To a Pastor Indulging in Pornography
By Andy Naselli | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018Pastor, are you regularly indulging in pornography and rationalizing to yourself why it’s okay for you to do that? If that describes you, then you are in danger.
Does Pornography Use Disqualify a Pastor?
By Garrett Kell | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018The question I want us to consider is this: how do we discern whether or not a pastor who sins with pornography is disqualified?
What to Say When a Church Member Asks for Help
By Clint Darst | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018When a church member first confesses pornography consumption, they’re usually relieved to admit their battle and get help in their fight.
Can We Restore Pastors After Sexual Sin: A Longer Answer
By Jared C. Wilson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018When a pastor has disqualified himself from his ministry, is he disqualified from ministry altogether? If so, for how long? Forever? Can he ever be restored? If so, how soon?
Book Review: Captured by a Better Vision: Living Porn Free, by Tim Chester
Review by Dave Gobbett | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018In this wide-ranging, honest, and profoundly gospel-centred book, Chester demonstrates that the contemporary pornography pandemic which is crippling lives and ministries is fundamentally a problem of idolatry.
