“What Exactly Should We Be Looking For?”: Reflections on My Recent Search for a Church
By Simona Gorton | 12.07.2020If you’re looking for a church, I invite you to ask some of the same questions we asked and to examine a few of the principles laid out in Scripture.
3 Lessons from a Recent Pastoral Transition
By Erick Loh | 12.04.2020Transitions aren’t easy, and your cultural context may present your church with unique challenges. Yet transitions also remind us that the church fundamentally belongs to Christ.
Episode 153: On Caring for Members Unwilling to Come Back to Church (with Nathan Knight)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, N. Knight | 12.02.2020Among the many things 2020 has made more complicated, chief among them is caring for members who are unwilling to come back to church.
Should Your Church Comply With New COVID-19 Orders? Perhaps This Memo Will Help.
By 9Marks | 11.23.2020Editor’s note: The following memo was written by an elder of a mid-Atlantic church to his fellow elders. The author, formerly a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice, presently … keep reading…
The Government Says We Can’t Sing! What Should We Do? (A Forum)
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.19.2020A few different pastors offer a few different perspectives on what to do when the government tells churches they can’t sing.
Do Virtual Churches Actually Exist?
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.09.2020Christian, you and I can “download” biblical truths virtually. Wonderful. Yet we cannot feel and experience and witness those truths becoming enfleshed in the family of God.
Three Lessons on Church Size from the Westminster Assembly
By Caleb Morell | 11.06.2020According to the Westminster Divines, church size depends on at least three things.
There’s No Such Thing as “Retiring” From Ministry
By David Gough | 10.26.2020Time and circumstances may require that our venues and our tasks are altered. But as long as we’ve been granted the ability to serve, we must strive to fulfill the ministry to which God has called us, equipped us, and employed us for his glory.
Episode 148: On How A Culture of Discipling + Lay Elders = Church Planting
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.20.2020Healthy churches plant churches. But how? What causes a church to “bubble over”? Here’s one way.
Episode 147: On the Appeal and the Errors of Theonomy (with T. David Gordon)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, T. David Gordon | 10.12.2020In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever chat with T. David Gordon about the errors of theonomy. They also consider why might it be appealing to certain Christians in our day and what pastors should do about it.
Episode 146: On Preparing for a Tough Political Season (Part 2)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.06.2020Mark and Jonathan chart about the new 9Marks Journal: Pastoring through Political Turmoil.
Episode 145: On Preparing for a Tough Political Season (Part 1)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk about how pastors can prepare their people for a tough political season.
Pastoring with Certainty in Uncertain Times
By Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020How do we pastor a congregation with conflicting sets of political certainties? How do we maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Eph. 4:3) without compromising what’s true?
Hey Pastor, Has Anyone Ever Told You You’re a Good Listener?
By Dan Miller | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020Love leans in and listens well. May God help us so love one another.
Pastoring Amid Suspicion
By Tony Shepherd | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Through Political Turmoil | 09.29.2020The current cultural moment is tumultuous, and having honest conversation about polarizing topics is a difficult task for any church. But we must fight suspicion.
