Are the Nine Marks Simply a Bunch of Western Concepts?
By Anand Samuel | 02.14.2019Anand Samuel, a pastor in the UAE, reflects on how the nine marks are biblical concepts, not Western ones.
Why Are Some Pastors So Dogmatic About Secondary Issues?
By Eric Bancroft | 02.08.2019Eric Bancroft, a pastor in Miami, talks about the importance of the fruit of the Spirit amid our disagreement with others.
You’re So Depraved, You Probably Think This Church Is About You: How Total Depravity Upends Attractionalism
By Alex Duke | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019Unbelievers’ most essential problem is not that they’re ignorant, apathetic, or rudderless, but that they’ve personally, willfully, and happily rebelled against the God who made them.
Episode 74: On Ecclesiology for Calvinists (with Sam Emadi)
By J. Leeman, M. Dever, S. Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019For this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan interviewed Mark Dever and Sam Emadi about our new Journal, Ecclesiology for Calvinists.
Still Young, Restless, and Reformed? The New Calvinists at 10
By Collin Hansen | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019In another 10 years, it’s probable no one will talk again of the YRR.
Teach, Wait, Repeat: How Calvinism Fuels My Commitment to Congregationalism
By Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019We’ll consider how our theology shapes our polity, how polity shapes ministry, and how ministry is fueled by our conception of God.
Real Calvinists Pray
By J.A. Medders | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019Calvinism doesn’t render our prayers meaningless. On the contrary, it ought to revive and even sustain our prayer life.
Real Calvinists Brag About Jesus, Not Calvinism
By J.A. Medders | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019You mind if I brag about the Lord for a minute? Join me.
Dilapidated Buildings, Small Budgets, and Struggling Congregations: How Irresistible Grace Creates Steadfastness in Ministry
By Jonathan Worsley | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019The doctrine of God’s irresistible grace is for you, right now, right here, on Tuesday morning.
Calvinism & Counseling
By Patti Withers | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019I rely heavily on the truth of God’s sovereignty in counseling, particularly on those aspects of his sovereignty that intersect with the doctrine of sanctification.
The Five Points of Calvinism and Your Church’s Sunday Meeting
By Matt Merker | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019It’s vital for those of us who hold to a reformed or “Calvinistic” doctrine of salvation to consider if our corporate worship reflects our professed soteriology.
7 Ministry Consequences of Calvinism
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.05.2019The goal of this piece is not to argue with or even to address the non-Calvinist pastor. It is to say to the Calvinist, “If you believe this, your ministry should look like that.”
The Christian Life Is More Like a Bus Ride Than a Motorcycle Ride
By Bob Johnson | 02.04.2019Hey pastor, here’s some language I use to help my people understand how the gospel relates to our life together as a single congregation with a single gathering (no multiple services or sites).
Hey Calvinist, Enough of Your Revivalism
By Michael Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: Ecclesiology for Calvinists | 02.04.2019How do you grow your church? It’s a question every pastor or church leader asks, a question in which almost every Christian is interested.
Episode 73: On The Lord’s Supper (with Bobby Jamieson)
By B. Jamieson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 01.29.2019In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan asks Mark and Bobby a bunch of questions about the Lord’s Supper.
