What Does a Prayer of Lament Sound Like?
9Marks | 06.25.2018Last week, we posted an article entitled “Why We Added a Prayer of Lament to Our Sunday Gathering.” Below are two samples of such prayers from Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper Explained
By H. B. Charles | 06.19.2018There are two questions that will help Christians understand baptism and the Lord’s Supper: what is the gospel, and what is the nature of the local church?
Episode 55: On the Ministry of Good Christian Books
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.05.2018Good books help us follow Jesus.
Episode 54: On “Broad” & “Narrow” Complementarianism
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.29.2018Complementarianism is an umbrella term, under which Christians with both “narrow” and “broad” convictions stand.
C. S. Lewis on Corporate Worship
By Joe Rigney | 05.29.2018Over time, C. S. Lewis came to see the dangers in both individualism and collectivism in Christian worship. More importantly, he came to see how the church is the antidote to both.
What Do Baptism & the Lord’s Supper Symbolize?
By H. B. Charles | 05.25.2018Pastor HB Charles, Jr. explains the theological realities behind baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Can a church be too big?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.15.2018Jonathan Leeman answers the question: “Can a church be too big?”
Episode 51: On How the Reformation Changed Sunday Gatherings (with Jonathan Gibson)
By J. Gibson, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 05.08.2018Through the liturgies of the Reformation, evangelical doctrine was as much caught in public worship as it was taught in published writings.
How the Exodus Connects to Baptism & the Lord’s Supper
By Andrew Wilson | 05.07.2018The task of the church can be described in all sorts of ways, but one of the most evocative is this: we are called to live the exodus.
Episode 49: On How the Nations Rage
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.24.2018In this episode, Mark chats with Jonathan about his new book How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith & Politics in a Divided Age.
Episode 48: On Core Seminars and Sunday School
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 04.17.2018For many churches, the Sunday School hour has gone by the wayside. In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Mark and Jonathan talk about how Core Seminar classes can become a vital ministry for any local church.
What the Church Can and Should Bring to the #MeToo Movement
By Whitney Woollard | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018The world doesn’t have the tools to offer the kind of redemption the #MeToo movement calls for. But thankfully, the church does.
More Christian than Black or White
By Isaac Adams | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Phrases like “I’m more Christian than black or white” are gloriously true, but they’re often wielded in white culture to enable and encourage colorblindness.
More Christian Than Democrat or Republican
By Bruce Ashford | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Some say that religion shouldn’t be brought into the public square, especially not into politics. This common wisdom is well-intentioned but wrong, unhelpful, and ultimately impossible to put into practice.
More Christian Than American
By J. D. Greear | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018We serve America best when we don’t serve her first.
