Mailbag #76: The Role of Matthew 18’s “One or Two Witnesses” . . . Must Christians Go to Church Every Sunday? . . . How to Care for an Unwed & Pregnant Member
By B. Johnson, J. Kurz, P. Martin | 03.01.2019Three pastors answer one question each about church discipline, church attendance, and caring for a church member who is unwed and pregnant.
Episode 77: On Living Close to your Church
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.26.2019Mark and Jonathan discuss why Christians should consider proximity to their church when they’re deciding where to live.
Episode 76: On Pastoral Pay
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.19.2019The Great Commission has been fulfilled, at least in part, by local Christians setting aside money to pay someone to teach them God’s Word full-time when possible.
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.”
