COVID-19 Has Helped Our Church to Pray More Fervently
By Matthias Lohmann | 04.13.2020God is good. He consistently uses circumstances that we might think are bad to bring about his glorious purposes among his people.
Opportunity or Accommodation? Thinking Through Cultural Practices in the Immigrant Church
By Geoff Chang | 04.10.2020Different cultural practices can create an opportunity for growth or lead to a compromise of the gospel. How can churches discern whether or not they’re on the road to compromising the gospel?
Why We Produced the Church Questions Series
By Sam Emadi | 04.09.2020The church isn’t just one aspect of the Christian life, it’s the context of our Christian life—it shapes all the other aspects of our Christian obedience.
Jonathan Leeman talks about his new book, One Assembly
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.01.2020Who is this book for?
Should You Preach Moral Lessons from Biblical Stories?
By Jason Hood | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020The solution is not to jettison imitation but to look again at Scripture, letting Scripture’s own interpretation guide our proclamation.
Why Mature Christians Need Gospel-Centered Preaching
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.30.2020In my experience, mature believers not only need gospel-centered preaching, but in fact savor it. Here’s four things this type of preaching does for those grown-up in their faith.
Gone and Back Again: My Departure and Return to the Immigrant Church
By Jonathan Szeto | 03.27.2020I grew up in the immigrant church. I left the immigrant church. Now I pastor an immigrant church.
Why Complementarians Should Be “First Responders” Against Abuse
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.25.2020If we’re going to fight to preserve God-given authority, then we must also fight its abuses.
The Deliberate Church
By M. Dever, P. AlexanderBuilding Your Ministry on the Gospel Mark Dever and Paul Alexander provide a model of a biblical church in this resource for pastors, elders, and others interested in the vitality of their church. This highly practical book proposes an attitude of complete reliance on and submission to the Gospel in building a healthy church.
A Display of God’s Glory
By Mark DeverA Display of God’s Glory focuses on what Scripture teaches on four of the most basic components of church polity—deacons, elders, congregationalism, and membership. Dever presents a biblical model that aims to bless the Church and create an atmosphere that will withstand the pressure of community life. May God use our efforts to help us […]
The Compelling Community
By J. Dunlop, M. DeverWhere God’s Power Makes a Church Attractive In The Compelling Community, pastors Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop cast a captivating vision for authentic fellowship in the local church that goes beyond small groups. Full of biblical principles and practical advice, this book will help pastors lead their congregations toward the kind of community that glorifies […]
Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church
By Michael LawrenceA Guide for Ministry In this book, Capitol Hill Baptist Church associate pastor Michael Lawrence centers on the practical importance of biblical theology to ministry. He begins with an examination of a pastor’s tools of the trade: exegesis and biblical and systematic theology. The book distinguishes between the power of narrative in biblical theology and […]
The Pastor and Counseling
By D. Reju, J. PierreThe Basics of Shepherding Members in Need Pastors spend much of their time counseling people in crisis. It’s a delicate task that requires one to carefully evaluate each situation, share relevant principles from God’s Word, and offer practical suggestions for moving forward. Too often, however, pastors feel unprepared to effectively shepherd their people through difficult […]
Biblical Manhood and Womanhood—Or Christlikeness?
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.20.2020It has become a common trope to argue that Bible calls us to Christlikeness, not biblical manhood and womanhood. This is a category error.
