How Parachurch Ministries Go Off the Rails
By Carl Trueman | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 03.01.2011The parachurch is not the church. It does not do what the church does, and it should not supplant the church in the minds and lives of those involved in its work.
Are Parachurch Ministries Evil? Bad and Good Arguments for the Parachurch
By Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 03.01.2011The failure of particular local churches may be the best, most enduring reason for the need for solid, gospel-centered, evangelistic parachurch ministries.
For the Parachurch: Know the Difference Between Families & Soccer Teams
By Byron Straughn | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 03.01.2011The gospel helps us to see that belonging to a church is like belonging to a family, while working for a parachurch is more like playing for a soccer team.
Praying for Parachurch Ministries
By D. A. Carson | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 03.01.2011Should there be any difference between the way we pray for a local church and the way we pray for a parachurch organization? No and yes.
Culture of Discipling
By M. Dever, P. Van Steenburgh | 02.18.2011Mark Dever explains why he prioritizes building relationships like he does—in the church, between Christians, and among pastors.
Book Review: Almost Christian, by Kenda Dean
Review by Matt McCullough | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 02.18.2011This book is worth your time as a penetrating indictment of quasi-Christianity and a source of some helpful advice about how to fight back.
Book Review: The Tangible Kingdom, by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 02.02.2011I celebrate the willingness to throw anything overboard that gets in the way of reaching others with the gospel, but I fear some of what’s getting tossed is actually precious cargo.
Book Review: Christ-Centered Worship, by Bryan Chapell
Review by Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 01.31.2011If you are a pastor or church leader with responsibilities for worship or want to better understand this massive topic in Scripture, you should read this book.
Book Review: Wired for Intimacy, by William Struthers
Review by Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: Church and Parachurch: Friends or Foes? | 01.31.2011Struthers’ research helps us to understand how pornography rewires the brain.
Committing to One Another
By Bobby JamiesonChurch Membership This study answers the question: Why join a church? By seeing the scriptural reasoning for becoming a church member, participants will also learn what it looks like to … keep reading…
Growing One Another
By Bobby JamiesonDiscipleship in the Church Discipleship was one of the central themes of Jesus’ teaching, yet it is not a major emphasis today for many churches. This short study guide explores … keep reading…
Built Upon the Rock
By Bobby JamiesonThe Church Only right theology can lead to right worship and right obedience. Every church should strive to believe, confess and live in light of a truly biblical theology and … keep reading…
Understanding the Bible and Ministry
By B. Winter, M. Dever | 01.01.2011New Testament scholar Bruce Winter jumps into the fray over cultural contextualization in ministry, the importance of historical background for interpreting Scripture, and bad contemporary ideas of leadership.
Book Review: The Hospitality Commands, by Alexander Strauch
Review by Brent Thomas | 12.30.2010The heart of the book is a consideration of Scriptural commands to practice hospitality.
Book Review: Church 3.0, by Neil Cole
Review by Geoff Chang | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Moves | 12.23.2010If you want to acquaint yourself with a leading voice of the house church movement, read this book, but then turn elsewhere for what Scripture teaches about the local church.