How to Become a Liberal Without Attending Harvard Divinity School
By Michael Lawrence | 03.01.2010It’s not just, or even mainly, my wrongly ordered love of the sheep that pulls me toward liberalism. Even more powerful is my love of self.
More Than a Feeling: The Emotions and Christian Devotion
By D. G. Hart | 9Marks Journal: A New Evangelical Liberalism | 03.01.2010This tension between emotions (subjective) and doctrine (objective) is nothing new.
A Church Questionnaire for Supported Missionaries
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Missions | 03.01.2010In an effort to annually assess our missionary workers’ needs and activities, Capitol Hill Baptist Church sends the following questionnaire to all of the workers it supports directly or indirectly … keep reading…
Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum on the Emerging Church
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 03.01.2010What do you hope will ultimately emerge from the emerging church conversation for evangelicals?
Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum on Race
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 03.01.2010“Is there a race problem in the American Church?”
Should you use the 1689 London Confession in your church?
By Shawn Wright | 03.01.2010Should you use the 1689 London Confession as your church’s statement of faith? No, for at least three reasons . . .
Biblical Church Growth I Thessalonians 3:12-4:12
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010How can you have a growing church?
What is wrong with the therapeutic approach to counseling?
By David Powlison | 03.01.2010The essential logic of the therapeutic gospel is this: your personal problems arise from being acted upon.
9Marks Pastors’ Wives’ Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 03.01.2010What have been one or two of the most unexpected blessings of being a pastor’s wife?
Are brief, general statements of faith harmful or helpful?
By Shawn Wright | 03.01.2010A statement of faith must be complete enough to mark out the doctrinal parameters of the church, without being so precise that it excludes persons unnecessarily.
A Seminary President’s Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 03.01.2010Why is your seminary needed?
Contemporary or Traditional Music: Which is Right?
By Vell Rives | 03.01.2010Let us limit our discussion to congregational singing. Some concepts can be applied to choral singing as well. However, for the sake of brevity, we will ignore entirely the issues of solo and instrumental music.
Things I’ve Seen and Heard — On Worship
By Matt Schmucker | 03.01.2010What is said and done during a “Worship Service” is not to be taken lightly, nor is it to be given over to a popularity vote.
Class XI: Serving and Giving
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010What do we mean by serving or giving? We mean spending yourself—your time, your gifts, your resources, your energy—for the good of the church.
The Greatest Danger Facing the Church
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 03.01.2010In our day, the greatest danger facing the church may well come from well-meaning pastors.