Five Steps for Racial Reconciliation on Sunday at 11 a.m.*

By D. A. Carson | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 02.26.2010

It has been argued that in America the most segregated hour of the week is 11:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Pastoring a Multi-Ethnic Church

By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 02.26.2010

We are, for all our diversity, sons and daughters of Adam and Eve, in need of the one remedy that only Jesus could secure: redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Many Ethnicities, One Race

By Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 02.26.2010

Does the gospel of Jesus Christ have anything to say regarding how we’re to understand race?

Nine Lessons I Learned From Yellow (And One More)

By Sam Lam | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 02.26.2010

With the hope of heaven, we can be freshly motivated to address issues of race here on earth.

Starting the Conversation with Earth, Wind, and Fire

By J. Leeman, T. Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: Race and Ethnicity | 02.26.2010

A conversation with Jonathan and Thabiti.

Gospel Implications

By Mike Bullmore | 02.26.2010

In order for the gospel to have a functional centrality it must be connected to areas where people live their lives.

Coming Soon to a Planet Near You: Lausanne III

By David Wells | 9Marks Journal: Church & Culture | 02.26.2010

A new day is dawning, and we are seeing signs of strong leadership arising from outside the West.

Countering Ageism

By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Church & Culture | 02.26.2010

Congregational unity attests to the gospel’s power with unique efficacy.

Contemplating Cool

By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Church & Culture | 02.26.2010

It is now an unexamined assumption in many quarters: the best way to reach people is to be like them.

On the Use and Importance of Corporate Prayer

By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Corporate Prayer | 02.26.2010

Corporate prayer begins to take out the individualistic assumption that Christianity is only about me and my relationship with God.

Why Every Pastor-in-Training Should Read Ed’s Book

By Michael Lawrence | 02.26.2010

Fear of man isn’t the only issue pastors face, but it’s a huge one and will have an outsized impact on the faithfulness and shape of their ministry.

Praying Beyond Health Concerns

By David Powlison | 02.26.2010

Why don’t church members pray beyond the sick list? Often because their pastors have not taught or modeled otherwise.

Doing Seminary Well

By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.26.2010

I want to encourage seminarians to approach their work with reverence, receptivity, realism, and responsibility.

The Devotional Life of the Professional Christian

By Mike Gilbart-Smith | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.26.2010

Unless we appreciate the importance and the urgency of prayer and meditation on God’s Word, we will leave it until tomorrow.

32 Principles for Public Prayer

By Ligon Duncan | 9Marks Journal: Corporate Prayer | 02.25.2010

Public prayer should abound in the language of Scripture.