Polity on Church Discipline: A User’s Guide
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 02.25.2010If you’re a pastor trying to obey Jesus by implementing church discipline, there are few books that will aid you the way Polity will.

“Don’t do it!!” Why You Shouldn’t Practice Church Discipline
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 02.25.2010When pastors first discover church discipline in the Bible, I often tell them: “Don’t do it . . . at least not yet.”

Before You Discipline, Teach This First
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 02.25.2010What might not be so obvious is that a pastor needs to teach the church about more than just church discipline before they’re ready for discipline.
Those Toxic Non-Attenders
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 02.25.2010Christians have been adopted into the body of Christ. Non-attenders act as if they are orphans.

The Preemptive Resignation—A Get Out of Jail Free Card?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 02.25.2010Ending one’s membership in a church requires the consent of both parties. We join a church by the consent of the church, and we leave a church by the consent of the church.
Grabbing a Dog by its Ears: The Role of Witnesses
By Stephen Matteucci | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 02.25.2010So who are these one or two witnesses? And why are they so important to the church?
Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum
By B. Johnson, D. Newkirk, P. Ryken, T. Ascol, W. Price | 9Marks Journal: Miscellaneous Articles | 02.25.2010I have learned that nothing brings greater joy to a pastor’s heart than a sinner who truly repents.
Third Mark of a Healthy Church MEMBER: Gospel Saturated
By Thabiti Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 02.25.2010So essential is the gospel to the Christian life that we need to be saturated in it in order to be healthy church members.
The Church, Counting Numbers, & You
By Matt Schmucker | 02.24.2010What has happened to our understanding of evangelism, conversion, church discipline, and discipleship that allows people to remain on the roles of a Christian church but never attend?

The Surprising Offense of God’s Love: Church Membership with Jonathan Leeman
By J. Folmar, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 02.01.2010Mark Dever hosts a roundtable with Jonathan Leeman and John Folmar to discuss God’s love and church membership and Leeman’s new book which considers their connection.

History and Discipline of the Local Church with Greg Wills
By G. A. Wills, M. Dever | 02.17.2004What can a study of Baptist history bring to the modern church growth conversation? Join Mark Dever as he reflects on the Southern Baptist heritage with Greg Wills, Associate Professor of Church History at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Book Review: Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches, ed. by Thomas White, Jason G. Deusing, and Malcomb B. Yarnell, III
Review by Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 09.02.2002Allen’s chapter aside, this book is a generally well-articulated statement of some important Baptist distinctives.
Membership and Congregationalism with Mark Dever
9Marks | 02.23.2001Mark Dever gives a topical sermon on a biblical view of membership and congregationalism in the local church.
The Meaning of Membership with Mark Dever
9Marks | 12.31.1996The Meaning of Membership with Mark Dever