Book Review: Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, by Tim Keller
Review by Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 02.12.2013Center Church is Tim Keller’s magnum opus.
Book Review: Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order, by Kevin Bauder
Review by Kevin Wilkening | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User’s Guide—Part 2 | 01.03.2013What is a Baptist? This is not a rhetorical question. This is a test.
Book Review: Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, by Andy Stanley
Review by Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User’s Guide—Part 2 | 01.03.2013A church that is unclear about “who belongs” in order to attract unbelievers may be “nice,” but they are also unloving.
Book Review: Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles, by Graeme Goldsworthy
Review by Stephen J. Wellum | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User's Guide - Part 1 | 11.13.2012In this book Goldsworthy has once again done a service for the church, despite the caveats I raise.
Book Review: Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, by Ross Douthat
Review by Matt McCullough | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User's Guide - Part 1 | 11.13.2012This book is a call for a renewed, robust, public confidence in the power of Christian orthodoxy. All faithful pastors should resonate with this plea.
Book Review: There’s Hope for Your Church, by Gary McIntosh
Review by Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012People who read the book should heed its wise advice, yet tread carefully with some of the underlining assumptions.
Book Review: Gospel Coach: Shepherding Leaders to Glorify God, by Scott Thomas and Tom Wood
Review by Bob Buchanan | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012Apart from what appears to be a baptized version corporate or life coaching, the authors have rightly discerned that ministers of the church need these kinds of friendships.
Book Review: Godly Conversation: Rediscovering the Puritan Practice of Conference, by Joanne Jung
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012Would I recommend the book? Perhaps. But I’d be more likely to recommend that you simply go read the Puritans yourself.
Book Review: Ministry by His Grace and for His Glory: Essays in Honor of Thomas J. Nettles, ed. by Thomas Ascol and Nathan Finn
Review by Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.27.2012Tom Nettles deserves to be commended for his faithfulness to the gospel and his commitment to excellence in academic and pastoral ministry.
Book Review: Turning to God, by David Wells
Review by Shane Walker | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012In this book, David Wells skillfully delineates the Bible’s teaching on conversion and teaches us how to connect the gospel to the basic mindsets of our day
Book Review: Redeeming Church Conflicts, by Tara Barthel and David Edling
Review by Matt Smethurst | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012Barthel and Edling have done the church a vital service in applying biblical counseling principles to the realm of congregational conflict.
Book Review: The Measure of Our Success, by Shawn Lovejoy
Review by Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012It pains me to write this, but perhaps the book’s greatest flaw is its use of the Bible.
Book Review: Dallas and the Spitfire, by Ted Kluck and Dallas Janche
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012By telling an extraordinary story, Dallas and the Spitfire gives hope for the ordinary.
Book Review: How Sermons Work, by David Murray
Review by Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012How Sermon’s Work is slender enough to be used by the untrained and provocative enough to stimulate healthy discussion among more experienced preachers.
Book Review: Gospel Clarity: Challenging the New Perspective on Paul, by Ligon Duncan and William B. Barcley
Review by Nicholas G. Piotrowski | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012Barcley and Duncan’s work is a valuable contribution to the debate on Paul and the New Perspective.
