Book Review: 40 Questions about Christians and Biblical Law
Review by Nicholas G. Piotrowski | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012Do you want to interpret the Bible rightly? Comprehend justification? Understand what parts of the law do apply to your life? Then you need to understand the law.
Book Review: Finally Alive, by John Piper
Review by Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012What does it mean to be born again? What difference does it make for an individual Christian? For a church?
Book Review: Revival and Revivalism, by Iain Murray
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012I commend it to all present and aspiring church leaders, and to any Christian who likes to ask, “How did we get here?”
Book Review: Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by David Jones and Russell Woodbridge
Review by Trevin Wax | 9Marks Journal: Don't Be Too Cool for Sunday School | 12.29.2011Pastors will want to have not merely one copy of this on their bookshelf, but multiple copies to hand out to church members.
Book Review: Preachers of a Different Gospel, by Femi Adeleye
Review by Trevin Wax | 9Marks Journal: Don't Be Too Cool for Sunday School | 12.19.2011This book is a heartfelt plea to reject the prosperity gospel and embrace the biblical message that saves.
Book Review: Being Conformed to Christ in Community, by Jim Samra
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Don't Be Too Cool for Sunday School | 12.19.2011For the pastor who’s kept up his Greek and is up for a workout, Conformed to Christ in Community could be worth a read, especially if you skim strategically.
Book Review: Bringing the Gospel Home, by Randy Newman
Review by J. Mack Stiles | 9Marks Journal: Don't Be Too Cool for Sunday School | 12.19.2011Newman has written an engaging book filled with wisdom and light.
Book Review: Renovation of the Church, by Kent Carlson and Mike Luken
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Revitalize: Why We Must Reclaim Dying Churches—and How | 10.28.2011This book tells the story of how and why the authors turned a seemingly thriving seeker church into a church in which forming mature disciples of Jesus is the central concern.
Book Review: The U-Turn Church, by Kevin Harney and Bob Bouwer
Review by Brian Croft | 9Marks Journal: Revitalize: Why We Must Reclaim Dying Churches—and How | 10.28.2011Here are a few ways this book can help pastors who are reforming churches, as well as cautions you will want to consider as you read.
Book Review: Heralds of the King: Christ-Centered Sermons in the Tradition of Edmund P. Clowney, ed. by Dennis Johnson
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 2 | 08.29.2011This book is a fitting tribute to a man whose writing, teaching, preaching, and personal example have helped a good many pastors to preach Christ from all of Scripture.
Book Review: Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs, by Bill Hybels
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 2 | 08.29.2011Along with much biblical wisdom and good sense, there are a number of assumptions and values in this book that don’t square very well with Scripture.
Book Review: Exponential, by Dave and Jon Ferguson
Review by Josh Manley | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 2 | 08.29.2011This book has a significant overarching weakness: pragmatism.
Book Review: Radical Together, by David Platt
Review by J. D. Greear | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 2 | 08.29.2011All in all, this book represents what I believe to be God’s gracious work of calling his church back to the simple and revolutionary power of the gospel.
Book Review: Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church, by Soong-Chan Rah
Review by Geoff Chang | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 1 | 06.28.2011This book can be a helpful tool for pastors as they seek to understand the cultural makeup of their churches. But ultimately, its usefulness is limited by how little it focuses on Christ.
Book Review: The Gift of Church, by Jim Samra
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and his Staff, Part 1 | 06.28.2011Pastors, active church members, and church skeptics alike will be well served by this loving reminder of the centrality of the local church in the Christian life.
