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Preacher, What’s on Your Kids Menu?
By John Joseph | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Ministries | 11.28.2022We want our kids to know that the church is for them, Jesus is for them, and eternal life is for them, so let’s speak to them in our sermons.
Pastors Govern Sober-Mindedly
By David Mathis | 10.07.2022Pastor-teachers do more than teach. They are called to lead—leadership that requires they be, both individually and collectively, sober-minded.
Hiring and Firing
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Church Administration | 09.30.2022Managing a church staff in wisdom is necessary for a joyful ministry.
Why Clear Job Descriptions and Staff Structures Serve the Church
By Ryan Townsend | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Church Administration | 09.30.2022Job descriptions and a clear org chart or staff structure are essential tools for organizational excellence and faithful management.
How Much Should We Pay Our Staff?
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Church Administration | 09.30.2022Generosity and trust should inform how much churches pay their staff.
Advocating for Your Own Pay
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Church Administration | 09.30.2022Pastors should be able to advocate for their own pay if necessary, but prayerfully and carefully.
Pastors Teach
By David Mathis | 09.14.2022We need men who are eager to teach. Not just men willing to have their arm bent once in a while to fill a slot.
What Makes a Good Hymn?
By David and Barbara Leeman | 09.09.2022Erik Routley, a renowned British hymnologist in the 1950s, routinely said a good hymn should be “well-written, well-chosen, and well-sung.”
Only Use Authority in the Fear of God
By Mark Dever | 08.29.2022Is all authority abusive? Is all authority—by virtue of one person having power over another person—in its very nature, abusive?
Aspiring Pastors Need Encouragement, Too: 5 Ways Paul Encouraged Timothy
By Zack DiPrima | 07.06.2022Encouragement from anyone is always good. Encouragement from seasoned saints—especially pastors—builds up young leaders in a pronounced way.
How Strong Trellises Promote Strong Vines
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Pursuing Revival While Avoiding Revivalism | 06.14.2022If you drape your vine over a simple trellis with structural integrity, then its fruit is far more likely to mature without bruising.
Book Review: Authentic Ministry, by Michael Reeves
Review by David Daniels | 04.28.2022In his new book “Authentic Ministry,” Michael Reeves applies to ministry the same joyful theology he has so often trumpeted elsewhere.
Do 9Marks Churches Foster Expressive Individualism?
By Ben Wright | 9Marks Journal: Expressive Individualism in the Church | 03.18.2022Few demographic tribes are more likely to “amen!” a critique of attractional church methodology than 9Marks readers. But are we guilty of cultivating individualism, too?
What Is the Root of Quarrelsomeness and How Does It Get Fixed?
By David Dunham | 9Marks Journal: Expressive Individualism in the Church | 03.18.2022A prideful and insecure heart will destroy a ministry, but a humbled heart can serve the Lord and his church well.
What Does Proverbs Teach about Being Quarrelsome?
By Mark Redfern | 9Marks Journal: Expressive Individualism in the Church | 03.18.2022What can we learn from the book of Proverbs about what it means to be quarrelsome?
