Church Discipline
Was Dagg Right?
By Gregory A. Wills | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 03.01.2010There is no simple correlation between a church’s disobedience on the one hand and spiritual blight and abandonment by Christ on the other.
9Marks Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.01.2010What are some lessons on church discipline you’ve learned the hard way?
Class IX: Church Discipline
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010How should we react to unrepentant sin in the church?
Book Review: Walking Together: A Congregational Reflection on Biblical Church Discipline, by Wyman Richardson
Review by Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.01.2010Can a pastor use this book for training his fellow church leaders, assuming that not all church leaders are not pastorally and theologically sensible? It gets an easy “yes.”
Cleaning Up the Rolls (Part 2): The Care List
By Matt Schmucker | 02.26.2010Why go to all this trouble? Too many times, we had seen Satan exploit the newness or suddenness of a motion for discipline in our meetings.
Let’s Just Admit It: Church Discipline Is a Tough Subject
By Jonathan Leeman | 02.26.2010Church discipline is tough because it feels like the opposite of salvation. It feels like anti-salvation.
Informed Consent: Biblical and Legal Protection for Church Discipline
By Ken Sande | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline: Medicine for the Body | 02.25.2010By updating your governing documents with these kinds of provisions, you can strengthen your ability to obey God’s command to restore straying sheep.
Discipline in the Mainline – Is it Possible or Even Wise?
By Kevin DeYoung | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 1) | 02.25.2010Discipline is possible, on a congregational and on a denomination-wide level. I’ve witnessed it with my own eyes. But it is rare and difficult.
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.