Conversion
Book Review: The Art of Turning, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Sean DeMars | 08.28.2017Christians need to think more clearly about our innate moral calibration mechanism, and I’m confident this little book will help us do just that.
Book Review: Conversion & Discipleship: You Can’t Have One Without the Other, by Bill Hull
Review by Ben Wright | 08.18.2017This book is a mix of both pastoral usefulness and troubling ambiguity.
Don’t Be a Do-Gooder: Pastoral Reflections on Goodness
By Aaron Menikoff | 07.17.2017We need to grow not only in doing good, but in being good. We need the spiritual fruit of goodness. How can we grow in this?
Episode 18: On Conversion
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.13.2017Mark and Jonathan chat about how a pastor’s doctrine of conversion will have massive effects on his philosophy of ministry.
The Pastor’s Personal Life: A Source of Power in the Pulpit
By Conrad Mbewe | 06.01.2017The day you lose your godliness is the day you lose your power in pastoral preaching.
Mailbag #61: Does God Want Some Churches to Die; A Question about a Non-Intimate Marriage
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.05.2017— Does God want some churches to die, regardless of how faithful the leaders are? — How would you counsel a couple where the husband views pornography because the wife has no interest in sexual relations, but is still upset by his actions?
Mailbag #60: How to Divide the Text; Making Sunday Accessible for Non-Believers
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.21.2017— Do you have any tips on how quickly or slowly pastors should preach through books? — Should Sunday mornings primarily aim for edifying believers or evangelizing non-believers?
Mailbag #59: Two Questions on “Re-Baptism”; The Importance of a Church’s Architecture
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.14.2017— What are some of the pastoral principles, pitfalls, and guidelines when dealing with church members who doubt their baptism took place after their conversion? — A church member wants his daughter to be baptized twice, in two different churches. How should I respond? — As a church considers planting or revitalizing, how much should they take into account a building’s architecture?
Book Review: Growing God’s Church, by Gary McIntosh
Review by Matt Felton | 02.13.2017But chasing after what works can become intoxicating Why? Precisely because it works! In fact, it can become so intoxicating that many pastors run right past the safety of God’s Word.
Churches in Northern Pakistan: The Crucial Need for Conversion
By Steve | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Before churches in northern Pakistan can thrive, they must have a clear understanding of conversion.
Week #10—What Christians Should Ask of Government: To Treat People Equally (Justice and Identity Politics)
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.03.2016This week we will mediate on the government’s job to treat all God-imagers equally as God-imagers.
Conversion & Its Costs: An Interview with Rosaria Butterfield
By M. Dever, R. Butterfield | 10.31.201620 years ago, Rosaria Butterfield was a tenured English professor, an activist, and a lesbian. Now, she’s a pastor’s wife, a mom, and a Christian. What happened?
25 Years Ago, “Nine Marks” Was Born
By Mark Dever | 10.28.2016On October 30, 1991—25 years ago this Sunday—Mark Dever wrote a letter to a church in Massachusetts. They needed a new pastor and wanted to know what they should be looking for. Mark responded with a list of nine must-haves—a list that has since become known as “nine marks of a healthy church.”
The Holy Spirit, Prayer, and Preaching
By David Helm | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.17.2016When we genuinely embrace the conviction of our need for the Spirit, we give ourselves to the work of prayer and the work of preaching.
