Covid-19
Not Gathering with the Church Hurts You Spiritually
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.05.2021Pandemic-weary pastor, gently encourage your pandemic-weary congregation to gather as soon as they can.
Book Review: The Post-Quarantine Church, by Thom Rainer
Review by Allen Duty | 01.21.2021In this book Rainer explores the challenges and opportunities for Christian ministry in a post-coronavirus world.
Further Reflections on Recent Conversations about Christian Freedom
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.27.2020Why would 9Marks feel compelled to respond to Grace Community Church’s elders and raise these points right now?
A Time for Civil Disobedience? A Response to Grace Community Church’s Elders
By Jonathan Leeman | 07.25.2020Before your church follows John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church and begins to gather in defiance of governmental orders this Sunday, I’d like to suggest that civil disobedience may not be the only legitimate or moral course of action at this moment.
Pastoring in a Pandemic QuickTake: Serving Your Neighbors, Sharing the Gospel
By Mark Vroegop | 06.03.2020Mark Vroegop discusses how churches can share the gospel during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pastoring in a Pandemic QuickTake: Keeping our Polity Straight in a Pandemic
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.03.2020Jonathan Leeman considers the challenges the coronavirus poses to church polity and how pastors can maintain biblical fidelity in the midst of the pandemic.
Pastoring in a Pandemic Quicktake: Shepherding Lessons Learned in Quarantine
By Bob Johnson | 06.02.2020Bob Johnson discusses lessons learned about shepherding his flock during the Covid19 pandemic.
Churches’ Rights and Responsibilities When Reopening in the Pandemic
By J. Butterfield, M. T. Martens | 05.26.2020What are churches’ rights and responsibilities as they consider reopening?
How Can I Counsel Those with Anxiety, Loneliness, or Depression?
By Gunner Gundersen | 05.15.2020During this pandemic, many people are struggling with anxiety, loneliness, or depression—sometimes a heavy mix of all three. How can we help?
How Should I Respond to the Growing Pornography Consumption?
By Deepak Reju | 05.11.2020With so many people stuck inside and enduring social isolation, it’s no surprise that we’ve seen an increase in church members struggling with pornography.
How to Pray for Your Pastor During Lockdown
By Christopher Ash | 05.08.2020This global lockdown affects us all differently. We live under widely varying regulations in different countries or even in different counties within the same country. But there are some things you can pray for your pastor—regardless of his circumstance.
How One Texas Church Reopened Their Services
By Rodney Brown | 05.08.2020Pastoral reflections on how Metro Bible Church in South Lake, TX, reopened.
Pastoring in a Pandemic, Episode 4: Brothers Born for Adversity — How a Plurality of Elders Shines in a Pandemic (with David Mathis)
By D. Mathis, J. Leeman | 05.07.2020Jonathan Leeman chats with David Mathis, a pastor of Cities Church in Minneapolis and the executive editor for Desiring God, about the blessing of a plurality of elders during COVID-19.
What Should Our Church Consider When Reopening Our Children’s Ministry?
By Jared Kennedy | 05.06.2020Here are 12 things to consider when reopening your children’s ministry and a list of phase-by-phase recommendations.
How Can I Help Fearful Members and Dismissive Members Get Along?
By Allen Duty | 05.04.2020You can’t (and you won’t) please everyone. But if you listen, teach, and encourage prayerful conversation, you may find that God uses this opportunity for division to strengthen the unity of your church.
