Mercy Ministry
The “Regulated Free Market” Approach to Mercy Ministry
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.26.2012When it comes to mercy ministry in the church, both the programmed and the organic approaches have their limitations. Here is a third way.
What is the Mission of the Church? Part 2
By G. Gilbert, K. DeYoung, M. Dever | 10.03.2011Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert, authors of the new book What is the Mission of the Church?, examine key biblical passages on mission, the poor, and the kingdom of God.
Book Review: Generous Justice, by Tim Keller
Review by Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church | 10.26.2010Some people on the transformationalist side of the spectrum should read this to have their theology corrected. For myself, I needed a heart correction.
Book Review: When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Review by Steve Boyer | 9Marks Journal: Book Reviews on the Mission of the Church | 10.25.2010If you are experienced with helping the poor, you may already be familiar with much of this book’s content. But if you’re new, then this book will be especially useful
Book Review: The Church of Irresistible Influence, by Robert Lewis
Review by Greg Gilbert | 03.05.2010So long as the reader keeps in mind that community service cannot be the goal of the Christian life, Lewis’s book makes some helpful points.
Book Review: The Gathered and Scattered Church, by Edward Hammett
Review by Greg Gilbert | 03.03.2010Jesus never made social problems or social action His overriding concern. Hammett needs either to understand that, or at least to write it, more clearly.
Book Review: Churches that Make a Difference, by Ron Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh
Review by Flynn Cratty | 9Marks Journal: Counseling in the Church | 03.03.2010Sider, Olson, and Unruh seem to think that the mission of the church is to do all it can to evangelize, meet people’s needs, and transform society.
Book Review: The Irresistible Revolution, by Shane Claiborne
Review by Shane Walker | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.02.2010The book’s theology is an unbiblical and incoherent synthesis which might be described as popularized Christian anarchism for young, disaffected, middle-class Americans.
