Missions
Episode 68: On Missionaries and Churches (with Andy Johnson and John Folmar)
By A. Johnson, J. Folmar, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 12.11.2018In this episode of Pastors’ Talk, Jonathan sits down with Mark, John Folmar, and Andy Johnson to talk about healthy churches and global missions.
It’s Not Our Job to “Finish” the Missionary Task
By Matthew Bennett | 11.26.2018Rather than aiming to “finish” the missionary task, let’s unite under the more modest banner of simply being faithful to the task.
Corporate Consequences of Unchecked Porn Use
By Jason Seville | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018If porn goes unchecked, the corporate consequences will be pervasive.
A Parable of Endurance from the Mission Field
By Tim Keesee | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Future hope fuels present faithfulness—both in pastoral ministry and on the mission field.
3 Reasons You Should Preach through Deuteronomy
By Jeff Mooney | 06.28.2018The book of Deuteronomy portrays God as King and reveals the way his people should live in covenant with him.
Why There’s No Such Thing as African Christianity
By Conrad Mbewe | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as African Christianity or Asian Christianity or Western Christianity. The Christian faith is one, and it’s portrayed for us as such in the Scriptures.
The Foolish Quest for a “Silver Bullet” in Global Missions
By Steve Jennings | 03.02.2018We’ve gone mad trying to unlock what everyone since the days of the apostles hasn’t discovered yet: the perfect formula for explosive, exponential kingdom growth.
Book Review: 40 Questions about Membership & Discipline, by Jeremy Kimble
Review by Joshua Fang | 12.07.2017If Western Christians think church membership and discipline are strange and alien ideas, then it’s totally new for churches in China.
The Church Has Two Missions: Narrow and Broad
By Jonathan Leeman | 11.06.2017What is the mission of the church? Answering that requires defining what we mean by the “church.”
Episode 25: On the Mission of the Church
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.31.2017What is the mission of the church? Is it to preach the gospel and make disciples—or is that too narrow?
Mailbag #66: Is Preaching Necessary on the Mission Field? . . . Is “Closed Communion” Biblical?
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.27.2017— Is preaching required in missionary contexts, or do Bible studies suffice? — “Closed communion” seems exclusive and arrogant. Is it in the Bible?
Episode 21: On Missions
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 10.03.2017Jonathan Leeman sits down with Mark Dever to talk about how local churches can more wisely support overseas work.
Did the Reformation Recover the Great Commission?
By Michael A. G. Haykin | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017It’s well known that the Reformation entailed a recovery of core doctrines regarding salvation and worship. Did it also involve a recovery of the Great Commission?
Ignore Spiritual “Get Rich Quick” Schemes: A Call for Patient Evangelism
By Caleb Greggsen | 09.06.2017In our efforts to quickly mobilize churches in missions, I fear we’re unintentionally undermining the church’s ability to patiently invest for the spiritual long-term.
Thinking Through the Missionary’s Influence in a New Church
By Scott Williamson | 08.04.2017What role should cross-cultural church planters play in a new church plant?
