Missions
Persecution and the Wisdom of Church Polity
By Caleb Greggsen | 06.07.2017Only a church in relative safety and comfort has the time to talk about polity. Right?
A New Resource to Teach People about the Church
Review by Vergil Brown | 05.17.2017These resources will give both church leaders and church members a clear and compelling vision of their role in God’s work.
You Can’t Love Missions without Loving the Local Church
By Caleb Greggsen | 04.19.2017Service in global missions and service to the local church aren’t opposed to each other—or at least they shouldn’t be.
The Triumph and Tragedy of Anglicanism’s First African Bishop
By Hunter Guthrie | 02.22.2017What can we learn from Samuel Crowther, the Anglican Church’s first African bishop?
Western Missions and the Global Church: An Interview with Two International Christians
With Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.22.2016In this 9Marks interview, missions pastor Andy Johnson sits down with two international Christians—”Arnold” and “Vincent”—to discuss the role the Western church plays in the growth of Christianity abroad, particularly in the Muslim world and China.
Churches in Albania: Preserved and Maturing
By Genci Cesula | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016After near extermination under Communism, the church in Albania has grown in numbers and maturity. Albanian Christians are growing in applying to gospel to all of life, even as they work to grow in ownership of their churches.
Churches in Australia: The Lucky Country?
By Nathan Malpass | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Gospel unity and clarity is slowly growing in Australian churches, though confusion on the church and her mission persist.
Churches in Brazil: Realizing the Reformation
By Rick Denham | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016The availability of good Christian literature has pushed Brazil into a modern Reformation.
Churches in Cameroon: Battling to Rejoice in the Riches of Christ
By Dieudonné Tamfu | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Despite the proliferation of the prosperity gospel, churches in Cameroon are blessed with an evangelistic fervor and missionary zeal.
Churches in China: Growing Healthier Under Threat
By Joshua Fang | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016For many churches in China the idea of being healthy is a luxury. Yet in recent years there is a growing trend of pursuing not only the survival, but the health of churches.
Churches in Israel: Proclaiming the True Messiah
By David Zadok | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Churches in Israel are growing in evangelistic confidence and doctrinal care, even as they wrestle with the cost of being identified with Gentile believers.
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.
Churches in Myanmar: Fighting the Fear of Man and Glorying in God
By Justin Caudill | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Though they may never receive the fame of an Adoniram Judson, faithful workers across Myanmar are quietly laboring to build up the church.
Churches in Poland: Transforming under Faithful Preaching
By Tomasz Krazek | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Despite over a thousand years of Roman Catholic influence, the true gospel is being proclaimed in Poland. Churches are being transformed by faithful preaching of God’s Word, and eager for access to more biblical resources.
Churches in Singapore: A City on a Hill in Southeast Asia
By Eugene Low | 9Marks Journal: Healthy Churches around the World | 12.12.2016Singapore has been blessed by many gospel-preaching churches. Pray that they would not lose the centrality of the gospel, and would be used to build healthy churches in Asia and beyond.
