Missions
Word Ministry and Deed Ministry (3 of 3)
By Jonathan Leeman | 06.11.2014Here’s part 1 of this series, and here’s part 2. Now, here’s part 3: The word “mission” gets caught up in this question about the relationships of words and deeds. Some people say that … keep reading…
Walking around with Muslims: Options for Showing and Telling the Gospel
By Ed Roberts | 06.11.2014Let’s try to keep it simple today. We really only have three options when it comes to talking with Muslims about the gospel and Islam. Since Islam typically includes culture, … keep reading…
Do You Know What Your Missionaries Actually Teach?!
By Sean DeMars | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.15.2014Love the gospel, protect it, and guard it. And for the love of all things good and holy, please stop sending missionaries if they don’t.
Evangelizing the Nations at Home
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 2 | 10.25.2013Four lessons from one church’s efforts to reach internationals in its own metro area.
Three Lessons for Cross-Cultural Evangelism
By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 2 | 10.25.2013How can you evangelize across cultures? Communicate clearly, proclaim the Word, use the church.
Christianity around the World
By D. Akin, J. D. Greear, J. Folmar, M. Dever, P. Williams, T. Anyabwile | 10.24.2013Prosperity gospel, persecution, changing cultural tides, a rising generation of convictional pastors, and more in this roundtable discussion on the church in America and abroad.
Reaching the Unreached
By A. Mohler, D. Platt, J. Mack Stiles, K. DeYoung, M. Dever | 09.30.2013A roundtable discussion on the Great Commission, sending, calling, prayer, patience, and more with the leaders of the Cross Conference.
Contextualizing Ecclesiology
By Ed Roberts | 9Marks Journal: Is Scripture Enough? | 07.16.2013What does a biblical church look like in Central Asia? Is 9Marks’ model really biblical? 9Marks asks a veteran missionary these questions and more.
Churches Cooperating in Missions
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 05.10.2013You cannot cooperate with everyone in the work of missions, but when you do, you help to clarify the gospel.
Global Missions Today
By M. Dever, Z. Pratt | 03.31.2013Zane Pratt discusses the strange dynamics of cross-cultural missions in a Facebook world.
What is Business as Missions?
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013Business as missions is an old idea that’s opening new doors in international missions.
Contact Evangelism
With J. Mack Stiles | 11.08.2012How pushy should we be in our evangelism? Do we have to earn the right to share the gospel? Mack Stiles and a few friends share their wisdom.
Baptists Reading Together and the Birth of Modern Missions
By Michael A. G. Haykin | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012A small group of Baptists who read, talked, and prayed together sparked a renewal that led to the birth of the modern missions movement. What might God do through similar means today?
The Great Commission Is Bigger than Your Church
By Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012The great commission is bigger than your local church. How should that shape your priorities and posture as a pastor?
Book Review: Preachers of a Different Gospel, by Femi Adeleye
Review by Trevin Wax | 9Marks Journal: Don't Be Too Cool for Sunday School | 12.19.2011This book is a heartfelt plea to reject the prosperity gospel and embrace the biblical message that saves.