Discipleship

Don’t Be Like Candace with Your Spiritual Gifts

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.21.2014

Hopefully you have not had to deal with a Candace Whitcomb in your church, but my guess is that you’ve known one or two. Her story is funny and pathetic … keep reading…

How Do Love and Holiness Relate?

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.21.2014

The relationship between love and holiness in the history of the church is checkered, to say the least. TEMPTATIONS TO MISCHARACTERIZE THE RELATIONSHIP In retelling this history, it’s tempting to … keep reading…

What To Say To Church Members Leaving for Poor Reasons

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.21.2014

Let’s face it: there are better and worse reasons to leave a church. Are you moving to another city? That’s a good reason. Are you harboring bitterness toward someone who … keep reading…

Warn Them to Not Abuse Their Children

By Jonathan Leeman | 08.21.2014

Do your church members physically abuse their children? Maybe you think it’s so few that you don’t feel compelled to teach publicly what everyone knows: don’t abuse your kids. At … keep reading…

How to Survive a Cultural Crisis—7 Principles from Mark Dever

With Mark Dever | 08.21.2014

Each nation and age has a unique way to express its depravity, to attack God. But none will succeed any more than the crucifixion succeeded in defeating Jesus.

10 Questions Every Pastor Should Ask about Their Church’s Music

By K. Getty, K. Getty | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 08.08.2014

The leaders of the church, and not the music leader or team, is ultimately responsible for how well the congregation is singing.

To Godly Seminary Professors Everywhere

By Jonathan Leeman | 06.16.2014

This is a letter to any of you who are godly seminary professors. I’ve want to write you about this for a while now. What sparked it recently is the announcement of a … keep reading…

Hate Your Enemy?

By Greg Gilbert | 06.13.2014

When Jesus said, “Love your enemies,” exactly how broadly did he intend that command to apply? Don’t know if you saw it online this week, but Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the fiery, opinionated … keep reading…

Don’t Compromise on Complementarianism

By Greg Gilbert | 06.12.2014

The Bible says quite a lot about fellow members of a church living together in peace. “Make every effort to do what leads to peace,” Paul says. And in another … keep reading…

Transcendence and Immanence in Parenting, Pastoring, Evangelism, and Discipleship

By Jonathan Leeman | 06.12.2014

1. Transcendence and Immanence in Parenting The topic of parenting isn’t something I choose to think about. It’s something that’s thrust upon me day by day, even minute by minute. Praise God for … keep reading…

Beware Your Seminary Professors

By Jonathan Leeman | 06.12.2014

A seminary professor is not the same thing as a church elder. That was probably the main thing I observed at last week’s Gordon Conwell Seminary conference “Renewing the Evangelical … keep reading…

How We Do Congregational Care and Oversight

By Kevin DeYoung | 06.12.2014

We aren’t a model church by any means, but one of the things we’ve worked on a lot over the past five years is how we do congregational care and … keep reading…

Critical Contextualization and Culturally Prevalent and Deep-rooted Sins

By Ed Roberts | 06.11.2014

Appropriate or critical contextualization means that the Word of God is our controlling authority and that: -we do not accept another’s culture uncritically-the Word is our touchstone. -we do … keep reading…