Discipleship
Cultivating a Culture of Transparency in Your Church
By James Choi | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018We should pray that our members would understand the need to make our relationships transparent—to share embarrassing things about ourselves, to speak honestly, and to ask one another careful, loving questions
8 Tips for Fighting Pornography
By Paul Jeon | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018We must continue to struggle, for this is why God’s grace has been revealed, that we might be delivered from all lawlessness and pursue upright and holy lives as we await Christ’s return. Our Lord demands nothing less.
Book Review: Finally Free, by Heath Lambert
By Nick Dorsey | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.30.2018The best commendation I can give for this book is that I regularly give it away to my church members and use it in discipleship groups and in counseling.
Killing an Increasingly Tolerated Sin
By Vergil Brown | 9Marks Journal: The Pastor and Pornography | 10.29.2018The temptation for the Christian is to redefine sexual purity according to the shifting standards of morality.
Civil Rights Vision Trip: One Church’s Story
By Mark Vroegop | 10.22.2018A few weeks ago, I led 50 leaders from our church on what we called a Civil Rights Vision Trip. Here’s what we learned.
Are Catechisms a Baptist Thing?
By Jeff Robinson | 10.01.2018To the thinking of many, “Baptist” and “catechism” aren’t allies. But historically speaking, nothing could be further from the truth.
Book Review: No Quick Fix, by Andy Naselli
Review by Justin Harris | 09.17.2018This book expertly exposes the dangers and errors of “higher life” theology.
Not Satisfied with Our Shepherding Yet—But Doing Much Better than Before
By Bob Johnson | 09.11.2018Can you imagine what it’s like to go home after a leadership meeting with the knowledge that you were actually fulfilling your God-given mandate?
How to Encourage Your People Just Like the Apostle Paul
By Matthew Fletcher | 09.04.2018A simple idea for pastors to encourage their people—just like the apostle Paul.
4 Ways to Become an Effective Role Player in Your Church
By Joseph Dicks | 08.10.2018Like a successful team, every healthy church has both leaders and role players.
How My Mega-Church Hasn’t Burnt Me Out
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018I’ve been leading a mega-church for over a decade. While it’s not always easy, it hasn’t killed me. It hasn’t burnt me out—at least not yet.
Be Tender-Hearted and Thick-Skinned: How Humility Protects Pastors from Pastoral Burnout
By Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018The thick-skinned and tender-hearted pastor is best positioned to minister for the long haul.
Am I Burnt Out? 30 Useful Questions
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Here are 30 questions—15 internal and 15 external—to ask yourself to discover whether or not you’re on the road to burnout.
Confession ≠ Repentance
By Ty Gooch | 07.16.2018How many times have we seen confession happen without genuine and lasting change? Why does genuine transformation still evade us?
