Leadership
An Ecclesiological Take on “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.14.2022My goal here is not to review the series—what I liked, what I didn’t like—but to offer four lessons that I think are a little more timeless, and lessons that point to the worst inevitabilities of bad ecclesiology.
Shepherds Are Shaped by the Sheep
By Jason Seville | 12.11.2020We are examples to the flock (1 Pet 5:3), but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from those around us. It’s a tragedy when pastors surround themselves with “yes men” or place themselves at the untouchable top of an org-chart.
Episode 142: On Preparing for the Next Guy
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 09.08.2020Pastor, unless Jesus comes back before you get a new job, then your church will have another pastor—and at least one of your jobs as the current pastor is to prepare your church for the next guy.
4 Reasons You Should Preach through Titus
By Eric Bancroft | 08.03.2020What should new churches focus on? What should their priorities be in their early years? Titus gives us an answer.
Be Courageous! Don’t Avoid Hard or Awkward Conversations
By Andy Davis | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020Pastors can neither be people-pleasers on the one side, nor take pleasure in hurting people on the other. A loving courage for the sake of the final blessedness of the flock is the goal.
A Published Homage to My Unpublished Dad
By Caleb Batchelor | 06.19.2020I love my dad and I’m writing to honor him. But I also want to commend his example to other pastors.
Redeeming Pastoral Ambition
By Benjamin Vrbicek | 06.12.2020If you want to change the world, be a servant of all.
When Should Churches Reject Governmental Guidelines on Gathering and Engage in Civil Disobedience?
By Jonathan Leeman | 05.02.2020If the government continues to say we cannot meet, when do we as churches engage in civil disobedience by gathering anyway?
What Advice Would You Give Churches that Aren’t Live-Streaming?
By Bobby Jamieson | 05.01.2020If you’re reading this, you’re likely not live-streaming weekly church services during this pandemic-prompted lockdown.
What Advice Would You Give Churches Livestreaming Their Services?
By Greg Gilbert | 05.01.2020If your church has decided to make the decision to livestream, here are some pieces of advice you may find helpful.
What If We Have to Cut Our Budget?
By Jamie Dunlop | 04.27.2020Lord willing, none of this will prove useful for your church.
Fighting the Temptations of Successful Leadership
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.02.2020Good leadership aims for equality. The trouble is, good leadership creates clout, which strongly tempts leaders to forget the aim.
Complementarianism & Theological Triage
By Michael Lawrence | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.11.2019I’d like to offer some help on how to talk and think about the application of complementarianism within your own congregation, whether that’s with people you agree with or people you don’t.
On Apple Stores and the DMV: Two Kinds of Churches that Create Complementarian Chaos
By Alex Duke | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.11.2019I’ve been in churches whose authority structures are like an Apple Store’s, and I’ve been in churches whose authority structures are like the DMV’s. In both cases—but in different ways—chaos bubbles up to the surface.
The Increasing Social Cost of Complementarianism
By Al Mohler | 9Marks Journal: Complementarianism: A Moment of Reckoning | 12.10.2019While social pressure builds against complementarian theology, it is incumbent upon us to teach, instruct, and to show the glory of God in his created order.
