Leadership
Book Review: The Imperfect Pastor, by Zack Eswine
Review by Garrett Kell | 03.07.2016Whether you’re a young pastor, a seasoned pastor, a broken pastor, or a pastor’s wife, you should add this book to your must-read list.
Mailbag #32: Politics and the Church; What to Do When Elders Disagree on Principle; What Book Should a New Pastor Preach?
By Jonathan Leeman | 03.03.2016—Is there a place for politics in the church? —What do you do when elders disagree, not on a matter of preference but biblical principle? —What books of the Bible should a new pastor preach?
Book Review: The Pastor’s Book, by Kent Hughes
Review by Paul Martin | 03.02.2016If I was teaching pastoral ministry today, this would be my first required text.
Book Review: The Original Bishops, by Alistair Stewart
Review by Benjamin Merkle | 02.23.2016Any serious treatment of church offices must interact with this work. And yet, in the end, this book’s flaws render it another theory that has been tested and found wanting.
Mailbag #30: Non-Members Serving in Church; A Prospective Elder Who Doesn’t Regularly Attend; The Problem with Contemporary Christian Music; How Younger Members Can Serve Older Ones
By Jonathan Leeman | 02.18.2016— Is it wise to let non-members serve in behind-the-scenes ministries? What about children and teens who aren’t members but profess to be believers? — Should regular attendance be an implicit qualification for elders? — It appears my church enjoys shallow and theologically suspect songs. What should I do? — What are some ways that a younger church member can positively influence older members with regards to sound doctrine?
The Worth of Waiting: A Word to Aspiring Elders
By Johnny Antle | 02.08.2016Don’t set your hope fully on being an elder. Set your hope fully on Jesus—he’s definitely coming back, and he’s definitely better.
In Poor Communities, Does Doctrine Matter?
By M. McConnell, M. McKinley | 02.01.2016Does a commitment to teaching and believing doctrine hinder the spread of the gospel in hard places? Hardly.
Jesus’ Discipleship Program for Your Church
By Jonathan Leeman | 01.15.2016When Jesus and the apostles talked about church government, it wasn’t just a discussion of bureaucratic decision-making. It was most fundamentally and importantly a matter of discipleship!
Mailbag #25: Thinking through Church Budgets; My Congregation Demands an “Altar Call”; Tricky Membership Situation
By Jonathan Leeman | 12.22.2015— How do you lead a church through thinking through the budget in a way that obeys God? Further, how do you do this in a way that is “above-reproach” when leading the overall church through polity change? — My congregation begs for me to do a weekly “altar call,” but I am opposed to them. What should I do? — An elderly couple with health problems wants to join our church—but they won’t ever be able to attend. What do you think?
One-on-One with the International Mission Board’s Executive Vice President
By 9Marks, S. Traeger | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015Over the last few years, a lot has changed at the IMB. 9Marks sat down with Sebastian Traeger to talk about it.
Your Bad Ecclesiology Is Hurting Us
By Mark Collins | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015When you send missionaries and when you partner with others to do so, you are exporting a doctrine of the church. Unfortunately, far too often we are exporting a bad and unbiblical one.
4 Practices of a Great Commission Church
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015Too often, a grotesque competitiveness marks evangelical churches. But a Great Commission church does not compete with other gospel-preaching churches.
7 Things Your Church Should Not Do in Missions
By Zane Pratt | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.21.2015Modern technology and transportation makes direct engagement overseas so much easier. But just as important as deciding what to do is deciding what not to do.
Stop Sending Missionaries: Why More Isn’t Always Better
By Steve Jennings | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.18.2015The workers are few, and the harvest is great. But that does not mean just any and all workers will do.
Take Your Job Overseas—Introducing Business for Missions
By Andy Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Missions: Adding Wisdom to Zeal | 12.16.2015Your ordinary vocational gifts and talents might be a treasure to a congregation in Malaysia or London or Istanbul or Dubai.
