Leadership
Loving Questions for Pastors of Seeker-Sensitive Churches #3
By Aaron Menikoff | 03.01.2010The New Testament doesn’t seem to pronounce a chasm between teaching or preaching and leadership, yet some church leaders and church growth specialists do.
Loving Questions for Pastors of Seeker-Sensitive Churches #4
By Aaron Menikoff | 03.01.2010Will the seeker-sensitive model ultimately be unable to keep up with the culture?
The Power of Example
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010Does God’s mercy ever obscure his holiness in His word? What about in his church?
Re-Imagining Success in Ministry
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010Certainly no church is perfect. But, praise God, many imperfect churches are healthy.
Should a Church Have Elders?
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010The best reason a church should have elders is because the New Testament says that it should.
What is the relationship between the elders and the church?
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010The relationship between the elders and the local congregation they serve should be marked by many evidences of godly character and mutual dependence on God. Not least among these should be:
Looking For A Few Good Men
By M. Dever, P. Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 02.26.2010Life experience alone does not qualify a man as an elder.
Should Elders Be Ordained?
By Benjamin Merkle | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 02.26.2010To rightfully be a “pastor” (or deacon) is to be “ordained” in the sense of being publicly installed into that office.
Unbelief in an Elder’s Children — Exegesis
By Justin Taylor | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 02.26.2010May a man have children who are unbelievers and yet be appointed or continue as an elder?
Is Congregationalism a Democracy?
By Paul Alexander | 02.26.2010Is congregationalism a democracy? There are some striking resemblances, but the biblical answer is no.
Disagreements and Differences Among Elders
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010What do you do when you struggle to get along with a fellow elder?
Lessons in Shepherding 2: Jeremiah and Ezekiel
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010
Lessons in Shepherding 4: Acts, 1 Peter, and Revelation
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010Why must an elder pay close attention to himself? Isn’t that selfish? No. It’s responsible.
Lessons in Shepherding 1: God, Moses and David
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 2) | 02.26.2010The man who is a shepherd of God’s people must know that he is a guardian of God’s fame, a fact in which he should find tremendous confidence.
Dealing with Bad Documents
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Confessions, Covenants, and Constitutions: How to Organize Your Church | 02.26.2010Very often a new pastor will find a statement of faith like our church had—unclear at best and heretical at worst.
