Leadership
Mailbag #69: How Do I Know When It’s Time to Step Down? . . . The Wisdom of Having a Lay Elder in Politics
By B. Johnson, J. Leeman | 12.01.2017— Ministry is a roller coaster. How do I know if I should step down? — How does a church navigate having a lay elder whose vocation is in politics??
Episode 28: On Seminary & Pastoral Training (with C. J. Mahaney)
By C. J. Mahaney, J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.21.2017Almost everyone agrees pastors need to be trained. But does this mean they must receive formal theological training from a seminary?
Episode 27: On How Churches Should Find a New Pastor
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 11.14.2017Looking for a pastor? Here’s how Mark Dever suggests churches might resist common wisdom in their search.
Pastoring a Rural Church Isn’t a “Lesser” Ministry
By Cheston Pickard | 11.13.2017Whether we’re called to Farmington, Missouri or Washington, D.C, our goal is to help people do two things: understand the Bible and follow Jesus.
Mailbag #65: Distinctly Calvinist Statement of Faith? . . . When An Elder Isn’t “Apt to Teach”
By Jonathan Leeman | 10.20.2017— What should a church include in its Statement of Faith? For example, should a SoF be explicitly Calvinistic? — How should a church handle a situation when it’s been determined an elder isn’t “apt to teach”?
Wise Men are Men, and Truth is Truth
By Brad Littlejohn | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017How do we cope with the legacy of such flawed heroes?
Five Lessons after 30 Years of Pastoring in Zambia
By Conrad Mbewe | 09.20.2017I have neither felt underutilized nor overburdened. I am neither bored nor burnt-out. I am only grateful.
“What Do You Want?”: Pastoral Reflections on Faithfulness
By Aaron Menikoff | 08.07.2017We may share the gospel a thousand times, and never see a convert. It’s our job to be faithful. The rest is up to God.
Ministry to Women When There’s No “Women’s Ministry”
By Carrie Russell | 07.31.2017Events and programs aren’t bad. But when we depend on them to do all the work of discipling and relationship-building, we should expect them to eventually fail.
There Are Souls to Be Saved: How Can We Rest?
By David Murray | 07.24.2017The theological root of so much burnout is a failure to believe in the sovereignty of God. We simply don’t trust God to do the work that only he can do.
Book Review: Reset, by David Murray
Review by Daniel Patterson | 07.19.2017If you know a pastor, he likely feels overworked and exhausted; he’d be greatly helped by this book.
The Church Planter’s Second Priority: Raising Up Leaders
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017By developing other leaders who can teach, disciple, evangelize, counsel, and shepherd the flock, you raise up others who can care for the health of all the church members.
What I Learned from Two Failed Church Mergers
By Matthew Cunningham | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017I’ve attempted to lead our church toward two church mergers, but neither have worked out. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The Calculated Risks of Church Planting: Sending Your Best Members and Elders
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017No matter the costs and effects of church planting on the planting church, the Lord is always faithful.
Anatomy of a Church Merger
By John Folmar | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017Four things I learned from our successful and fruitful church merger—almost 20 years after it happened.
