Leadership
4 Ways to Care for the Hurting Starting This Sunday
By Dave Furman | 09.01.2016Think of how perfectly and exhaustively God has cared for you in Christ. Then ask yourself the question: shouldn’t our churches should be models of how to care for the hurting?
9 Choices for a Healthy Music Ministry
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Church Singing | 08.24.2016The musical excellence we aim for should be more in the congregation than in the instrumentalists or vocalists who lead or accompany our singing.
Book Review: Search, by William Vanderbloemen
Review by Chris Brauns | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Moves | 08.19.2016The crying need of churches in our day is biblical shepherds who are passionately committed to our King and the authority of his Word. This book, unfortunately, doesn’t challenge churches in this regard.
Twelve Steps to Regain Meaningful Membership
By Mark Dever | 08.12.2016Pastors must again meditate on Heb.13:17 and consider the seriousness of the accounting to God we are to give for those to whom we have given assurance of their salvation. Continued membership in our congregation is giving such assurance.
Book Review: The Vine Project, by Tony Payne and Colin Marshall
By Nathan Malpass | 07.25.2016I hope that The Vine Project is read widely by churches, planters, pastors, and ministry leaders alike. It faithfully guides its readers toward shaping the culture of the church around disciple-making.
Am I a Noisy Gong?—Pastoral Reflections on Love
By Aaron Menikoff | 07.21.2016No faithful leader wants to be a noisy gong. So how can we grow in love?
The Recent Shootings and What to Say This Sunday
By Brian Davis | 07.08.2016Your people need to know how the gospel applies to both the Alton Sterling and Philando Castile situations and the long dark tradition of racial injustice, as well as how it applies to retaliatory violence
Praying in Elders’ Meetings
By Greg Spraul | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Elders often deal with difficult cases, so shouldn’t we pray for wisdom?
4 Reasons You Should Add a Regular Prayer Service to Your Church Calendar
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016If you could add one thing to your church calendar, what would it be? Have you considered adding a regular prayer service?
A Call for Pastors to Pray for Their People
By Ryan Fullerton | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.21.2016Pastors, here are six biblical truths that I hope will jolt us out of our prayerless slumber.
Praying the ‘Big Four’ Corporately
By John Onwuchekwa | 9Marks Journal: The Church Praying | 06.20.2016Adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. How should we pray on Sunday morning?
Reflections on SBC Pastors’ Conference, Monday, June 13, 2016
By Grant Gaines | 06.14.2016Grant Gaines reflects on the Pastor’s Conference at the Southern Baptist Convention.
4 Ways to Categorize Complaints in the Church
By Jonathan Rourke | 05.27.2016Hearing and responding to complaints is in the pastor’s job description. But how can we do this better?
The Limitations of Parachurch Ministries & Church Planting
By Nathan Knight | 05.26.2016Five years of service in your local church will yield much better dividends than five hours of being evaluated by the greatest church planting minds in the country.
Is Meek Weak?—Pastoral Reflections on Gentleness
By Aaron Menikoff | 05.23.2016The pastor who feels the need to power his church to greatness through the exercise of his own gifts underestimates the power of the gospel.
