Pastoring
Book Review: Sensing Jesus: Life and Ministry as a Human Being, by Zack Eswine
Review by Kevin Wilkening | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 04.17.2013This book reminds you that you are not God, and yet you are gloriously human—just what God created you to be.
Book Review: Pastoral Leadership Is…, by Dave Earley
Review by Colin Adams | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 04.15.2013Something is wrong with pastoral ministry—at least Dave Earley thinks so.
Book Review: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, by John Piper
Review by Nathan Knight | 9Marks Journal: Church and Churches | 04.04.2013This book will provide a laser-sharp vision for a young pastor just getting his feet wet in the ministry.
Book Review: Church Transfusion, by Neil Cole and Phil Helfer
Review by Todd Pruitt | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013I know the authors mean well, but the church does not need more doctrinal ambivalence and suspicion of preaching to carry on faithfully in the world.
Book Review: How the Church Fails Businesspeople, by John Knapp
Review by Nik Lingle | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013This book would be a good starting point for pastors wrestling with how to equip their people to live as disciples of Jesus around the clock.
Book Review: Everyday Church, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis
Review by Bobby Jamieson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 02.25.2013This book is instructive, encouraging, and convicting. I am happy to recommend it.
Book Review: God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life, by Gene Veith
Review by Ben Wright | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 02.22.2013Pastors may find God at Work to be a useful tool as they translate theological language related to sanctification into laypeople’s vernacular.
Book Review: Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, by Tim Keller
Review by Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 02.12.2013Center Church is Tim Keller’s magnum opus.
Book Review: Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, by Andy Stanley
Review by Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User’s Guide—Part 2 | 01.03.2013A church that is unclear about “who belongs” in order to attract unbelievers may be “nice,” but they are also unloving.
Book Review: There’s Hope for Your Church, by Gary McIntosh
Review by Zach Schlegel | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012People who read the book should heed its wise advice, yet tread carefully with some of the underlining assumptions.
Book Review: Gospel Coach: Shepherding Leaders to Glorify God, by Scott Thomas and Tom Wood
Review by Bob Buchanan | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012Apart from what appears to be a baptized version corporate or life coaching, the authors have rightly discerned that ministers of the church need these kinds of friendships.
Discipling: More than a Podcast Preacher
By Jonathan Dodson | 9Marks Journal: Discipling in the Church | 08.27.2012Podcast sermons can never replace in-person spiritual fathers. Here’s how to recover a relationally mediated gospel.
