Pastoring
How do I preach expositional sermons to uneducated hearers?
By Phil Newton | 03.01.2010How do I preach expositional sermons to uneducated hearers?
9Marks Pastors’ Wives’ Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Marriage & Pastors' Wives | 03.01.2010What have been one or two of the most unexpected blessings of being a pastor’s wife?
Questions for Pastoral Candidates
By Paul Alexander | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Moves | 03.01.2010What are some questions specific to pastoral fidelity that churches should be asking pastoral candidates? Here’s a starter set. Can you think of more?
A Seminary President’s Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 03.01.2010Why is your seminary needed?
A Pastor’s Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 03.01.2010Do local churches have the responsibility to help raise up the next generation of pastors, and if so, why?
The first steps in changing church leadership structure
By Phil Newton | 03.01.2010Changes in the leadership structure require devotion to the church and willingness to endure whatever unsettling times might follow.
9Marks Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum
By Forum | 9Marks Journal: Church Discipline (Part 2) | 03.01.2010What are some lessons on church discipline you’ve learned the hard way?
How to Change Your Church
By Mark Dever | 03.01.2010As a pastor, your greatest power to help your congregation change comes not through your forceful personality, but through years of faithful, patient teaching.
Things I’ve Seen and Heard — On Worship
By Matt Schmucker | 03.01.2010What is said and done during a “Worship Service” is not to be taken lightly, nor is it to be given over to a popularity vote.
The Greatest Danger Facing the Church
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 03.01.2010In our day, the greatest danger facing the church may well come from well-meaning pastors.
Class III: Preaching
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010We cannot claim that our church is founded on the Word of God unless our church is founded on the preaching of that Word.
Befriending Timothy
By Owen Strachan | 9Marks Journal: Hospitality & Friendship | 03.01.2010When a pastor befriends a young man, the kingdom advances.
Things I’ve Seen and Heard — When Pastors Gather
By Matt Schmucker | 03.01.2010Biblically speaking, being a leader in a church is far more than “counting numbers and noses.”
Who is responsible for planning weekly worship services?
By Tom Nettles | 03.01.2010An ongoing study of the hymn repertoire, past and present, is a task that the pastor should make a part of his duties.
Loving Questions for Pastors of Seeker-Sensitive Churches #2
By Aaron Menikoff | 03.01.2010Which came first: the seeker-sensitive service philosophy or a commitment to sound biblical exposition?