Work
Is the Future of Church Planting Bi-Vocational?
By J. D. Greear, M. McDaniel | 08.22.2014So is bi-vocational “the future” of planting? The answer is yes, and no.
Book Review: Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven, by T.D. Jakes
Review by John Power | 9Marks Journal: Prosperity Gospel | 01.14.2014What if someone with bad ideas is really good at describing people—their struggles, fears, and desires? Unfortunately, I’m afraid that’s the case with megachurch pastor T. D. Jakes.
The Gospel at Work
By G. Gilbert, M. Dever, S. Traeger | 01.06.2014Why should Christians work? How can you trust God in the workplace? How can you avoid making an idol of work and being idle in work?
Evangelism in the Workplace
By Ashok Nachnani | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 2 | 10.25.2013Counsel on workplace evangelism from someone whose faith is the fruit of workplace evangelism.
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.
Resources on Work
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.13.2013A few practical resources for pastoring Christians for the workplace: A six-week Sunday School Class on Christians in the Workplace from Capitol Hill Baptist Church A five-week Sunday School Class … keep reading…
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: Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work, by Tom Nelson
Review by Sam Emadi | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013This book is a helpful introduction to the subject of vocation in Christian theology.
What is Business as Missions?
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013Business as missions is an old idea that’s opening new doors in international missions.
Businessperson, Help your Pastor Build Trellises
By Sebastian Traeger | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013It is easy for businesspeople in a church to feel misunderstood and underutilized. But this businessman advises, ask not what your church can do for you, but what you can do for your church.
Pastor, Teach Your Businesspeople to Tend the Vine
By Sebastian Traeger | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013Pastors and businesspeople bring different gifts to bear for the body. One way pastors can help businesspeople thrive in church is by teaching them to disciple.
Pastoring the Wrongly Ambitious
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013As Christians, we are called to be ambitious for Christ, yet many seem ambitious only for the things of this world. How can you pastor them?
7 Things Pastors Should Teach Those in the Marketplace
By Lukas Naugle | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013The marketplace can seem dizzyingly diverse, yet it’s where many church members spend most of their time. What should pastors teach them?
What Makes Work “Christian”?
By J. D. Greear | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.08.2013Scripture teaches us how to serve God through our work, not just after work. Here are five features of what that looks like.
Book Review: Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture, by R. Paul Stevens
Review by Byron Straughn | 9Marks Journal: Pastoring Christians for the Workplace | 03.07.2013Stevens writes with years of experience and knowledge of Scripture, and though you might not agree with everything, there will be plenty to ponder about our gracious God.