Chinese (Simplified) Partnerships & Resources

Guardian & Guide of the Church In The Beautiful Struggle, Ta-Nehisi Coates tells his own story of growing up as the son of a former Black Panther in West Baltimore … keep reading…

Discipling is not a program. It is not a podcast preacher. It is not a one size- fits-all information transfer. It is life-on-life loving in word and deed. Jesus told … keep reading…

Many Christians think that you just can’t serve the kingdom of God at work, and that kingdom work happens “after hours”—volunteering at the church nursery, attending small group, going on … keep reading…

Bottom line: the local church, institutionally speaking, is called to teach. That is its job. Lose that, you lose everything. But that institution is made up of human beings who … keep reading…

The promise of true change is a little unbelievable, isn’t it? It’s the stuff of comic strips and childhood daydreams. But make no mistake: this is exactly what Christianity promises— … keep reading…

Churches kick adult Sunday school to the curb for a host of reasons: they don’t have enough teachers; they don’t want to burden Sunday schedules; they believe it’s a relic … keep reading…

Church and Parachurch Are the church and para-church friends or foes? The short answer is, they can be either. Healthy and accountable parachurch minis-tries strengthen local churches. Undiscerning and unaccountable … keep reading…

Remembering the Awful Reality Embracing the reality of hell means setting aside moderation. It means admitting that our sin is dark and heinous to the point of eternal damnation; that … keep reading…

The egalitarianism of Western culture, for all its good purposes, leads to the homogenization of men and women. To unisex clothes, colognes, roles, and lifestyles. The lovely and distinct color … keep reading…

It’s tough believing that Scripture is enough for building and leading churches. The “old us is continually tempt-ed to build our churches on other things, things we can see and … keep reading…

Allowing the culture determine how we speak and structure our churches—never mind for the moment what we overtly do with our doctrine—is to let the culture determine how we think, … keep reading…

Andy Johnson kicks off this 9Marks eJournal by pointing to the problem of pragmatism in missiology today, which is the primary concern we want to raise. The pseudonymous “Ed Roberts” … keep reading…

Seminaries don’t make pastors, churches do. This issue does not contain the longer, more theological articles that we often include (we will in the future!), but here’s the very simple … keep reading…

Does your theology of children extend beyond whether or not they belong to the covenant and should be baptized as infants? We think that the topics of parenting and families … keep reading…

There’s plenty of material out there on living the Christian life. But there’s not so much, from what we can tell, on living together as a church. To help with … keep reading…