Chinese (Simplified) Partnerships & Resources

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…

Jesus came to deacon (Mark 10:45; Rom. 15:8). So did Paul, Apollos, and Tychicus (1 Cor. 3:5, 6; Eph. 3:7; 6:21; Col. 4:7). And the greatest among us will be … keep reading…

The gospel unites and the gospel divides. Some walls it levels and others it erects. Some temples it destroys and others it builds. But doesn’t it seem like Christians often … keep reading…

Didn’t Jesus say something about the hypocrites who pray on street corners to be heard by men? So why is the 9Marks eJournal printing the corporate prayers of several individuals … keep reading…

Does God call the church to transform the culture? To seek mercy and justice in the city? That’s the question considered in this issue of the 9Marks Journal. It’s easy … keep reading…

Until this world is ended, the gospel will be challenged from places high and low. It will be tweaked and twisted, denounced and denied. And most fundamentally, Christ calls local … keep reading…

Are multi-site congregations good ideas? This special extra long, year-in-the-planning issue is meant to help you think through that question. And to help us, we’ve got professor Gregg Allison and … keep reading…

We call expositional preaching the first mark in a healthy church because we believe if you get that right, the other marks follow. You’ll hear this theme surface again and … keep reading…

This fall I read Timothy Laniak’s book Shepherds After My Own Heart, which provides an excellent biblical theology of the shepherding metaphor throughout Scripture (my review of the book in … keep reading…

This issue of 9News and the next are devoted to the topic of elders. We asked a number of thoughtful pastors like John MacArthur, Alexander Strauch, Tom Schreiner, Sinclair Ferguson, … keep reading…

Mark Dever recently said to his church, “If you don’t have friends in the church, you deprive us pastors of some of our best tools for reaching out to you, … keep reading…

Possibly because of the choice of words in translation, some of the words we use in the Chinese church “circle” often have another meaning in the American evangelical world. The term … keep reading…

We hope this issue of the 9Marks eJournal will do two things for you, pastor: encourage you to look for ways to bring counseling into your local church, and introduce … keep reading…

Holding the Body Together Christ has authorized the congregation and its leaders to act with authority in our lives. That’s not a popular idea among Westerners, but this is the … keep reading…

Church discipline is one place where everything in a church’s life collides. Theory and practice collide. The doctrines of God, sin, judgment, redemption, and eschatology collide. Sometimes personalities collide. And, … keep reading…