How a Local Church Preserves the Gospel
What ensures a congregation thrives across generations rather than drifts into compromise?
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Book Recommendations on Hermeneutics from Seminary Professors
9Marks asked four seminary professors to each recommend five of their favorite books on biblical hermeneutics.
Should Missionaries Remain Members of Their Sending Churches?
Keeping missionaries as members at the home church can hurt the missionary’s ability to meaningfully join a church on the field.
Four Neglected Essentials of Evangelism
From my time in an unreached context, I’ve noticed that Christians often neglect four aspects of evangelism that the Bible and church history treat as essential.
Book Recommendations on Corporate Worship from Pastors
9Marks asked a couple of pastors who have thought a lot about corporate worship for book recommendations on the subject.
Reflections on Language Learning from a Pastor-Turned-Linguist
Until Christ returns, language learning will be essential to fulfilling Jesus’s command to make disciples.
Book Recommendations from Biblical Counselors on Grief & Suffering
In times of suffering, Satan is at the ready with lies about both you and the Lord. A good book that offers light on key biblical texts can help prepare you.
How Your Church Members Could Make Your Sermons Better—Before You Preach Them
A pastor’s sermon might feel like his baby, but it’s important to remember that it takes a community to raise a child.
Preaching from Brokenness
How can I be broken and yet pour life-giving truth and love into others?
Book Recommendations from Pastor-Theologians on the Doctrine of Sin
Important for every Christian is that they identify and kill their sin.
A Testimony of God’s Faithfulness: Five Years After the Crash
This month marks five years since my family and I survived a plane crash.
Why Members Voting on Members Is Their Most Important Job
When church members vote on new members, they’re deciding on those with whom they’ll share the highest authority in the church.
Dignify the Work of Membership
Elders are important, but the church, made up of its members, is far more important.
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