Contextualizing the Gospel in an Egalitarian World
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.25.2010A pastor should know his congregation, and a Christian should know his non-Christian friend, so they both can exercise wisdom and sensitivity in communicating the gospel.
Churches Raising Up Pastors – Charles Simeon Trust
By David Helm | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 02.25.2010Here are the Charles Simeon Trust’s answers (submitted by David Helm and Robert Kinney). The Simeon Trust is based out of Chicago, Illinois.
Twenty Ways to Cultivate a Culture of Counseling
By Deepak Reju | 9Marks Journal: Counseling in the Church | 02.25.2010By equipping your members to counsel one another, you enable them to do the front-line work of ministry. Here are twenty ways to cultivate a culture of counseling and discipleship in your church.
What Should Pastors Do with Fear, Medication, & Addiction
By Edward T. Welch | 9Marks Journal: Counseling in the Church | 02.25.2010Are psychiatric medications sinful? Are they wise? Are they wrong? How should we view such things?
Churches Raising Up Pastors – Capitol Hill Baptist Church
By Ben Wright | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 02.25.2010Here are the answers for the Capitol Hill Baptist Church internship program (submitted by Ben Wright). Capitol Hill Baptist Church is located in Washington, D. C.
Premarital Counseling, Pornography, and Marriage
By Winston T. Smith | 9Marks Journal: Counseling in the Church | 02.25.2010I think one of the ways churches should work against the threat of pornography, very simply, is to start talking about it.
An Emerging Church Primer
By Justin Taylor | 9Marks Journal: The Emerging Church | 02.25.2010We need to remember that we are bound by the Word of God to speak the truth in love. Some of us are so wired to “speak the truth” that we fail to do it in love.
Churches Raising Up Pastors – Bethlehem College and Seminary
By Tom Steller | 9Marks Journal: Raising Up the Next Generation of Pastors | 02.25.2010Here are the Bethlehem College and Seminary’s answers (submitted by Tom Steller). BCS is based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Resources on Evangelism
By Ryan Townsend | 02.25.2010Get these resources for your pastoral toolbox and use them with your church.
What is the Missional Life?
By Eric Simmons | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 02.25.2010Pastor, God has called you to more than just the people in your church. He wants to mobilize you and your people to reach another people.
Preach to the Non-Christian, Christian, and Church Member
By Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010Yes, the preacher should be sensitive to the unchurched. But if we target the unchurched alone, the message may be lost or so diluted that God’s people become malnourished.
A Pastor’s Priorities for Day One
By Bob Johnson | 9Marks Journal: Young Pastors | 02.25.2010Here are five priorities you should bring to your first day of ministry.
Preaching Up: Applying the Word of God to Midlife and Beyond
By Israel Haas | 9Marks Journal: Preaching | 02.25.2010I’m 29 years old. Can I apply the Scriptures effectively to the lives of people twice my age who live in a world without YouTube and iPods and dreams as big as the Montana sky?
Why I Love the Temporariness of My Pastoral Ministry
By Mark Dever | 9Marks Journal: Young Pastors | 02.25.2010I love thinking about the temporariness of my pastoral ministry.
A Pastor Defends His Multi-Site Church
By J. D. Greear | 9Marks Journal: Multi-site Churches | 02.25.2010Here is why we enthusiastically embrace the multi-site strategy as biblically sound, practically wise, and pastorally helpful.