How the State Serves Both Salvation and Religious Freedom
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018Don’t put too much hope in government. But don’t give up on it either. Churches need good governments.
A Symposium: How can we work toward greater ethnic unity in our churches?
By I. L. Ince, P. Jeon, P. Y. Lee, P. Holmes | 9Marks Journal: Church Life: Our True Political Witness | 04.17.2018We asked four minority brothers the following question: How can we work toward greater ethnic unity in our churches?
Lessons from the Worst Sermon I Ever Heard
By Mike McKinley | 04.16.2018We regularly need to bring biblical theology to bear on our ministry in order to understand and accurately communicate the message of whatever text we’re teaching.
Be a Gospel Neighbor
By Aaron Menikoff | 04.02.2018Being a good neighbor is a crucial component to being a faithful evangelist. We should all aspire to be gospel neighbors.
Biblical Theology Will Help You See Jesus in All the Scriptures
By Nick Roark | 03.29.2018While reading this book on biblical theology, you will taste and see something of the wonder and awe and profound privilege of being able to know and love Jesus Christ as he has been revealed in all the Holy Scriptures.
What One Baptist Association from 1707 Can Teach Churches in 2018
By Jeff Robinson | 03.12.2018Nowadays, local denominational associations are passé. But it wasn’t always that way.
7 Ways to Protect and Pass On the Gospel
9Marks | 03.09.2018Christian, you have an assigned task from Jesus and it involves at least two things: helping fellow church members make it to heaven and getting the gospel into the next generation.
How Charles Spurgeon Pastored Fellow Suffering Christians
By Michael Reeves | 03.08.2018When pastoring the suffering and depressed, Spurgeon seemed most often to have focused people on Christ crucified as the Man of Sorrows.
The Foolish Quest for a “Silver Bullet” in Global Missions
By Steve Jennings | 03.02.2018We’ve gone mad trying to unlock what everyone since the days of the apostles hasn’t discovered yet: the perfect formula for explosive, exponential kingdom growth.
5 Ways Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle Cultivated Meaningful Membership
By Geoff Chang | 02.26.2018The goal is for every church to be faithful—in doctrinal purity, in guarding the membership, in active gospel ministry. In this, Spurgeon and the Metropolitan Tabernacle remain a model for pastors and churches today.
5 Ways Pastors Can Prepare Their Churches for Suffering
By Dave Furman | 02.15.2018If you can get a culture of care started today, you’ll be ready when suffering and tragedy come.
Book Review: Immeasurable, by Skye Jethani
By Aaron Menikoff | 02.12.2018This book offers a thoughtful pushback against the pragmatic ministry mindset.
A Word of Empathy, Warning, and Counsel for “Narrow” Complementarians
By Jonathan Leeman | 02.08.2018I might disagree with Piper on women teaching in seminaries, but before I scream “Injustice!” I should recognize that this is a jagged-line issue, and he can make a different yet still reasonable judgment than me.
Why Should Christians Today Read Jonathan Edwards?
By Jeremy Kimble | 02.01.2018Pastors in particular will benefit from Edwards, as they gain a clearer view of God, settle into a particular and important historical milieu, and consider his wisdom on a vast number of subjects.
Do You Suffer from ‘Bible Anorexia’?
By Keri Folmar | 01.22.2018Cutting-edge music, artistic videos, and clever illustrations can build a crowd, but God’s Word is what the Holy Spirit uses to build a church.
