Juan Sanchez
Taking Risks in Church Planting by Sending Your Best Members and Elders
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023We can always find reasons, even good ones, for not planting a church. And yet, the need for church planting in my town far outweighs whatever adverse effects we may face.
Give Members Permission to Leave Your Church
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Catholicity | 08.10.2023Once we learn to hold on to our members loosely, assuming they are joining another gospel-preaching church, we will begin to enjoy the benefits of leading some to flourish elsewhere, blessing other churches as a result.
Samples of Public Prayers Prayed by Pastors
By J. Owens, J. Sanchez, M. Dever, R. Shannon | 9Marks Journal: A New Christian Authoritarianism? | 04.28.2023Read the prayers of four pastors at city, state, and national governmental gatherings.
Why Deacons are Crucial
By J. Leeman, J. Sanchez, M. Dever, M. Smethurst | 07.12.2021A conversation between Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, Matt Smethurst, and Juan Sanchez.
On Pastoring and Parenting (with David Helm, Juan Sanchez, and Michael Lawrence) | Pastors Talk, Ep. 172
By D. Helm, J. Leeman, J. Sanchez, M. Lawrence | 06.08.2021In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman chats with David Helm, Juan Sanchez, and Michael Lawrence about parenting as a pastor.
Why Deacons Are Crucial for Healthy Churches
By G. Chang, J. Leeman, J. Sanchez, M. Smethurst | 04.29.2021A panel discussion at TGC21 about the crucial role deacons play in the church.
Whacking the Wolves
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Shepherding: The Work & Character of a Pastor | 06.30.2020How should we confront the problem of wolves in the church? At times, we must protect the sheep by whacking the wolves with the shepherd’s rod.
How the Lord Prepared Our Church for a Global Pandemic
By Juan Sanchez | 05.07.2020The Lord had been preparing us for this global pandemic through the ordinary means of pastoral ministry.
How (Not) to Preach Wisdom Literature
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: What's Wrong With Gospel-Centered Preaching Today? | 03.31.2020When was the last time you preached through wisdom literature?
Raising Up Leaders in a Hispanic-American Context
By Juan Sanchez | 02.26.2020Pastor Juan Sanchez reflects on the challenges of raising up leaders in a Hispanic-American context.
Book Review: Letters to the Church, by Francis Chan
Review by Juan Sanchez | 10.03.2019Chan offers some penetrating and incisive critiques of the modern church but offers a simplistic solution based on a selective and naïve hermeneutic.
What is pastoral authority and how can we steward it?
By Juan Sanchez | 09.04.2019Pastoral authority is derived from God, it’s rooted in his Word, and it should be shared among a plurality of elders.
Book Review: Preaching as Reminding, by Jeffrey D. Arthurs
Review by Juan Sanchez | 05.23.2019As preachers, we are not only the Lord’s heralds, we are also the Lord’s remembrancers, reminding God’s people of their obligations to the covenant with our king while also calling God’s people back to covenant faithfulness whenever they may wander.
How Church Membership is Misunderstood, Misapplied, and Abused
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Church Membership: Following the Lord Together | 05.07.2019Pastors committed to the importance of church membership need to be cautious. In our righteous zeal to address deficient views of the church, we may be tempted to an unrighteous zeal.
When should pastors preach topical sermons?
By Juan Sanchez | 03.13.2019Expositional preaching should be the regular diet for every local church. But topical sermons have a place, too.
