Mike McKinley
The Scariest Word in Pastoral Ministry
By Mike McKinley | 06.11.2014Bifurcation. When I was in seminary, Diane Langberg came and spoke to one of our classes. In addition to counseling victims of all kinds of horrific abuse around the world, Dr. Langberg … keep reading…
Evangelism across Economic Boundaries
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 2 | 10.25.2013The first lesson in evangelizing across economic boundaries? We’re not all that different.
Evangelism Tool Review: The Story
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1 | 09.09.2013The Story is a gospel presentation tool designed by SpreadTruth.com. It is a popular tool for sharing the gospel; half a million people have viewed the gospel presentation online and … keep reading…
Five Reasons We Don’t Evangelize
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1 | 09.09.2013Evangelical churches talk a lot about evangelism, but most church members don’t share their faith very often. What’s going wrong?
Three Ingredients for an Evangelistic Church Culture
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Evangelism - Part 1 | 09.09.2013What’s better than the best evangelism program? An evangelistic culture.
Believe
By Mike McKinleyWhat Should I Know? The Bible isn’t just a big book full of stories from a long time ago. It also tells us what we are to believe about God, … keep reading…
Raising Up Elders: Three Areas to Address
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Lay Elders: A User's Guide - Part 1 | 11.13.2012How can you raise up elders for your church? Train men in content, character, and competence.
We Need to Be Careful, but We also Need to Care
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.26.2012Theological nuance is important, but it should never mask disobedience.
How Mercy Serves Evangelism in the Church
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: Mercy Ministry in the Church | 06.26.2012Here are five ways mercy ministry serves and supports a church’s gospel proclamation.
Six Ways to Give Your People False Assurance
By Mike McKinley | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012Don’t preach moralism. Ever. Preach the gospel every week. And then, with the indicatives of the gospel firmly in place, preach the imperatives that necessarily follow.
Testimonies of the Underestimated Gospel
By A. Mohler, C. J. Mahaney, C. Trueman, D. Patrick, D. Platt, G. Gilbert, J. D. Greear, J. Mack Stiles, J. Purswell, J. Piper, K. DeYoung, L. Duncan, M. Dever, M. Chandler, M. Schmucker, M. Lawrence, M. McKinley, P. Williams, R. D. Moore, T. Anyabwile | 9Marks Journal: The Underestimated Doctrine of Conversion | 02.29.2012What were the human means and instruments of your conversion?
Health, Wealth, and the (Real) Gospel
By M. McKinley, S. DeMarsThe Prosperity Gospel Meets the Truths of Scripture Having experienced its damaging effects, Sean DeMars and Mike McKinley set out to reveal the insidious toxicity found in the prosperity gospel. … keep reading…
Church Planting Is for Wimps
By Mike McKinleyHow God Uses Messed-up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things Church Planting Is for Wimps tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptist Church in northern Virginia. … keep reading…
Am I Really a Christian?
By Mike McKinleyYou may think you are, but you may not be. After all, Jesus himself said that some people will do seemingly “Christian” things in his name but will not truly … keep reading…
Church in Hard Places
By M. McConnell, M. McKinleyHow the Local Church Brings Life to the Poor and Needy It is impossible to alleviate poverty—in its fullest sense—apart from the local church. In recent years, Christians have shown … keep reading…