Conversion
What Should I Do When I’m Doubting My Salvation?
By Mark Dever | 02.28.2018Mark Dever answers this important question.
Mailbag #71: A Pastor and Pre-Conversion Sins . . . Young Children, Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper
By Jonathan Leeman | 02.09.2018— To what degree should a man’s past life—perhaps even before his conversion—affect how we consider his qualification for ministry? — Should young children who have been baptized but left out of church membership be given the Lord’s Supper?
We Need God to Convert Us
By Mark Dever | 01.31.2018Mark Dever explains the biblical doctrine of conversion.
Fill Believers, Not Buildings: Why Success in Ministry Isn’t a Numbers Game
By Jaime Owens | 12.04.2017The measure of a pulpit ministry isn’t its width, but its depth.
Episode 20: On the Reformation
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Jonathan Leeman interviews Mark Dever on the Reformation and its usefulness for Christians today
A Brief Look at John Calvin on Imputation
By Thomas R. Schreiner | 9Marks Journal: The Reformation and Your Church | 09.26.2017Calvin summarizes well the Protestant doctrine of imputation, a doctrine which has continued to be a great comfort and strength for believers and for those who are heirs of the Reformation.
Rely on God’s Word, Not on Techniques
By Andy Davis | 09.08.2017If the Word of God isn’t central to a revitalization effort, no genuine, long-lasting transformation will ever occur.
Ignore Spiritual “Get Rich Quick” Schemes: A Call for Patient Evangelism
By Caleb Greggsen | 09.06.2017In our efforts to quickly mobilize churches in missions, I fear we’re unintentionally undermining the church’s ability to patiently invest for the spiritual long-term.
Book Review: The Art of Turning, by Kevin DeYoung
Review by Sean DeMars | 08.28.2017Christians need to think more clearly about our innate moral calibration mechanism, and I’m confident this little book will help us do just that.
Book Review: Conversion & Discipleship: You Can’t Have One Without the Other, by Bill Hull
Review by Ben Wright | 08.18.2017This book is a mix of both pastoral usefulness and troubling ambiguity.
Don’t Be a Do-Gooder: Pastoral Reflections on Goodness
By Aaron Menikoff | 07.17.2017We need to grow not only in doing good, but in being good. We need the spiritual fruit of goodness. How can we grow in this?
VIDEO: How hard should a church work to reflect its surrounding neighborhood?
By Brian Davis | 07.04.2017It’s our job to sow—and God’s to convert. Churches should be careful not to require of themselves what they cannot produce.
Episode 18: On Conversion
By J. Leeman, M. Dever | 06.13.2017Mark and Jonathan chat about how a pastor’s doctrine of conversion will have massive effects on his philosophy of ministry.
The Pastor’s Personal Life: A Source of Power in the Pulpit
By Conrad Mbewe | 06.01.2017The day you lose your godliness is the day you lose your power in pastoral preaching.
Mailbag #60: How to Divide the Text; Making Sunday Accessible for Non-Believers
By Jonathan Leeman | 04.21.2017— Do you have any tips on how quickly or slowly pastors should preach through books? — Should Sunday mornings primarily aim for edifying believers or evangelizing non-believers?