https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/audio-articles-a-podcast-by-9marks--5807156enChristianityCopyright 9Markshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/74a3189d1a25ba13cabf7ad194322341.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/audio-articles-a-podcast-by-9marks--5807156Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:43:31 +00009Marks9Marksjeri@9marks.orgAudio articles by 9Marks. Learn more at 9Marks.orgfalseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shepherding-the-heart-in-sending-by-dave-kiehn--57930571
Shepherding the Heart in Sending]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57930571Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:43:15 +00009MarksHow do you shepherd the hearts of those who are sent? What about those who stay? https://www.9marks.org/article/shepherding-the-heart-in-sending/
Shepherding the Heart in Sending]]>444falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wanted-catholic-pastors-by-mark-dever--57919708
Wanted: Catholic Pastors]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57919708Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:50:08 +00009MarksDo you actively work to partner with other local churches to fulfill the Great Commission? Or do you act as if your church can take the gospel to the ends of the earth all by yourselves? https://www.9marks.org/article/wanted-catholic-pastors/
Wanted: Catholic Pastors]]>434falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/international-churches-as-strategic-gospel-multipliers-by-caleb-greggsen--57857213
International Churches as Strategic Gospel Multipliers]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57857213Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:00:03 +00009MarksInternational churches can work as strategic platforms for enhancing existing gospel work in a city. https://www.9marks.org/article/international-churches-as-strategic-gospel-multipliers/
International Churches as Strategic Gospel Multipliers]]>545falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-trends-in-church-planting-by-phil-newton-matt-rogers--57759549
Five Trends in Church Planting]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57759549Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:42:46 +00009MarksTrends should become norms only when they arise from biblical roots. https://www.9marks.org/article/five-trends-in-church-planting/
Five Trends in Church Planting]]>665falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preaching-in-a-church-planting-context-by-clint-darst--57752478
Preaching in a Church Planting Context]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57752478Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:10:57 +00009MarksAs you step into the laborious, weighty, joyful, and glorious work of church planting, I offer you four simple encouragements. https://www.9marks.org/article/preaching-in-a-church-planting-context/
Preaching in a Church Planting Context]]>577falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-commission-is-bigger-than-your-church-by-bobby-jamieson--57731874
The Great Commission Is Bigger Than Your Church]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57731874Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:02:25 +00009MarksThe Great Commission is bigger than your local church. How should that shape your priorities and posture as a pastor? https://www.9marks.org/article/the-great-commission-is-bigger-than-your-church/
The Great Commission Is Bigger Than Your Church]]>1101falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-use-prayer-meetings-to-promote-catholicity-by-ben-lacey--57623486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57623486Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:33:03 +00009Marks352falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-bad-polity-hurt-my-church-plant-by-phil-newton--57562299
Why Bad Polity Hurt My Church Plant]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57562299Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:12:24 +00009MarksLabor on developing polity before starting a church. https://www.9marks.org/article/why-bad-polity-hurt-my-church-plant/
Why Bad Polity Hurt My Church Plant]]>542falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catholicity-and-the-church-membership-process-by-john-sarver--57533043
Catholicity and the Church Membership Process]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57533043Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:03:29 +00009MarksMeaningful membership upholds glad-hearted catholicity. https://www.9marks.org/article/catholicity-and-the-church-membership-process/
Catholicity and the Church Membership Process]]>464falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-not-to-plant-churches-by-phil-newton--57472150

Why Not to Plant Churches]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57472150Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:34:08 +00009MarksYes, plant churches. But do so after counting the cost. https://www.9marks.org/article/why-not-to-plant-churches/

Why Not to Plant Churches]]>449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-catholicity-leads-to-compromise-by-jonathan-worsley--57443558
When Catholicity Leads to Compromise]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57443558Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:05:04 +00009MarksFor all the good of catholicity, an over-realized catholicity is potentially poisonous. https://www.9marks.org/article/when-catholicity-leads-to-compromise/
When Catholicity Leads to Compromise]]>634falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/martin-bucer-as-a-cooperating-pastor-by-jason-k-lee--57390400
Martin Bucer as a Cooperating Pastor]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57390400Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:19:42 +00009MarksAgainst the Reformation's backdrop of such vehemence and occasional violence, there are also sterling examples of Christian partnership and catholicity. https://www.9marks.org/article/martin-bucer-as-a-cooperating-pastor/
Martin Bucer as a Cooperating Pastor]]>530falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lessons-learned-from-a-church-planter-s-wife-by-jenny-manley--57381775
Lessons Learned from a Church Planter’s Wife]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57381775Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:18:13 +00009MarksHere are five lessons I have learned in the decade since I first arrived in an unfamiliar city with my husband, who had the task of planting a new church. https://www.9marks.org/article/lessons-learned-from-a-church-planters-wife/
Lessons Learned from a Church Planter’s Wife]]>547falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sending-out-future-leaders-strategically-by-matt-rogers--57324555
Sending Out Future Leaders Strategically]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57324555Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:23:40 +00009MarksPastors developing future leaders can help using these seven diagnostic questions. https://www.9marks.org/article/sending-out-future-leaders-strategically/
Sending Out Future Leaders Strategically]]>557falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/church-planting-roundtable-counting-the-cost--57305799
Church Planting Roundtable: Counting the Cost ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57305799Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:08:59 +00009MarksSix church planters—national and international—explain how they wish they had counted the cost, which yields counsel for the rest of us. https://www.9marks.org/article/church-planting-roundtable-counting-the-cost/
Church Planting Roundtable: Counting the Cost ]]>779falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-catholicity-and-what-does-it-require-by-jonathan-leeman--57257786
What Is Catholicity and What Does It Require?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57257786Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:12:06 +00009MarksWhat do our churches mean by “catholic” when we recite the Nicene creed (381) and declare our belief in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church? https://www.9marks.org/article/what-is-catholicity-and-what-does-it-require/
What Is Catholicity and What Does It Require?]]>669falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/partnering-together-to-plant-by-nate-akin--57224363
Partnering Together to Plant]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57224363Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:46:54 +00009MarksWhile churches are independent and autonomous, they also are interdependent for the sake of those who don’t know the Lord. https://www.9marks.org/article/partnering-together-to-plant/
Partnering Together to Plant]]>488falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-advice-for-members-on-church-plants-by-john-joseph--57197674
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Advice for Members on Church Plants]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57197674Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:54:53 +00009MarksHere are four clear reasons why you should consider not joining a new church plant. https://www.9marks.org/article/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-advice-for-members-on-church-plants/
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Advice for Members on Church Plants]]>419falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cooperating-under-persecution--57184533
Cooperating Under Persecution ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57184533Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:56:41 +00009MarksI see a strong and growing catholicity among persecuted churches in China that churches in freer environments could learn from. https://www.9marks.org/article/cooperating-under-persecution/
Cooperating Under Persecution ]]>382falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pastors-not-entreprenuers-by-nathan-knight--57119467
Pastor, Not Entrepreneur]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57119467Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:39:11 +00009MarksEmphasizing the acumen of Wall Street and the values of Silicon Valley in what to look for in a planter distracts us from paying attention to the New Testament’s emphases—who a man is. https://www.9marks.org/article/pastor-not-entrepreneur/
Pastor, Not Entrepreneur]]>407falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-catholicity-compels-missions-by-joshua-bowman-and-jeff-kelly--57058791
How Catholicity Compels Missions]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57058791Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:51:59 +00009MarksCatholicity is not only an anchor to help the church remain faithful to the apostolic faith, but it also provides a theological basis for global missions. https://www.9marks.org/article/how-catholicity-compels-missions/
How Catholicity Compels Missions]]>858falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-ecclesiological-convictions-and-catholic-affirmations-mutually-exclusive-by-jonathan-leeman--56929468
Are Ecclesiological Convictions and Catholic Affirmations Mutually Exclusive?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56929468Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:04:38 +00009MarksPastors can call themselves catholic because they attend presbytery, take directions from the synod, or let anyone who calls himself a Christian take the Supper in their church. I’m far more interested in whether the congregation’s corporate activity...
Are Ecclesiological Convictions and Catholic Affirmations Mutually Exclusive?]]>1803falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ecclesiological-triage-by-michael-lawrence--56859182
Ecclesiological Triage]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56859182Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:52:35 +00009MarksHow do we decide when and to what extent to cooperate with churches that are more or less like-minded? https://www.9marks.org/article/ecclesiological-triage/
Ecclesiological Triage]]>660falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fundamentalism-may-feel-safe-but-it-s-shortsighted-by-phil-newton--56766100
Fundamentalism May Feel Safe, But It’s Shortsighted]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56766100Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:52:31 +00009MarksFundamentalism blinds us to healthy catholicity and theological error due to pride in a sterile, tightly-packaged belief system. https://www.9marks.org/article/fundamentalism-may-feel-safe-but-its-shortsighted/
Fundamentalism May Feel Safe, But It’s Shortsighted]]>577falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/give-members-permission-to-leave-your-church-by-juan-sanchez--56765831
Give Members Permission to Leave Your Church]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56765831Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:34:09 +00009MarksOnce 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....
Give Members Permission to Leave Your Church]]>633falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-catholic-church-by-mark-dever--56703771
A Catholic Church]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56703771Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:45:00 +00009MarksThe church’s catholicity is the simple acknowledgment that the church is not confined to any one place or people. https://www.9marks.org/article/a-catholic-church/
A Catholic Church]]>2585falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-catholicity-promotes-church-centered-missions-by-ryan-robertson--56617091
How Catholicity Promotes Church-Centered Missions]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56617091Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:45:08 +00009MarksHow can pastors encourage their congregations to appreciate ecclesiological distinctives without discarding a spirit of catholicity? https://www.9marks.org/article/how-catholicity-promotes-church-centered-missions/
How Catholicity Promotes Church-Centered Missions]]>423falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pastors-and-social-media-by-samuel-d-james--56556328
Pastors and Social Media]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56556328Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:34:05 +00009MarksWhen pastors log on to social media and berate others relentlessly, post incessantly, or communicate inappropriately, it is very likely that red flags were visible before the point of crisis. https://www.9marks.org/article/pastors-and-social-media/
Pastors and Social Media]]>392falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/single-assembly-advancing-the-gospel-by-investing-in-other-churches-by-alex-arrell--56544500
Single Assembly: Advancing the Gospel by Investing in Other Churches]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56544500Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:57:36 +00009MarksThe implication of multi-site/service models is that the best way for the lost in your town, city, or country to hear the gospel is the expansion of one particular empire....
Single Assembly: Advancing the Gospel by Investing in Other Churches]]>384falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spurgeon-on-building-a-culture-of-evangelism-by-geoff-chang--56482305
Spurgeon on Building a Culture of Evangelism]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56482305Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:14:31 +00009MarksAs effective of an evangelistic preacher as C. H. Spurgeon was, he knew that he could not evangelize his community alone. He needed his congregation alongside him. https://www.9marks.org/article/spurgeon-on-building-a-culture-of-evangelism/
Spurgeon on Building a Culture of Evangelism]]>695falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-internet-and-christian-catholicity-by-samuel-d-james--56425875
The Internet and Christian Catholicity]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56425875Mon, 14 Aug 2023 05:00:02 +00009MarksEvery Christian, church, and pastor lives in a specific context. It's increasingly difficult to remember our particularity in the digital age. https://www.9marks.org/article/the-internet-and-christian-catholicity
The Internet and Christian Catholicity]]>572falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-noahic-covenant-s-importance-for-government-by-david-vandrunen--56336797
The Noahic Covenant’s Importance for Government]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56336797Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:18:45 +00009MarksChristians’ political thinking and conduct should always reflect the fact that our governments are in covenant with God through the Noahic covenant. https://www.9marks.org/article/the-noahic-covenants-importance-for-government/
The Noahic Covenant’s Importance for Government]]>912falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-biblical-qualifications-and-responsibilities-of-deacons-by-benjamin-merkle--56051333
The Biblical Qualifications and Responsibilities of Deacons]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56051333Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:58:27 +00009MarksEven though deacons are not the congregation’s spiritual leaders, their character is of utmost importance. https://www.9marks.org/article/biblical-qualifications-and-responsibilities-deacons/
The Biblical Qualifications and Responsibilities of Deacons]]>763falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-my-mind-has-changed-the-centrality-of-the-congregation-by-mark-dever--54622690
How My Mind Has Changed: The Centrality of the Congregation]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54622690Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:51:39 +00009MarksLove is largely local. And the local congregation, then, is the place which claims to display Christ's love for all the world to see. https://www.9marks.org/article/how-my-mind-has-changed-centrality-congregation/
How My Mind Has Changed: The Centrality of the Congregation]]>883falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wanted-plotting-and-provoking-church-members-by-greg-gilbert--54404384
Wanted: Plotting and Provoking Church Members]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54404384Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:19:21 +00009MarksBecause of everything Jesus has done, and because of everything that he is, Christians are to stir one another up to love and good works. https://www.9marks.org/article/wanted-plotting-and-provoking-church-members/
Wanted: Plotting and Provoking Church Members]]>774falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-many-faces-of-christian-nationalism-by-john-wilsey--54113408
The Many Faces of Christian Nationalism]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54113408Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:28:46 +00009MarksIn all our social media hot takes on Christian nationalism, we miss how nuanced nationalism has been in the American experience. https://www.9marks.org/article/the-many-faces-of-christian-nationalism/
The Many Faces of Christian Nationalism]]>1765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-power-of-example-by-mark-dever--54042041
The Power of Example]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54042041Tue, 30 May 2023 14:27:39 +00009MarksFellow pastors and elders, what are our churches teaching the watching world about God? How seriously have we led our people to take the great task and privilege that we have of being the public showcase, the store-window, the advertisement for, the...
The Power of Example]]>694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-change-your-church-by-mark-dever--53913905
How to Change Your Church]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53913905Thu, 18 May 2023 02:58:05 +00009MarksAs a pastor, your greatest power to help your congregation change comes not through your forceful personality, but through years of faithful, patient teaching. https://www.9marks.org/article/how-change-your-church/
How to Change Your Church]]>403falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/theonomy-primer-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work-by-tom-hicks--53907349
Theonomy Primer: What Is It and How Does It Work?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53907349Wed, 17 May 2023 14:34:27 +00009MarksTheonomy has a view of the gospel and of the church’s mission that goes beyond preaching Christ and him crucified and risen for the conversion of sinners and the building up of churches....
Theonomy Primer: What Is It and How Does It Work?]]>500falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/theonomy-serious-theology-serious-politics-seriously-wrong-by-albert-mohler--53873135
Theonomy: Serious Theology, Serious Politics, Seriously Wrong]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53873135Mon, 15 May 2023 15:55:57 +00009MarksTheonomy risks conflating the identity of the church and civil society as a matter of law and polity. https://www.9marks.org/article/theonomy-serious-theology-serious-politics-seriously-wrong/
Theonomy: Serious Theology, Serious Politics, Seriously Wrong]]>604falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/should-you-excommunicate-someone-who-joins-an-open-affirming-congregation-by-andy-johnson--53822284
Should You Excommunicate Someone Who Joins an “Open & Affirming” Congregation?

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53822284Thu, 11 May 2023 13:36:03 +00009MarksYes, to sin oneself is wrong. But to encourage others in sin may be even worse. https://www.9marks.org/article/should-you-excommunicate-someone-who-joins-an-open-affirming-congregation/
Should You Excommunicate Someone Who Joins an “Open & Affirming” Congregation?

]]>951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biblical-theology-and-gospel-proclamation-by-jeramie-rinne--53503168
Biblical Theology and Gospel Proclamation]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53503168Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:51:17 +00009MarksGood exposition doesn’t merely provide a running commentary on the verses at hand. It also has a sense of what else is going on before and after the text, and how it all relates to overall progression of God’s big story....
Biblical Theology and Gospel Proclamation]]>799falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-can-i-lead-my-church-toward-meaningful-membership--53430409
How can I lead my church toward meaningful membership?]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53430409Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:55:22 +00009MarksMake it clear that those who are not committed to one another in love have no reason to think that they have committed to God in love. https://www.9marks.org/answer/how-can-i-lead-my-church-toward-meaningful-membership/
How can I lead my church toward meaningful membership?]]>244falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congregationalism-doesn-t-stop-at-8pm-by-emadi-and-greggsen--53236964
Congregationalism Doesn’t Stop at 8 p.m. by Caleb Greggsen and Sam Emadi]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53236964Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:34:24 +00009MarksWhen you reduce congregationalism down to just members’ meetings, you deprive yourself of much of the blessing the Lord intends to grant his church through good polity. https://www.9marks.org/article/congregationalism-doesnt-stop-at-8-p-m/ by Caleb...
Congregationalism Doesn’t Stop at 8 p.m. by Caleb Greggsen and Sam Emadi]]>683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/can-i-view-my-small-group-as-my-church-by-sam-allbery--53136700
Can I View My Small Group as My Church? By Sam Allberry]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53136700Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:51:24 +00009MarksSmall groups can therefore be a terrific supplement to the gathered life of the church, but they should never be a replacement for it. https://www.9marks.org/article/can-i-view-my-small-group-as-my-church/ By Sam Allberry
Can I View My Small Group as My Church? By Sam Allberry]]>195falsefull