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| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2005-09-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1433518422 |
Dever and Alexander propose a model of complete reliance and submission to the Gospel when building a healthy church. Great resource for pastors, elders, and others interested in the vitality of their church.
| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2021-08-11 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1433575809 |
A Newly Updated and Rebranded Edition of The Deliberate Church If churches are the dwelling place of God's Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting to keep doctrinal truth as their driving force. Churches must find a way out of the maze of programs and methods and humbly lean on the sufficiency of God's Word. How to Build a Healthy Church, a revised and expanded edition of The Deliberate Church, challenges leaders to evaluate their motivations for ministry and provides practical examples of healthy, deliberate leadership. Written as a companion handbook for Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, it covers important topics including membership, worship, responsible evangelism, and church roles. This is more than a step-by-step plan to mimic; it's a biblical blueprint for pastors, elders, and anyone committed to the church's vitality.
| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2007-06-19 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1433520648 |
What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book, you don't have to wonder any more. Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, and a right understanding of the gospel. Dever then calls us to develop those characteristics in our own churches. By following the example of New Testament authors and addressing church members from pastors to pew sitters, Dever challenges all believers to do their part in maintaining the local church. What Is a Healthy Church? offers timeless truths and practical principles to help each of us fulfill our God-given roles in the body of Christ.
| Author | : Dave Browning |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 210 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0310285674 |
Learn how a "less is more" approach to church can equip believers for eternal influence. Church innovator Dave Browning unpacks the six elements of a new equation for church development. These concepts---minimality, intentionality, reality, multility, velocity, and scalability---provide a realistic plan for streamlining church while maximizing impact.
| Author | : Zondervan, |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2009-05-26 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310543525 |
Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. While many Christians can explain their church's form of rule or defend it because of its "tried and true" traditions, few people understand their church's administrative customs from a biblical perspective. Who Runs the Church? explores questions such as: What model for governing the church does the Bible provide, and is such a model given for practical or spiritual reasons? Is there room for different methods within Christianity? Or is there a right way of "doing church"? And, finally, how (and by whom) should the church be governed? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: Episcopalianism - represented by Peter Toon Presbyterianism - represented by L. Roy Taylor Single-Elder Congregationalism - represented by Paige Patterson Plural-Elder Congregationalism - represented by Samuel E. Waldron As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds.
| Author | : Thom S. Rainer |
| Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2011-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0805447997 |
Now in paperback, this multi-awarded national best seller shares a clear message from case studies of 400 North American congregations: church is done best when it's kept simple.
| Author | : Thom S. Rainer |
| Publisher | : Lifeway Press |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2008-01-01 |
| Genre | : Baptists |
| ISBN | : 9781415865415 |
The winds of change are blowing. In this time of massive political and social upheaval, many people are questioning the relevance or established institutions like the church. At the same time, others are looking to the church in hopes that it holds the life-changing answers they desperately need.
| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 116 |
| Release | : 2016-04-14 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 143355125X |
Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But what does this command actually entail? What does it look like for Christians to care for one another's spiritual well-being and growth? In this introduction to the basics of discipling, veteran pastor and author Mark Dever uses biblical definitions and practical examples to show how Christians can help one another become more like Christ every day. The eighth volume in the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, this short book explains how discipling should function in the context of the local church, teaching pastors and church leaders how to cultivate a culture of edification and growth in their congregations.
| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2015-04-16 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1433543575 |
The local church is meant to embody the vibrant diversity of the global church, transcending racial, cultural, and economic boundaries. Yet local churches too often simply reflect the same societal divisions prevalent in our world today—making them more akin to social clubs filled with like-minded people than the supernatural community the New Testament prescribes. Pastors Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop argue that authentic fellowship is made up of two crucial ingredients: commitment (depth) and diversity (breadth). Theologically rooted yet extremely practical, this book sets forth basic principles that will help pastors guide their churches toward the compelling community that we all long for.
| Author | : Mark Dever |
| Publisher | : Crossway |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2013-08-31 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1433540010 |
Now in its third edition and featuring a new foreword by New York Times best-selling author David Platt, pastor Mark Dever’s classic book is not an instruction manual for church growth. Rather, it is a wise pastor’s recommendation for how to assess the health of a church using nine crucial qualities often neglected by many of today’s congregations. Church leaders and church members alike will resonate with the principles outlined here, breathing new life and health into the church at large. In this newly revised edition, fresh arguments have been added (for example on expositional preaching, about the nature of the gospel, on complementarianism), illustrations have been updated, appendices have been changed, and cover has been improved.
