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One Assembly
Jonathan Leeman’s book One Assembly is just that, a biblical case for a church being one assembly.
Church in Hard Places
“For this reason, it is our conviction that churches that are content to merely provide material assistance to needy people are missing an opportunity to minister to them at a deeper level.” - Mez McConnel
Evangelism
“Evangelism is teaching (heralding, proclaiming, preaching) the gospel (the message from God that leads us to salvation) to persuade (convince, convert).” - J. Mack Stiles
Conversioin
This may be the best of the 9Marks booklet series. If not the best it is the most central. I think many of us take for granted the theology of conversion.
The Compelling Community
We all desire community. We were created to live in community. We know this and our churches know that there is a need to worship God as the church. But what is godly community?
Discipling
Dever defines discipling as, “helping someone follow Jesus by doing deliberate spiritual good in his or her life” (p. 47).
The Rule of Love
Prepare to get wrecked! Do you think you know what love is? I thought I did!
Church Discipline
This book is a great resource for pastors and members of churches that already have a view of church discipline.
Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons
If you are considering whether you should be an elder this book would go a long way in figuring that out.
Church Membership
Leeman’s book is great for understanding why church membership matters and what it looks like.
Elders in the Life of the Church
I would recommend this book specifically to pastors or those thinking about pastoring.
Church Elders
I would recommend anyone wanting to understand what the Bible teaches about elders and what the role of an elder is to read this book.