NEW THIS APRIL
9Marks: Building Healthy Churches Series 9Marks ministries is offering a short, readable book on each of the nine marks originally made famous by pastor Mark Dever in his bestselling book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (plus one new “mark” on doctrine). Useful for group studies, or even as visitors’ gifts, these concise books are sure to appeal to the wider church market. Soon to follow the first two releases on church discipline and membership are the remaining eight books in the series: expositional preaching, biblical theology, the gospel, conversion, evangelism, discipleship and growth, church leadership, and sound doctrine.
Church Discipline How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus Provides an accessible framework for understanding church discipline, offering nine case studies and several practical considerations for leading a church through disciplinary situations with grace and truth. More and more church leaders, pastors, and members are looking for guidance on how to practice church discipline in a biblical way. Here is a contemporary and concise how-to guide that provides a theological framework for understanding and implementing disciplinary measures in the local church, along with several examples of real-life situations. Drawing on both Matthew 18 and 1 Corinthians 5, this brief hardback helps leaders face the endless variety of circumstances and sins for which no exact scriptural case study exists—sins that don’t show up on any list and need a healthy framework to be corrected appropriately in love.
Church Membership How the World Knows Who Represents Jesus (Foreword by Michael Horton) New in the 9Marks series on healthy church life, Jonathan Leeman offers a short, readable book on why church membership is a critical element in every healthy Christian’s maturation. Church Discipline 5 x 7, Printed Caseside, 144 pages 978-1-4335-3233-7, $14.99 BISAC: RELIGION / Christian Church / Leadership (REL108030)
Available April 30, 2012
Church Membership 5 x 7, Printed Caseside, 192 pages 978-1-4335-3237-5, $14.99 BISAC: RELIGION / Christian Church / General
In a time when many are shunning the practice of organized religion, Jonathan Leeman addresses the commonly asked (and often unanswered) question of, why should I join a church? By offering a brief, straightforward explanation of what church membership is and why it’s important, Leeman gives the local church its proper due and builds a case for committing to the local body. Church Membership is a useful tool for churches to distribute en masse to new and potential members of their congregation.
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Available April 30, 2012
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JONATHAN LEEMAN (MDiv, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist in Washington, DC. He serves as director of communications for 9Marks and is the editor of its eJournal. Leeman has been published in several major newspapers and Christian periodicals and is a PhD candidate in theology at the University of Wales.
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