9Marks Lectures

What does it take to plant churches among the urban poor? What role do women’s ministry and mercy ministry play?

David Helm talks about training preachers, what makes good preaching, and what his new book adds to the mix.

What are good and bad ways to think about religion and politics? How should Christians work for the common good in a secularizing age?

How should a church’s elders address divorce, illegal immigration, substance abuse, in vitro fertilization, and more?

Why should Christians work? How can you trust God in the workplace? How can you avoid making an idol of work and being idle in work?

Prosperity gospel, persecution, changing cultural tides, a rising generation of convictional pastors, and more in this roundtable discussion on the church in America and abroad.

A roundtable discussion on the Great Commission, sending, calling, prayer, patience, and more with the leaders of the Cross Conference.

Mark Dever and Russell Moore discuss Moore’s new role, rap, relevance, and why “it’s even worse than it appears, but it’s alright.”

A roundtable discussion of the past, present, and future of the SBC.

Zane Pratt discusses the strange dynamics of cross-cultural missions in a Facebook world.

Mark Dever asks Carl Trueman about holocaust denial, secularization, “no creed but the Bible,” and everything else under the sun in this far-ranging conversation.

How does church polity connect to our discipleship as Christians? Why is sound church government critical to evangelism and missions? Jonathan Leeman asks Mark Dever, Chad Van Dixhoorn, and Hunter Powell.

How pushy should we be in our evangelism? Do we have to earn the right to share the gospel? Mack Stiles and a few friends share their wisdom.

What was Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ day-to-day ministry like? Find out in this interview with Iain Murray.

John Piper addresses racism, the gospel, obstacles to reconciliation, and white guilt in this discussion of his recent book Bloodlines.

Jonathan Leeman asks Hunter Powell and Mark Dever about authority in the church. What authority does the congregation have? What about the elders? And what did the congregationalists at the Westminster Assembly have to say about it?

Andy Davis, a pastor in North Carolina, recounts the stirring story of his church's revitalization.

Greg Beale gives a crash course on the discipline of biblical theology, assesses recent works on it, and explains what he’s written and why.

Thabiti Anyabwile discusses how to recognize and cultivate godly church leaders.

Five Christian workers from three continents discuss the power, challenges, and joys of cross-cultural ministry.

Darrin Patrick shares about the struggles of planting a church, leading his family, engaging culture, and more in this personal and wide-ranging interview.

Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert, authors of the new book What is the Mission of the Church?, examine key biblical passages on mission, the poor, and the kingdom of God.

In view of their new book, Kevin DeYoung and Greg Gilbert discuss the mission of the church, social justice, and the gospel.

What does it mean to view a church like a business? Is it wrong to market your church? Mark Dever asks John Hardin these questions and more based on his recent doctoral work on church marketing.

Two founders of a bustling new church plant in the United Arab Emirates discuss how to create a culture for church planting, how to leave the sending church, and other lessons for new planters.