{"product_id":"nine-marks-of-a-healthy-church-4th-edition","title":"Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, 4th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou may have read books on this topic before but not like this one. Instead of an instruction manual for church growth, this classic text points to basic biblical principles for assessing and strengthening the health of your church. Whether you’re a pastor, a leader, or an involved member of your congregation, studying the nine marks of a healthy church will help you cultivate new life and well-being within your own church for God’s glory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis revised edition includes two new chapters; updated material on prayer, missions, evangelism, and the gospel; and a foreword by H. B. Charles Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword by H. B. Charles Jr.\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Fourth Edition (2020)\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Third Edition (2013)\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the [2nd] “New Expanded Edition” (2004)\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Expositional Preaching\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Gospel Doctrine\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: A Biblical Understanding of Conversion and Evangelism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Biblical Church Discipline\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: A Biblical Concern for Discipleship and Growth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Biblical Church Leadership\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: A Biblical Understanding and Practice of Prayer\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: A Biblical Understanding and Practice of Missions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix 1: Tips for Leading the Church in a Healthy Direction\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: “Don’t Do It!” Why You Shouldn’t Practice Church Discipline\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: The Original 9 Marks Letter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“From my early days as a football , my football mentor instilled in me a sense of urgency to be clear on what we were looking for as we set out to build championship teams. All championship teams own distinctive marks that we look to reproduce year after year. In my formative days as a pastor, Mark Dever has helped me gain biblical clarity on what a healthy local church looks like through \u003cem\u003eNine Marks of a Healthy Church\u003c\/em\u003e. As leaders of our local churches, it is critical that we are clear on how Christ is building his church so that we can faithfully come alongside him in his work.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rocky Seto, Senior Pastor, Evergreen Baptist Church of San Gabriel Valley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Here are the timeless biblical truths that inform what the church is, how God creates and nurtures it, and how its pastors and members participate in that work. \u003cem\u003eNine Marks of a Healthy Church\u003c\/em\u003e has helped me as a young pastor see through the fog of church growth models to the essential architecture of ecclesiology. This book is far and away the clearest and most biblical account of what the church is that I’ve come across. Most importantly, the vision of the church displayed here is so God-centered that it places the magnificent responsibility of sustaining and leading it back on the right shoulders, namely, his.”\u003cbr\u003e—Samuel D. Ferguson, Rector, The Falls Church Anglican, Metro Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009706058039,"sku":"udu1789811744007","price":6.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/nine-marks-of-a-healthy-church-4th-edition_1.jpg?v=1789811748","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/nine-marks-of-a-healthy-church-4th-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}