"9 Marks of a Healthy Church"

Mark Dever is becoming a household name for young Reformed pastors and seminary students. At Southern Seminary, he is well respected and looked up to. And his marvelous book, "9 Marks of a Healthy Church" has become a foundational book by which many build churches.



The book itself is straightforward. It is obvious that Dever has a lot of experience in pastoral ministry and has laid out 9 foundational things by which every church should be grounded in. As you will see, there is a heavy emphasis on understanding the gospel. The 9 Marks are:

1. Expository Preaching
2. Biblical Theology
3. A Biblical Understanding of the Good News
4. A Biblical Understanding of Coversion
5. A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
6. A Biblical Understanding of Church Membership
7. Biblical Church Discipline
8. A Concern For Promoting Christian Discipleship and Growth
9. Biblical Churhc Leadership

Each mark offers a simple, yet detailed look at the subject, what the Bible says about it, and how we can practice it in our church. For anyone going into ministry or already involved in ministry, I highly recommend you read this book, it will be well worth your time.

Dever continues the conversation at his website at 9Marks.