Colin Adams, from the blog Unashamed Workman, had the unique opportunity of joining Mark Dever as he carried out a “structured meditation.”
Here is Colin’s account of his time with Dever.
When attending the Capitol Hill Weekender several months ago, I had the great privilege of joining Mark Dever for two hours as he carried out a [...]

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The latest 9Marks interview: “Proud to be a Protestant? R. Kent Hughes, pastor emeritus at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, discusses with Mark Dever his 40 years of pastoral ministry.”

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Christians Seeking God’s Will (Original Source)
By Mark Dever
This will be brief. The way many Christians practice seeking God’s will before they make a decision amounts to spiritual and emotional bondage. Christ has died to give us liberty and freedom (Rom. 6; Gal. 5; I Peter 2). We can only know the truth [...]

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A Biblical Understanding of Membership (PDF)
An excerpt from Mark Dever’s book What is a Healthy Church? Courtesy of Crossway Books.

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In this two part interview, C. J. Mahaney interviews Mark Dever.

Life and Ministry with Mark Dever
Building Healthy Churches

Related Links and Resources:

C. J. Mahaney:

Humility: True Greatness
Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing

Mark Dever:

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on [...]

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I received the 9Marks 2007 Report Card in an email today. My attention was immediately drawn to a quote from Mark Dever.

Consider how spot-on Mark is with his words in this quote.
I want you to try a thought exercise. Suppose a business school class on non-profit organizations assigns its students the task of building [...]

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Session 1 - What We Want: For the Church to Display the Gospel
Session 2 - What We Do Not Want: To Think We Are Wiser Than God
Session 3 - How to Build: Preaching and Biblical Theology
Session 4 - How to Build: Conversion and Evangelism
Session 5 - How to Enjoy Life Together: Membership and Discipline
Session 6 [...]

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Mark Dever asks David Wells about going against culture, contextualization, postmodernism, how to do theology as preachers, urban ministry, and more. You’ll want to listen several times.
Free MP3 available for download here.

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