{"product_id":"nine-marks-of-a-healthy-church-4th-edition-by-mark-dever-author-h-b-charles-foreword","title":"Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (4th Edition) by Mark Dever (Author), H. B. Charles (Foreword)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat Makes for a Healthy Church?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures a new preface by Mark Dever and added content on prayer and missions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e130,000+ volumes sold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffers time-tested guidance for developing healthy, biblical churches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServes as a foundational resource for other 9Marks titles, including the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eReviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNine Marks of a Healthy Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSamuel D. Ferguson,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rector, The Falls Church Anglican, Metro Washington, DC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It is astonishing that the apostle Paul describes the local gathering of Christians as ‘the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood’ (Acts 20:28). That raises the stakes of church life and health and mission about as high as it can be. We are dealing with a blood-bought body of people. I do not want human ideas. I want God’s word about the church. I turn with hope and confidence to Mark Dever’s radically biblical commitment. Few people today have thought more or better about what makes a church biblical and healthy. I thank God for the book and for 9Marks ministries.”\u003cbr\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJohn Piper,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Founder and Teacher, desiringGod.org; Chancellor, Bethlehem College \u0026amp; Seminary; author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The future of biblical Christianity in the Western world is inextricably bound to the future of the local church. Mark Dever knows this, and his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNine Marks of a Healthy Church\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a biblical prescription for faithfulness.”\u003cbr\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLigon Duncan,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html;charset=UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMark Dever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (PhD, Cambridge University) is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and president of 9Marks (9Marks.org). Dever has authored over a dozen books and speaks at conferences nationwide. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Connie, and they have two adult children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblical Counseling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48052286095537,"sku":"9781433578113","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1735\/2395\/files\/613INBQmkpL._SL1500_ffd5485b-c639-4ca4-b9a8-d55422efd383.jpg?v=1792193764","url":"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingbooks.com\/products\/nine-marks-of-a-healthy-church-4th-edition-by-mark-dever-author-h-b-charles-foreword","provider":"Biblical Counseling Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}