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  The Deliberate Church

  by Mark Dever, Paul Alexander

  Pastors Mark Dever and Paul Alexander provide a model of a biblical church in this resource for pastors, elders, and others interested in the vitality of their church. This highly practical book proposes an attitude of complete reliance on and submission to the Gospel in building a healthy church.
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  What Is a Healthy Church?

  by Mark Dever

  What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book, you don't have to wonder any more. Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of... (more)
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  What is a Healthy Church Member?

  by Thabiti M. Anyabwile

  Biblically and practically instructs church members in ways they can labor for the health of their church. What Is a Healthy Church Member? takes its cue from Mark Dever's recent book, What Is a Healthy Church? , which offered one definition of what a healthy church looks like biblically and historically. In this new work, pastor Thabiti Anyabwile attempts to answer the natural next question: "What... (more)
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  Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church

  A Guide for Ministry

  by Michael Lawrence

  Biblical theology is taken down from the shelves of misunderstanding and neglect and placed in pastors' hands as the practical, everyday tool it is. Capitol Hill Baptist Church associate pastor Michael Lawrence contributes to the IXMarks series as he centers on the practical importance of biblical theology to ministry. He begins with an examination of a pastor's tools of the trade: exegesis and biblical ... (more)
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  The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love

  Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline

  by Jonathan Leeman

  An expert defense of how God's holy love is biblically, theologically, and practically represented to a watching world through the local church practices of membership and discipline. When the world speaks of "love," it often means unconditional acceptance. Many churches have adopted this mind-set in their practice of membership and discipline-if they have not done away with such structures entirely.... (more)
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  Reverberation

  How God's Word Brings Light, Freedom, and Action to His People

  by Jonathan Leeman

  What is the most effective way to grow a church? It's not a new methodology or cultural outreach strategy, it's...the Word of God.  In this book, Jonathan Leeman wants you to realize that the Word, working through God's Spirit, is responsible for the growth of God's church and we need to trust it! Leeman not only informs and equips the leadership of local churches for greatest effectiveness in their preaching... (more)
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  Church membership : how the world knows who represents Jesus

  by Jonathan Leeman

  Jonathan Leeman addresses the commonly asked (and often unanswered) question of, “Why should I join a church?” in a time when many are shunning the practice of organized religion. By offering a brief, straightforward explanation of what church membership is and why it’s important, Leeman gives the local church its proper due and builds a case for committing to the local body. Church Membership is a useful tool... (more)
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  Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus [ CHURCH DISCIPLINE: HOW THE CHURCH PROTECTS THE NAME OF JESUS BY Leeman, Jonathan ( Author ) Apr-03-2012

  by Jonathan Leeman

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  A Display of God's Glory

  by Mark Dever

  Dever unfolds the biblical blueprint to find a leadership structure that blesses churches with peace, but doesn't buckle under the pressures of corporate life.
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  Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

  by Mark Dever

  What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? You may have read books on this topic before-but not like this one. This new expanded edition of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church is not an instruction manual for church growth. It is a pastor's recommendation of how to assess the health of your church using nine crucial qualities that are neglected by many of today's ... (more)