9Marks Audio: Building Healthy Churches

From the conference "The People of God: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Love, Authority, and Church Membership" at River City Grace Community Church of Sacramento.

Church membership is not about joining a club; it's about being recognized as a citizen of Christ's kingdom.

From the conference "The People of God: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Love, Authority, and Church Membership" at River City Grace Community Church of Sacramento.

How should we submit ourselves to the local church? We should submit publicly, physically, socially, affectionately, vocationally, ethically, and spiritually.

Church discipline is a tough topic, but it's critical for protecting the gospel, the good of the saints, and the reputation of Christ in the world. Here's a guide to the basic of what church discipline is, and how to practice it.

From the conference "The People of God: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Love, Authority, and Church Membership" at River City Grace Community Church of Sacramento.

It's tempting for church leaders to put their trust in their own ideas and ingenuity. But God's Word alone gives life, and the power of ministry depends on exposing people to God's Word, whether inside or outside the church

The ministry of the word may begin in the mouth of the evangelist and preacher, but that Word should reverberate through the church's music, prayers, and relationships. The echoing word gives life to the church in all its parts.

From the conference "The People of God: What Every Christian Needs to Know About Love, Authority, and Church Membership" at River City Grace Community Church of Sacramento.

Church membership is different and more important than you think, says Jonathan Leeman in this 9Marks Workshop message.

Mark Dever diagnoses the problem of false conversions in the church and prescribes biblical solutions in his message from Together for the Gospel 2012.

Mark Dever proclaims what the church should be in this overview of 1 Corinthians.

"Your Old Testament sermon needs to get saved!" says David King in this conference message.

Mark Dever discusses the gospel and intellectual credibility. This message was delivered on October 4, 2011 at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

What does it take to plant churches among the urban poor? What role do women’s ministry and mercy ministry play?