Thabiti M. Anyabwile

《寻找忠心的长老和执事》旨在帮助教会识别、挑选和培训教会领袖，特别是长老和执事。这本书深入探讨了圣经中关于教会领袖资格的教导，并提供了实际的指导和建议，帮助教会成员和领袖更好地理解和履行他们的职责。本书分为三个部分，第一部分讨论执事的角色和资格，第二部分探讨长老的角色和资格，第三部分则关注牧师的职责和行为，以帮助教会成员和领袖更深入地反思自己的呼召，以及如何在基督教会中培养下一代的领袖。

《健康的教会成员》由国会山浸信会植堂牧师，原大开曼群岛第一浸信会主任牧师安泰博所著，面向教会信徒、同工，从圣经原则和教会实践谈及健康的教会成员应该是怎样的。本书被戏称为"第十个标志"。"《健康的教会成员》一书填补了基督教出版界在基督徒生活中的一个空白。本书是一个非常有价值的、直观易读的教会生活指南。它同样也是一本全备的教会论实践手册。作者写作此书时带着热情也带着急迫。所以，每个教会成员，无论是初信的基督徒还是自身的牧师，都应该拥有这本书。有很多人对教会应该成为一个怎样的社群而感到困惑，这本书给这些人提供了一个基于圣经的教会原则。如果有人正在考虑加入教会成为成员，这本书会尤其有帮助。"--约翰-麦卡瑟，"赐你恩典"机构总裁

Pastor and Author Thabiti M. Anyabwile Empowers Readers to Actively Contribute to the Vitality of the Local Church God wants Christians to experience the local church as a home more profoundly wonderful and meaningful than any other place on earth. To achieve this, all believers should play an active, intentional role in the body of Christ. But what does it mean to be a healthy church member? In this 9Marks guide, pastor Thabiti Anyabwile studies God’s word to show readers how they can labor for the health of their church. Covering 10 essential topics—including evangelism, discipleship, self-discipline, and prayer—he demonstrates how contributing to the mission of the local church also helps readers experience profound spiritual growth in their own lives. An Essential Guide on Church Membership and Participation: Helps Christians understand their individual roles in building a healthy church Written by Thabiti M. Anyabwile: Pastor, author, and council member for the Gospel Coalition From 9Marks: Other titles include What Is a Healthy Church?; Why Trust the Bible?; and Is God Really Sovereign? Replaces ISBN 978-1-4335-0212-5

在今天的世代，很多人談論基督徒要生活在「共同體」中，但是很少有人基於聖經來解釋什麼是共同體，如何活在共同體中。安泰博彌補了這個空白。請好好閱讀這本書、思想這本書，同時也為你自己的閱讀禱告。 如果可能，慷慨地與別人分享這本書。 --卡森，三一福音神學院新約研究教授《健康的教會成員》一書填補了基督教出版界在基督徒生活中的一個空白。本書是一本非常有價值的、直觀易讀的教會生活指南。它同樣也是一本全備的教會論實踐手冊。作者寫作此書時帶著熱情也帶著迫切。所以，每個教會成員，無論是初信的基督徒還是資深的牧師，都應該擁有這本書。 --約翰 - 麥卡瑟，「賜你恩典」機構總裁，加州太陽谷恩典社區教會牧師

ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist Your Battle against Porn Isn’t about Porn. It’s about Hope. Pornography may seem inescapable, but God can free us from its destructive power. The gospel replaces the dehumanizing lies of pornography with this surprising truth: God created us as royalty. How then can we reclaim our God-given identity to take a stand against—and ultimately starve—the predatory porn industry? In The Death of Porn, Ray Ortlund writes six personal letters, as from a father to his son. Ideal for individuals and small groups, it will give hope to men who have been misled by porn into devaluing themselves and others. Through Scripture and personal stories, Ortlund assures readers that God loves them the most tenderly in their moments of deepest shame. The Death of Porn inspires men to come together in new ways to fight the injustice of porn and build a world of nobility for every man and woman—for the sake of future generations.

Here is a timely reminder that in the Bible, lament is a prayer that leads to trust, which can be a starting point for the church to “weep with those who weep” (Rom. 12:15). As Vroegop writes: “Reconciliation in the church starts with tears and ends in trust.”

LA GOSPEL COALITION est un groupe de pasteurs et de responsables chr tiens qui a notamment labor une confession de foi vang lique et publi 14 brochures qui d veloppent les diff rents articles de cette confession. Les membres de la Gospel Coalition sont d termin s ancrer leur foi dans l' vangile du Christ et sont pr ts repenser leurs pratiques et leurs minist res pour les conformer enti rement aux critures. l'heure o certains mouvements cautionnent la politisation de la foi et l'idol trie que constitue le consum risme individuel, et alors que le relativisme th ologique et moral est tol r , la Gospel Coalition cherche transmettre aux glises un nouvel espoir et une joie contagieuse, bas s exclusivement sur les promesses re ues par la gr ce seule, au moyen de la foi seule, en Christ seul. Ce volume 4 rassemble les brochures qui traitent des relations entre l' vangile et le peuple de Dieu. Apr s une pr sentation de la nature et de l'oeuvre du Saint-Esprit, les diff rentes facettes de l' glise sont d taill es. La question du bapt me et de la C ne fait l'objet d'une brochure distincte, et la pr sentation du royaume de Dieu conclut ce dernier volume. Pourquoi lire le livre ? Pour r fl chir sur la place de l' vangile au sein de votre minist re. Pour comprendre une confession de foi vang lique. Pour prolonger la r flexion d marr e lors du s minaire IBG Un minist re centr sur l' vangile . Points forts du livreTh ologiens r put s: Keller/Carson. Sujet en lien avec l'actualit (Gen ve mai 2012). Documents vang liques de r f rence . Public: Pasteurs, anciens, responsables d' glise. Responsables d'oeuvres chr tiennes. tudiants en th ologie, cole/fac biblique. Tout croyant soucieux de mettre l' vangile au centre de son minist re...

Every church leader knows the qualifications for elders and deacons that are spelled out in the Bible, but actually finding other leaders who fulfill the biblical qualifications can be difficult. Thabiti Anyabwile writes from his expertise as a pastor and elder, showing how to identify and reproduce legitimate leaders and willing servants throughout the ranks of the local church. Balancing thoughtful analysis of pertinent passages with thorough application for practical use in a contemporary context, Anyabwile answers the questions, “Who should we look for to lead and serve in the church?” and “What should they do to fulfill their calling?”

God intends for all of us to contribute to the mission of the local church and experience profound spiritual growth as a result. This book shows church members, pastors, and leaders what a healthy church member looks like.

Who were Jupiter Hammon, Lemuel Haynes and Daniel Alexander Payne? And what do they have in common with Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Thurman and James Cone? All of these were African American Christian theologians, yet their theologies are, in many ways, worlds apart. In this book, Thabiti Anyabwile offers a challenging and provocative assessment of the history of African American Christian theology, from its earliest beginnings to the present. He argues trenchantly that the modern fruit of African American theology has fallen far from the tree of its early predecessors. In doing so, Anyabwile closely examines the theological commitments of prominent African American theologians throughout American history. Chapter by chapter, he traces what he sees as the theological decline of African American theology from one generation to the next, concluding with an unflinching examination of several contemporary figures. Replete with primary texts and illustrations, this book is a gold mine for any reader interested in the history of African American Christianity. With a foreword by Mark Noll.

The cliche is that those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. But Thabiti Anyabwile contends that it is not the mistakes we must study; it is the people who have overcome them. So he presents three of the most influential African-American pastors in American history who can teach us what faithful ministry entails. Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833) reminds pastors that eternity must shape our ministry. Daniel A. Payne (1811-1893) stresses the importance of character and preparation to faithful shepherding. And Francis J. Grimke (1850-1937) provides a vision for engaging the world with the gospel. While they are from the African-American tradition, they, like all true saints, belong to all Christians of every background and era. Distinctive for its use of rare and out-of-print messages, Anaybwile's work is valuable as a reference as well as a devotional resource.