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    Our Church is in the process of establishing an Elder group, in addition, and along side of, our deacons.

    Recently, we had a lady join our church who appears to be very well grounded in the Word, and just seems to ooze wisdom.

    She asked me, Sunday Morning between Sunday School and Church, if we were moving toward a 9Marks model.

    I had never even heard of 9Marks, so I Googled it real quick (https://www.9marks.org/), and discovered it's a THING.

    Later, I started drilling down on what 9Marks is all about, and it's nothing at all scary, and has a lot of good rationale behind it.

    Anybody know anything about this?
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
    Our Church is in the process of establishing an Elder group, in addition, and along side of, our deacons.

    Recently, we had a lady join our church who appears to be very well grounded in the Word, and just seems to ooze wisdom.

    She asked me, Sunday Morning between Sunday School and Church, if we were moving toward a 9Marks model.

    I had never even heard of 9Marks, so I Googled it real quick (https://www.9marks.org/), and discovered it's a THING.

    Later, I started drilling down on what 9Marks is all about, and it's nothing at all scary, and has a lot of good rationale behind it.

    Anybody know anything about this?
    First time I've heard of it.

    In any case, make sure you find out what she thinks it is.

    I'm always still in trouble again

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    • #3
      Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
      First time I've heard of it.

      In any case, make sure you find out what she thinks it is.
      She thinks it's a biblical model that includes elders as part of the leadership - that was her main focus.

      Baptists, of course, traditionally don't ulitize "elders", though "elders" are absolutely present in the early Church, and much is written about them.

      When she visited our Church, she assumed we were a "9Marks" Church, and we just HAPPENED to be looking into the possibility of utilizing elders.
      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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      • #4
        Does she want to be an elder?


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        • #5
          Originally posted by mossrose View Post
          Does she want to be an elder?
          Absolutely not. She recognizes the biblical model of men as deacons, elders and pastors.
          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

            Absolutely not. She recognizes the biblical model of men as deacons, elders and pastors.
            Okay. I was kind of wondering if she was seeing this as a way for her to move into a position typically not open to her and was seeking for a church that would permit it.

            I'm always still in trouble again

            "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
            "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
            "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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            • #7
              Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
              Okay. I was kind of wondering if she was seeing this as a way for her to move into a position typically not open to her and was seeking for a church that would permit it.
              Like I said, she kinda oozes wisdom -- she wants to see the Church being run according to the Bible, and the "9 Marks" listed (and I watched all 9 videos) seem to be a sincere desire to "do Church right". It sounds like the only thing she saw missing in our Church was "elders", and we were already in the process of considering that change.
              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                Our Church is in the process of establishing an Elder group, in addition, and along side of, our deacons.

                Recently, we had a lady join our church who appears to be very well grounded in the Word, and just seems to ooze wisdom.

                She asked me, Sunday Morning between Sunday School and Church, if we were moving toward a 9Marks model.

                I had never even heard of 9Marks, so I Googled it real quick (https://www.9marks.org/), and discovered it's a THING.

                Later, I started drilling down on what 9Marks is all about, and it's nothing at all scary, and has a lot of good rationale behind it.

                Anybody know anything about this?
                https://www.9marks.org/about/the-nine-marks/

                On the face of it, it looks to be utterly heretical. Perish the thought that churches adopt those principles - if they do, we might even see them producing disciples of Christ himself.
                1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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                but that won't prevent others from
                taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                of the right to call yourself Christian.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by tabibito View Post

                  https://www.9marks.org/about/the-nine-marks/

                  On the face of it, it looks to be utterly heretical. Perish the thought that churches adopt those principles - if they do, we might even see them producing disciples of Christ himself.
                  Yeah, I included that link in the OP (well, you expanded it to show the actuall "marks") and couldn't find any problem with it.

                  I was wondering if there was a "rest of the story"... So far, I still don't see a problem.
                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by tabibito View Post

                    https://www.9marks.org/about/the-nine-marks/

                    On the face of it, it looks to be utterly heretical. Perish the thought that churches adopt those principles - if they do, we might even see them producing disciples of Christ himself.


                    Here. You might need this to remove your tongue from your cheek.

                    I'm always still in trouble again

                    "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                    "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                    "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post

                      Yeah, I included that link in the OP (well, you expanded it to show the actuall "marks") and couldn't find any problem with it.

                      I was wondering if there was a "rest of the story"... So far, I still don't see a problem.
                      That is why I said "on the face of it." I've heard similar before, and 9Marks has come up in conversation, though not in any noteworthy way.
                      The theory is sound enough, but what happens where the rubber meets the road? "The rest of the story" is what matters.
                      1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
                      .
                      ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛
                      Scripture before Tradition:
                      but that won't prevent others from
                      taking it upon themselves to deprive you
                      of the right to call yourself Christian.

                      ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by tabibito View Post

                        That is why I said "on the face of it." I've heard similar before, and 9Marks has come up in conversation, though not in any noteworthy way.
                        The theory is sound enough, but what happens where the rubber meets the road? "The rest of the story" is what matters.
                        Agreed, which is why I'm drilling down.
                        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                        • #13
                          I have 9 Marks on my bookmarks list. I got sent there when another ministry I follow referred to it in a positive manner. Haven't drilled down on it deeply but haven't seen anything that caused an issue for me, either.
                          "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings." Hosea 6:6

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Thoughtful Monk View Post
                            I have 9 Marks on my bookmarks list. I got sent there when another ministry I follow referred to it in a positive manner. Haven't drilled down on it deeply but haven't seen anything that caused an issue for me, either.
                            Thanks, TM.
                            The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                            • #15
                              OK, so this is interesting. 9Marks has a website that plots the locations of Churches who are using the 9Marks model.

                              One of those Churches is near me.

                              Their pastors (two men "co-pastoring") stopped by my office when I first moved to this town, and, after a short visit, I showed them the door and let them know they were no longer welcome at our facility.

                              So far, the only "black mark" I see is that the only 9Marks Church I actually know (only discovered this today by doing a search) has... um... "questionable leadership".

                              The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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