How to Build Up Your Church: A Guidebook for Members

Why is church important? Why should I care about my local church? How can I serve and love church members? This journal answers these questions and more helping you understand the importance of your local church and your role in the body of Christ.

Aside from caring for your family, it might be the most important thing you can do to make a difference in the world around you, to say nothing of doing eternal good in people’s lives.

This 9Marks Journal was written for members. It lays out some of the essential elements of that job—a guidebook for meaningful service in a local church. Read it one article at a time over a month. Ask God how you might better serve your fellow members, your pastors, and your non-Christian neighbors.

Table of Contents
Editor's Note

Build One Another Up When Together
Be Like Batman: Guard the Gospel by Sam Emadi
Show Up! by Mike Gilbart-Smith
Contribute to the Needs of the Saints by Alex Hong
Sing to One Another by Matt Boswell
Protect Sound Doctrine by Jaime Owens
Cleanse Out the Old Leaven by Matthias Lohmann
How can I make the most of the preaching I hear every week? by 9Marks

Building One Another Up When Apart
Be Hospitable by Doug Van Meter
Disciple Others by Tony Shepherd
Pray for Other Members by Ty Gooch
Pursue Wandering Sheep by Jeff Lacine
Forbear with One Another by Dan Miller
Work for Unity by Harry Fujiwara
Speak Only What Is Good to Give Grace by Josh Manley
Put Others Interests Above Your Own by Brian Vickers
Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice; Weep with Those Who Weep by Paul Martin
Associate with the Lowly by Joel Kurz
Imagination Required: Enter into the Trials of Fellow Church Members by Derek Minton

Building Up Your Pastors
Invite Your Pastors into Your Life by Omar Johnson
Encourage Your Pastor by Chad Van Dixhoorn
Don't Muzzle the Ox by Ken Mbugua

Building Up by Reaching Out
Maintain a Good Relationship with Christians from Other Churches by Jonathan Worsley
Be a Good Witness in the Community by Marwan Aboul-Zelouf
Evangelize the Lost by Eric Bancroft