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Mark Dever

Mark Dever is a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., the president of 9Marks (a ministry for churches and church leaders), and the author of many books, including Nine Marks of a Healthy Church. He and his wife, Connie, have two children.

Conference Message

Gospel Purity: An Ambition to Guard the Gospel Against the Gangrene of False Gospels

Gospel Purity

An Ambition to Guard the Gospel Against the Gangrene of False Gospels

In order to continue preaching the apostolic gospel, we must be willing to endure controversy.

Conference Message

Centrality of the Church in Disciple-Making

Desiring God 2013 Conference for Pastors

In carrying out their role of making disciples, pastors should preach, pray, sing, and stay.

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Connecting the Dots Between Shepherding, Disciple-Making, and Meaningful Membership

Desiring God 2013 Conference for Pastors

A church that seeks to be a means of completing the Great Commission ought to have these marks depicting their discipleship.

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The Pastor and Evangelism

Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors

A lot of times as pastors we have to admit that we are not exempt from the challenges that people in our congregations face. Some of us come from places where evangelism is illegal or so socially awkward that it…

Conference Message

The Church and Evangelism

Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors

Tonight we want to talk about the church and evangelism. I want to cover two things 1. Two things we pastors must teach on evangelism 2. Two things on evangelism we pastors must lead our congregations in Two things we…

Conference Message

The Need for Evangelism

Desiring God 2009 Conference for Pastors

It’s a joy and privilege to be able to address people and brother pastors with the gospel. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your ministries to think and pray about these matters I have had the…

Panel Discussion

T4G 2008 Panel Discussion

T4G 2008 Panel Discussion

Sacrificial obedience can only be empowered and sustained by a view of the surpassingly great value of Christ over all things.

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Christian Hedonists or Religious Prudes? The Puritans on Sex

The Puritans were anti-fun, anti-pleasure, and anti-sex... right?

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Sex and the Single Man

Desiring God 2004 National Conference

Manhood 101 for singleness and dating.

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How Jonathan Edwards Got Fired, and Why It's Important for Us Today

In this message Mark Dever observes lessons that we can learn from Jonathan Edward’s steadfastness to biblical convictions concerning the Lord’s Supper in the face of hostility—from his own church.

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