Mark Dever loves me! He’s written a book and done a lot of speaking about “9 Marks of a Healthy Church”. Today when I got to school I was given a booklet [1] form of the book (which you can download as a PDF if you’re interested) and a CD with an interview with Mark. It was for MDiv students.
It is nice to see that 9Marks [2] is concerned for the church. By giving these resources to current MDiv students (and I assume that TEDS was not the only school that received them) they are seeking to ensure their message gets out, not simply that money comes in. Desiring God [3]does the same thing with their “whatever you can afford [4]” policy. The message is what they want to get out, let God provide the means to get that done. It isn’t reckless finances, it is faith.
Admittedly, it will be a while before I can read the material. I’m way backed up from school as it is, so on to the ‘gonna read some day’ pile it goes. I just thought the intention was nice.