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Canterbury Crackup | Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans. A Christianity Today editorial (Dec. 03, 2004)

Weblog: Debates on Debates on Church Discipline | Catholic bishops will issue statement on Communion as a Matthew 18 lawsuit is reinstated against a Texas Bible church. (June 18, 2004)

Articles from our sister publication, Leadership Journal, include:

Taking Church Membership Seriously | Why it's time to raise the bar. (April 18, 2005)

Church Discipline Really Works (pt. 1) | When you make it loving and redemptive. (Jan. 24, 2005)

Church Discipline Really Works (pt. 2) | How to find courage (and avoid lawsuits) when confronting sinning believers. (Jan. 31, 2005)

Mark Dever's Nine Marks site has a section on church discipline.

Albert Mohler, president of Southern Theological Seminary, wrote a series on church disciple. It is available on his website:

Should a Church Discipline Members Over Politics? | None of us wants to see churches identified as "Republican Baptists" and "Democratic Baptists." Such partisan identifications violate the autonomy of the church as the Body of Christ.
Mohler also covered this topic on his radio show.

The Disappearance of Church Discipline--How Can We Recover? Part One | The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church.

The Disappearance of Church Discipline--How Can We Recover? Part Two | The disappearance of church discipline has weakened the church and compromised Christian witness.

The Disappearance of Church Discipline--How Can We Recover? Part Three | Spiritual leaders of the church are to confront a sinning member with a spirit of humility and gentleness, and with the goal of restoration.

The Disappearance of Church Discipline--How Can We Recover? Part Four | When should the church exercise church discipline?

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August 2005, Vol. 49, No. 8