TGC Podcast
The Gospel Coalition Podcast features keynote and breakout sessions from their national, regional, and women's conferences. It aims to equip the next generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.
Episodes
Audio Article: Why We Need History More Than Ever Before
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One Nation Under God? Responding to Christian Nationalism
In September 2026, at a private meeting of TGC Council members, Kevin DeYoung gave a presentation on responding to Christian nationalism. Because the council found it so helpful, DeYoung gave The Gospel Coalition permission to share his talk publicly.
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Audio Article: How Can Disciples Walk Faithfully in a Postliterate Era?
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Turn to God in Suffering
One third of the psalms are prayers of lament. Mark Vroegop defines lament as “a prayer in pain that leads to trust.” No one wants to learn the language of lament, but when sorrows come, lament is the means God has given us to pour out our hearts before him.In this message on Psalm 102, recorded at TGCW26, Vroegop encourages believers to turn to God in suffering by acknowledging the reality of our
Audio Article: 4 Missionary Insights for Workplace Evangelism
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Better Together: Men and Women in the Church
When men and women work together toward a shared mission and vision in Christ's church, we get a fuller representation of what it means to bear the image of God. But what does that look like? And is it possible in a faithfully complementarian context?In this panel recorded at TGC25, J. T. English, Vanessa Hawkins, Michael Keller, and Jen Wilkin discuss the joys and struggles of men and women worki
Audio Article: Why We Said ‘No’ to IVF and ‘Yes’ to Embryo Adoption
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The Subversive Gospel in a Polarized World (Part 2)
Does the gospel have the power to bridge the chasms within our polarized society?
In the second of this two-part episode, recorded at TGC25, Bill Reidel gives pastoral reflections on how we can seek to be faithful in proclaiming the good news in our polarized contexts. He talks about understanding disordered affections, cultivating an exile mindset among a congregation, and addressing politi
Audio Article: ‘I Wouldn’t Change Anything’: The Pain and Blessing of Hard Adoptions
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The Subversive Gospel in a Polarized World (Pt. 1)
Does the gospel have the power to bridge the chasms within our polarized society? In the first of this two-part episode, recorded at TGC25, David W. Pao introduces the concept that biblical authors intentionally subverted the ideologies of their time. In part two, Bill Reidel gives pastoral reflections on how we can seek to be faithful in proclaiming the good news in our polarized contexts.
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Audio Article: ‘The Stone Still Preaches’: How Trinity Church Reclaimed One of Aberdeen’s Granite Witnesses
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Christianity: Good, True, and Beautiful?
In modern Western culture, Christianity is often seen as anything but good, true, and beautiful. The Bible’s teaching when it comes to sexuality and gender can lead people to think Christianity is actively immoral and harmful. Bible passages about warfare, women’s roles, and eternal punishment can also raise skepticism about Christianity’s goodness. In this session, recorded at TGCW26, Rachel Gils
Audio Article: Christian, Your Suffering Isn’t Pointless
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Don't Waste Your Waiting
No one likes to wait. The gaps of life remind us that we’re not in control of your life. Waiting is uncomfortable and hard, so it’s tempting to resist it. However, the Bible both commends and commands waiting. To wait on the Lord is a hallmark of faithful discipleship. It’s an opportunity to lean on him in the gaps of life and learn how to trust in new and profound ways.
In this conversation recor
Audio Article: Science Fiction Reveals Our Deepest Fears and Longings
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Family Discipleship for Busy Families
Discipleship begins in the home, and one of the best ways to do this is to study the Bible as a family. Creating a regular habit of spending time together in God’s Word invites children to learn through both their parents’ instruction and their personal experience how to read, interpret, and meditate on Scripture. Even imperfect family devotionals can have a profound impact on your children’s live
Audio Article: How Scripture Memorization Helps Me Pastor Well
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Hope and Help for the Doubting and Deconstructing
How can you believe what the Bible says about sexuality when Christians have acted so hatefully? How can you be a Christian given the church’s record on race? Questions like these have caused many to doubt—and even deconstruct—their faith. Where can we find help when we feel racked by doubt or are walking alongside someone who is?
In this talk from TGCW24, Collin Hansen and Rebecca McLaughlin expl
Audio Article: The N. I. C. E. Dystopia: C. S. Lewis on Escaping Our Humanity
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Living the Gospel at Work
In creation, God sets out a purpose and vision for human labor and vocation through the cultural mandate of Genesis 1:26–28. Affirming that vision and yet moving beyond it, how ought Christians proclaim the gospel and demonstrate kingdom values in the marketplace?
In this panel moderated by Darryl Williamson, Bob Doll, Jessica Cicali, Chris Carneal, and Alex Harris discuss how Christians can go i
Audio Article: The Gospel According to Birds
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The Cultural Myths That Fail Us
Chris Watkin and Michael Keller talk about how cultural narratives shape our understanding of identity, freedom, power, and beauty, and how the Christian story offers a compelling alternative that completes and transforms these stories.
Resources Mentioned:
The Stories We Live By: Seven Cultural Myths That Fail Us and the Story That Never Will by Timothy Keller and Michael Keller
Biblical Criti
Audio Article: Where Doomers Can Find Hope
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Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense (TGC Classic)
Sometimes life just hurts. Out of nowhere, death, illness, unemployment, or a difficult relationship can change our lives and challenge everything we thought we knew. But amid all this pain and confusion, we are not alone.
In this TGC Classic recorded in 2019, Paul Tripp weaves together his personal story, pastoral ministry experience, and biblical insights to encourage believers to cling to God’s
Audio Article: Nancy Guthrie and the Reformation of Women's Ministry
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How to Better Understand the Holy Trinity (TGC Classic)
We’re tempted to take the doctrine of the Trinity for granted. But there is scarcely any belief unaffected when we get the Trinity wrong. So argue Don Carson, John Piper, and Tim Keller in this classic discussion recorded at a meeting of The Gospel Coalition’s Council.
Pull the thread of the Trinity and the universe unravels. Without the Trinity, grace and glory disappear. So does church unity. A
Audio Article: How AI Makes Us Sovereign Slaves
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Did Jesus Preach the Gospel? (TGC Classic)
Did Jesus and Paul preach the same gospel?
In this classic panel discussion recorded at TGC13, Don Carson, Kevin DeYoung, Tim Keller, and John Piper discuss whether Jesus and Paul agreed on the gospel. They respond to the trend among mainline scholars to pit Jesus’s preaching on the kingdom against the gospel of salvation by grace through faith. Carson counsels that if others are abusing the doct
Audio Article: How to Raise Pro-Life Kids in 2026
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Prioritize Your Soul in a Post-Truth World (TGC Classic)
Based on concepts from his book The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World, Brett McCracken teaches on how to become wise in a world that offers too much information, too quickly. McCracken addresses an issue of today's generation of quick information—how to develop wisdom amid all that's being thrown at us online. He shares three things that are making us sick:
1. We have too muc
Audio Article: What Jesus Actually Meant by 'Judge Not'
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How Does Jesus Fulfill the Law? (TGC Classic)
In this talk recorded at TGC’s 2018 women’s conference, Don Carson considers four New Testament passages that talk about the Law in relation to Jesus. He considers the Greek meaning of the word “fulfill,” explains the theological concept called the three-fold division of the law (moral, civil, and ceremonial), and discusses Old Testament typologies and trajectories.
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Audio Article: The Exciting Christian Life of John C. Lennox
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A Conversation About Complementarianism (TGC Classic)
In this TGC Classic recorded at TGW2014, Tim and Kathy Keller, John Piper, Kathleen Nielson, and Don Carson discuss why they are complementarians and how they see their theology work out practically in life and ministry. With candor and humor, they tell personal stories of how they came to their positions, address key exegetical questions, and discuss misconceptions surrounding Complementarian the
Audio Article: What We Need from Pastor-Apologists
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The Woman at the Well (TGC Classic)
In this TGC Classic message recorded at our 2019 National Conference, H. B. Charles preaches on Jesus’s conversation with the Samaritan woman, the longest recorded dialogue with Jesus. Charles emphasizes this episode’s placement after Jesus’s discussion with Nicodemus and how it demonstrates Jesus’s mission to reach both the religious and the immoral. Like the Samaritan woman whose transformation
Audio Article: Self-Creation Is Exhausting. Here’s Where to Find Rest.
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Let the Psalms Teach You to Pray (TGC Classic)
In this TGC Classic message recorded at TGCW16, Tim Keller explores the concept of friendship with God as taught in the psalms. He highlights five ways Scripture teach us to cultivate God’s friendship. No other religion offers friendship with God or the chance to be truly human through knowing the ultimate friend, Jesus.
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Audio Article: Orthodox Yet Modern: Herman Bavinck as Cultural Apologist
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Finding Hope When Life Falls Apart
How do we move forward when everything around us is crumbling? How do we hold on to hope?
Drawing from her own experience of losing an infant son, losing her marriage, and being diagnosed with a debilitating disease, Vaneetha Rendall Risner shares questions she asked God in suffering, the beautiful ways God answered her, and the three anchors that have given her hope and grounded her faith.
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Article on Audio: AI Is Impressive. But It’s Not Transcendent.
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Porch Culture in a Post-Christian World
As he observed the waning of Christendom a century before its time, Abraham Kuyper contended for the church to construct new “forecourts”—that is, front porches—from which Christians can have a missionary encounter with Western culture. At this talk, recorded at TGC25, Keller Center fellow James Eglinton discussed the importance of “front porch” ministry today and share ideas for how churches can
Article on Audio: How to Stay Human In an AI World
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Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best
Diversity is biblical, uncomfortable, beautiful, and rare. But it’s worth it. This candid and thoughtful conversation recorded at TGC25 explores the biblical vision of diversity—its connection to the gospel, the most challenging barriers, the best practices, and how to maintain a hopeful posture. Panelists Michael Aitcheson, George Robertson, Irwyn Ince, and Mark Vroegrop speak from the Scriptures
Article on Audio: Edgelords Won't Inherit the Earth
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Discipling the Next Generation
In our rapidly changing world, smartphones, COVID-19, social media, and travel sports have left many children, youth, and family ministries looking for clarity. This workshop and panel discussion recorded at TGC25 provides an overview of the landscape. Panelists also suggest adjustments we can make to effectively disciple young people via an integrated, collaborative approach in a 'post-everything
Article on Audio: Hope for the Algorithm-Shaped Self
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Can We Trust a God Who Allows Evil?
In the face of evil and suffering, many people question God’s goodness. Even faithful Christians may struggle to see God’s justice when they experience the heartache, pain, and tragedies of our broken world. Why does God seem to remain silent when we need him the most? In this talk from TGC25, Collin Hansen considers God’s character by exploring the stories of Job, Jesus, and the Jewish people dur
Article on Audio: Christ’s Resurrection Is Good News for Creation, Too
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Ancient Remedies for the Ills of Modernity
For centuries, readers have been struck by how modern the book of Ecclesiastes sounds. It diagnoses the human condition with stunning depth and timeless relevance. Bobby Jamieson argues that by addressing our experiences of the absurd, alienation, resonance, and more, Ecclesiastes offers fresh pathways to the gospel and equips us to evangelize secular neighbors
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Article on Audio: The Last Reformed Blogger
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Music and Liturgy in the Local Church
In this thoughtful conversation recorded at TGC25, Matt Boswell, Ligon Duncan, Keith Getty and Sandy Willson discuss the liturgical practices that have formed American Evangelical worship. They talk about the influence of contemporary music and the need for biblically-directed worship. Listen to hear what encourages the panelists about the growth of the global church as well as what liturgical pra
Article on Audio: Why Aren’t Christians Funny?
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Can You Have Christian Ethics Without Christianity? A Response to Bart Ehrman
During this Easter season, New Testament scholar and skeptic Bart Ehrman has been making headlines again. He just released his latest book Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West. Last week, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat interviewed Ehrman on his podcast about his book and why he doesn't believe in God. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra sat down with
Article on Audio: Save the Humanities from the Slop
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Jesus, Betrayed and Crucified
"This is the heart of the gospel. This is the center of history. This is God dying in our place."
This message on Jesus’s passage from Luke 23 was preached by Gary Millar at TGC’s 2013 National Conference. When Jesus went to the cross, he was surrounded by weak, evil, and self-interested people. Yet he remained in control, steadfast in his trust of his father, all the way to death. His sacrifice i
Article on Audio: Welcome Back, Church Planting
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What You Should Know About Christian Conversion
“But God, being rich in mercy . . . made us alive together with Christ.” Nothing is more essential to Christianity than this truth from Ephesians 2:4–5. In this conversation recorded at TGC25, Ligon Duncan and Michael Lawrence explore the nature of Christian conversion, contrasting the historical trend in American Protestantism that reduced conversion to a personal decision with the biblical view:
Article on Audio: The Challenge and Opportunity of Metamodern Christianity
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Wisdom for Families Affected by Divorce
Divorce feels final and defeating. But our stories aren’t over yet, and divorce doesn’t have the final say. In Christ, there’s hope for the days ahead. In this conversation recorded at TGCW24, Wendy Alsup, Blair Linne, Jen Oshman, and Vaneetha Risner—four women whose lives have been touched by divorce—discuss their experiences and God’s faithfulness.
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Article on Audio: Christian Parents Need the Classics Too
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How to Let Scripture Interpret Scripture
Benjamin Gladd and Nancy Guthrie outline principles for making sound biblical connections, tracing themes in the text, and avoiding common pitfalls of biblical interpretation. The New Testament includes 350 direct quotations from the Old, along with 6000–8,000 Old Testament allusions. Deep Bible study and the proper use of cross-references will help us rightly interpret both testaments in light of
Article on Audio: AI Can’t Beat What We Learn in the School of Our Senses
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Parenting with Hope in an Anxious Age
As our children grow and mature, our anxieties as parents often grow right alongside them. How do we navigate concerns about activities, dating, cell phones, social media, and questions about faith? In this conversation recorded at TGCW25, Mike and Melissa Kruger consider biblical principles that serve as the foundation for the practical decisions we make as parents, while anchoring our hopes and
The Church Needs Men and Women to Serve Together
Conversations around complementarity can be divisive. Yet the Bible makes clear that men and women in the church are meant to be united by familial bonds—as mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. This panel discussion, recorded at TGCW24, explores the idea that the church is the household of God where we can serve together as spiritual brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, and mothers and
A Distinctively Christian Approach to Marriage
“Marriage is a window, not a wall.” In this talk recorded at TGC25, Stephen Witmer explains how Ephesians 5 presents a joyful, liberating, and distinctively Christian approach to marriage. We see that God’s instructions aren’t arbitrary or sexist. We’re freed to cherish marriage without totalizing it—neither holding it too loosely nor valuing it too highly. And we’re given grounds for perseverance
The Stories Culture Tells Us
Various stories guide and even dictate how we navigate the world. We’ve all heard some of these stories’ slogans: “you do you,” “love is love,” or “follow your heart.” These “cultural narratives” are woven deep into the fabric of our lives, from popular media to everyday conversations. In this talk recorded at TGC25, Michael Keller explains how understanding and critiquing these stories helps us c
Relational Wholeness vs. Relational Idolatry
Codependency, dependent personality disorder, toxic relationships—these are popular terms in counseling and psychology, but as Christians, we want to understand how they fit with or overlap the sin patterns we read about in Scripture. In this talk, recorded at TGCW24 Ellen Mary Dykas shows how God’s Word addresses common-to-man temptations. Dykas talks about how to diagnose relational idolatry in
Challenges Facing the Protestant Church Part 2
Part 2 of this session from TGC25 is a panel discussion led by Brett McCracken on practical responses to the challenges facing the church that were raised in Part 1. Brad Edwards, Gavin Ortlund, and Jared C. Wilson speak candidly about their own experiences in church leadership, the crucial need for personal devotion to Christ, and what personal devotional practices look like in their own lives.
Challenges Facing the Protestant Church Part 1
In part 1 of this session from TGC25, three speakers address critical weaknesses in our discipleship that cause believers to drift from the gospel. They provide a defense of Protestantism and give compelling reasons to rediscover the church’s beauty. Jared C. Wilson talks about the danger of assuming gospel centrality rather than cherishing it. Gavin Ortlund talks about the desire, especially felt
Growing in Spiritual Disciplines
Paul commanded Timothy, “Train yourself for godliness” (1 Tim. 4:7). The spiritual disciplines are essential to our growth into Christlike maturity, so we must learn to invest ourselves in these patterns daily. In this panel discussion recorded at TGC25, Andy Davis, Dan Doriani, Trillia Newbell, Ruth Chou Simons, and Afshin Ziafat discuss very practical ways to become more faithful in prayer, Bibl
Aging in a Culture Obsessed with Youth
At a time when we typically live longer than any generation before us, it seems all we want to do is preserve our youth. From hair dye to microblading, antiaging creams to botox, we negotiate with age through products, surgeries, and even downright denial. But Scripture tells us that wisdom is with the aged and gray hair is a crown of glory—so why are we so age-averse? In this panel discussion rec
Renew Your Prayer Life
Prayer is essential to a flourishing walk with God. Yet, too often, our prayers remain shallow or neglected. The apostle Paul models how to use the beauty of Christ's work as a springboard for hopeful and heartfelt prayer. In this panel discussion from TGC25, Megan Hill, Paul E. Miller, Trillia Newbell, and George Robertson take a fresh look at the prayers of Ephesians with the hope of deepening o
52 Weeks in the Word
This talk from TGCW24 by Trillia Newbell explores the what, when, where, and how of Bible reading. Newbell looks at different approaches to reading, studying, and applying God’s Word, as well as strategies for effective studying and memorization. Whether you’re a seasoned believer or someone who’s just beginning to explore the Bible, listen to cultivate your delight in God’s Word.
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Reflecting on 20 Years of God's Faithfulness
The Christian landscape has shifted in significant ways since 2005, the year The Gospel Coalition was founded. In this panel discussion recorded at TGC25, Mark Vroegop, Nancy Guthrie, Collin Hansen, Juan Sanchez, and Ligon Duncan reminisce about the early days of TGC and reflect on all God has done in the past 20 years. They also talk about what they hope to see in the future as TGC seeks to help
How to Speak Jesus to Your Friends
Loving Jesus means loving our neighbors as well. But our culture is increasingly post-Christian, post-church, and post-reached. Our neighbors feel further away than they’ve ever been. So what shifts are needed to speak Jesus in this culture? In this talk from TGC25 followed by Q&A, Sam Chan talks about how to speak about Jesus in a more effective way.
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Risen Motherhood’s Last, Best Advice for Moms
Over the past 10 years, Laura Wifler and Emily Jensen have watched motherhood shift in significant ways. As they sunset their popular Risen Motherhood ministry, they've got some parting advice for today's moms. Listen to Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra read her article about it, published at The Gospel Coalition.
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Transformed Together: Ryan Kwon on Eph. 4:25–5:14
In this plenary message from TGC25, Ryan Kwon exposits Ephesians 4:25–5:14. He explains that God's indicatives always lead to God's imperatives, and the grace of God gives believers a new desire to obey God's commands. In Christ, this leads to living out a new individual identity, a new collective identity, and a new familial identity.
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Equipped Together: Andrew Wilson on Eph. 4:1–16
In this plenary session from TGC25, Andrew Wilson argues that you can't make sense of the book of Ephesians without understanding the necessity of Jesus's ascension. He characterizes the structure of Ephesians 4:1-16 as "mountain-shaped" with the ascension at its peak. Paul urges the early church to unity and maturity because these things are grounded in the gifts of the ascended Christ.
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Unto Us: Advent Devotional
An excerpt from the Advent devotional Unto Us: 25 Advent Devotions about the Messiah. Unto Us is available to buy on Amazon or in the TGC store.
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