I am so excited and happy to be living in these times. Many of the reasons (Bryan Chapell, Mark Dever, Mark Driscoll, D.A. Carson, Tim Keller, C.J. Mahaney and John Piper) are intensified by their unity and work together as The Gospel Coalition.
One of their joint projects, which I know will greatly impact me and my ministry, is their theological journal, themelios. There are two articles in the most recent issue (Vol 33, Issue 3), which I can’t wait to read:
- The Gospel and the Poor by Tim Keller
- Shared Intentions? Reflections on Inspiration and Interpretation in Light of Scripture’s Dual Authorship by Jared M. Compton
Also interesting is their Christ on Campus Initiative, which produces apologetic articles for college students that are “intellectually rigorous, culturally relevant, persuasive in argument and faithful to historic, evangelical Christianity”.
But even more exciting than The Gospel Coalition is The Resurgence, which is primarily a blog, but also a network. From their website:
About the Resurgence
Resurgence is a movement that resources multiple generations to live for Jesus so that they can effectively reach their cities with the gospel by staying culturally accessible and Biblically faithful.
We are:
Resurgence means to rise again, or to surge back into vibrancy. We believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ must resurge in every generation to meet the needs of people and their continually changing cultures.
Missional means that we believe Jesus Christ is on a mission to seek and save people, change their lives, and transform their cultures. Because of this we believe that Christians, Christian organizations, and Christian churches exist to join Jesus on His mission by immersing themselves in whatever culture Jesus has placed them.
Theology means that we believe that personal and cultural transformation is only possible by meeting the living Jesus Christ of the Bible through His gospel. Because of this we believe that culturally accessible mission also requires biblically faithful theology.
Cooperative means that we believe a team of missional theologians working together as friends and peers, sharing ideas, and correcting errors is the best way for learning to occur. Because of this we are a network of various Christian leaders, ministries, churches, and networks seeking to work together in providing the most culturally effective and biblically faithful missional theology.
