TGC Podcast
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TGC Podcast
The Gospel Coalition Podcast features keynote and breakout sessions from our national, regional, and women's conferences. We exist to equip the next generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.
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Jen Wilkin and Mike Kruger on Understanding Revelation
Revelation is a book of the Bible many of us fear or avoid: it can feel opaque at best and terrifying at worst. Popular conceptions in movies and fict...
Harvard Recommends Surprising Health Hack: Go to Church
This article is adapted from How Church Could (Literally) Save Your Life. by Rebecca McLaughlin (TGC/Crossway, October 2025). Purchase through the TGC...
Answering the Skeptic's Hardest Questions
In this live recording from TGC25, Rebecca McLaughlin and Sam Chan discuss strategies for answering skeptics' questions about Christianity, then they...
Lessons on Suffering from the Puritans
Maybe no other movement in church history has spoken with greater spiritual insight on suffering than the Puritans. In this message recorded at TGC25,...
Why Ministry Partners Are Better than Instagram Friends
True friendship is a gift from God, but in our digital age, it can be difficult to foster meaningful friendships. In this conversation recorded at TGC...
Mental Health in the Church
In this talk from TGC25, Jeremy Pierre looks at Scripture’s vision for mental well-being and offers suggestions for how to talk about mental health wi...
Practical Help for Parenting in the Early Years
Tantrums. Screen time. Sleep. Discipline. None of us has parenting completely figured out, but we can all learn from each other. In this conversation,...
Cultural Apologetics 101
Cultural apologetics involves understanding and addressing cultural narratives and longings, rather than just intellectual arguments. In this panel di...
Tim Keller on Getting Out of Egypt (And Bondage to Sin)
In this message on Exodus 4, recorded at TGC's 2011 National Conference, Tim Keller discusses the significance of the Red Sea crossing in the Old Test...
Pro-Life from Womb to Tomb
This panel discussion, recorded live at TGCW24 considers the importance of human dignity as we seek to develop an all-encompassing approach to valuing...
Theology of Rest
Many of us know we need to rest but aren’t sure how to adopt a rhythm of rest that reflects biblical teaching. In this conversation from TGCW24, Amy G...
Don Carson: Be Faithful and Flexible in Gospel Proclamation
Don Carson discusses the concept of flexibility in gospel proclamation based on 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. He explains how Paul adapted his message to dif...
Loving the Church When You've Been Hurt
Whether it’s a public scandal captured in the headlines or a private offense held closely in our hearts, many of us have been hurt by others in the ch...
Encouragement for Ministry Wives
Are you the wife of a pastor, elder, or seminary student? We want you to know you’re not alone in this unique calling. In this episode from TGC’s 2024...
Building Cross-Cultural Competence Through Holistic Discipleship
Loving others and communicating respectfully across differences isn’t easy—sometimes it’s not even something we want to do. It’s far more comfortable...
Fighting the Good Fight (2 Tim. 4:6–22)
In this keynote from TGC’s 2009 National Conference, Ligon Duncan urges pastors to recover the centrality of the pastoral epistles—1 and 2 Timothy and...
Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry (2 Tim. 2:14–3:9)
In this keynote from TGC’s 2009 National Conference, K. Edward Copeland examines 2 Timothy 3:1–9 to address the dangers of self-centeredness, superfic...
The Pattern of Sound Words (2 Tim. 1:13–2:13)
In this keynote from TGC’s 2009 National Conference, Philip Ryken opens 2 Timothy to remind pastors that faithful ministry flows from the power and pr...
Unashamed Courage in the Gospel (2 Tim. 1:1–12)
In this keynote message from TGC’s 2009 National Conference, John Piper unpacks 2 Timothy 1:1–12 with a powerful call to “fan into flame” the gift of...
Gratitude: A Dare to Cultivate Joy (with Ann Voskamp)
How can joy be possible—always, right where you are?
In this breakout session from TGC’s 2024 Women’s Conference, Ann Voskamp shares how cultiva...
The Military as Missionaries
Military families face unique challenges—and unique opportunities for gospel mission. In this breakout from TGC's 2024 Women's Conference, Hunter Bele...
A Theology of Women and Work
Christian women sometimes feel conflicted about work. Is work an aspect of what it means to be made in God’s image? Does work conflict with family res...
Tim Keller: Gospel Ministry Challenges Idolatry
In his message at TGC's 2009 national conference, Tim Keller introduces gospel ministry through the lens of 2 Timothy, highlighting the critical but o...
Empowered Together: A New Fight
In his keynote message from TGC25, David Platt unpacks Ephesians 6:10–20, urging believers to recognize the reality and intensity of spiritual warfare...
Enlightened Together: A New Ministry
In this keynote message from TGC25, Alistair Begg unpacks Ephesians 3:1–13, showing how Paul’s suffering and calling reveal the mystery of Christ—that...
Chosen Together: A New Calling (John Piper at TGC25)
In this keynote message from TGC25, John Piper walks through Ephesians 1:3–14, unfolding its sweeping vision of God's purpose to unite all things in C...
How to Study the Bible
In this breakout session from TGCW24, Kristen Wetherell, Elizabeth Woodson, Raechel Myers, and Amanda Bible Williams explore the joys and challenges o...
Why We Need Women Involved in Ministry
In this breakout session from TGCW24, Michael Kruger makes a compelling case for the essential role of women in ministry—not as optional or merely per...
Crawford Loritts: How Do You Make a Difference?
In this keynote address from TGC's 2007 inaugural conference, Crawford Loritts explores the urgency of passing faith from one generation to the next,...
John Piper: The Gospel Will Triumph
In this keynote address from TGC's 2007 inaugural conference, John Piper explores the triumph of the gospel in the new heavens and new earth, emphasiz...
Tim Keller: How Gospel-Shaped Ministry Looks
In this keynote address from TGC's 2007 inaugural conference, TGC's cofounder Tim Keller unpacks the essence of gospel-centered ministry, drawing from...
Don Carson: Defining and Defending the Gospel
In this keynote address from TGC's inaugural conference in 2007, TGC cofounder Don Carson answers the question "What is the gospel?" He unpacks the go...
Understanding Adolescent Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health
We’re living through a teen mental illness epidemic, as adolescents self-report record levels of sadness, loneliness, and anxiety. And teens growing u...
Reclaiming the Lost Art of Blessing
All Christians are called to bless, but do we know what that call means and how it informs the way we relate to our family and neighbors? In this brea...
How Union with Christ Changes Everything
Amy Gannett joins Joanna Kimbrel to discuss the doctrine of union with Christ and its profound impact on the Christian life. They explore how salvatio...
What in the World Is God Doing?
In this breakout session at TGCW24, Sarah Zylstra hosts a roundtable discussion with Sarah Kuswadi, Gail Curry, Carol de Rossi, and Shamsia Borhani Ra...
Materialism, Money, and Me Culture
In this breakout session from TGCW24, Jen Oshman explores the deep-rooted human desire for security, whether through material wealth, productivity, or...
A Conversation about Singleness
In this episode, Soojin Park, Anna Meade Harris, and Lydia Brownback share their personal experiences, from widowhood to lifelong singleness, addressi...
Preparing Teens for Life in a Secular World
A recent Barna study showed that the ages of 18 to 25 are when many professing Christians will leave the church, especially as they transition to coll...
How Christianity Transformed the World
Many today claim Christianity is toxic, bigoted, patriarchal, Western, imperialist, and repressive. However, the biblical teaching that every human be...