Why We Need Revival Today

Revival is not something that Reformed Christians talk a lot about any longer. Perhaps we fear to get it wrong or that God may disappoint us if he doesn’t answer our prayer for revival. It’s tempting to think if we just get our doctrine right, we don’t need to worry about revival.

The three guests for this roundtable discussion push back against the fear of revival, especially among gospel-centered Christians. All three have been inspired by historic accounts of the extraordinary work of the Holy Spirit to pray, “Lord, do it again!”

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Is there enough evidence for us to believe the Gospels?

In an age of faith deconstruction and skepticism about the Bible’s authority, it’s common to hear claims that the Gospels are unreliable propaganda. And if the Gospels are shown to be historically unreliable, the whole foundation of Christianity begins to crumble.

But the Gospels are historically reliable. And the evidence for this is vast.

To learn about the evidence for the historical reliability of the four Gospels, click below to access a FREE eBook of Can We Trust the Gospels? written by New Testament scholar Peter J. Williams.

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Tim Keller (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) was founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Manhattan, chairman of Redeemer City to City, and co-founder of The Gospel Coalition. He wrote numerous books, including The Reason for God. He and his wife, Kathy, had three children.

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth is the founder of Revive Our Hearts, a ministry calling women to revival and true biblical womanhood. She is the author of 18 books and hosts two daily radio programs, Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Nancy is married to Robert Wolgemuth and writes at the True Woman blog.

Collin Hansen serves as vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, as well as executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and has written and contributed to many books, most recently Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation and Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential. He has published with the New York Times and the Washington Post and offered commentary for CNN, Fox News, NPR, BBC, ABC News, and PBS NewsHour. He edited Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor and The New City Catechism Devotional, among other books. He is an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School, where he also co-chairs the advisory board.