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Mercy Ministry vs. Gospel Proclamation

April 11, 2017 | Staff • John Piper • Don Carson • Tim Keller

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In 2008, The Gospel Coalition was a fledgling organization. TGC vice president Tim Keller and president Don Carson sat down with Council member John Piper for the first of many recorded discussions on how to apply gospel-centered theology to all of life. This conversation addresses whether attention to ministries of mercy inevitably corrodes gospel proclamation in a church.

To consider this issue in greater depth, check out Gospel Shaped Mercy, a curriculum by Stephen Um from The Gospel Coalition and The Good Book Company.

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John Piper (BA, Wheaton College; BD, Fuller Theological Seminary; ThD, University of Munich) serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and he is a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at Desiring God.

Don Carson (BS, McGill University; MDiv, Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto; PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and cofounder (retired) of The Gospel Coalition. He has edited and authored numerous books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children.

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.