We invite you to join us, either in-person or online, for TGC’s 2021 National Conference, Jesus Is Greater: Christ’s Supremacy in a Chaotic World.

 

Everyone who attends in-person or virtually will receive access to all conference media—all keynote talks on the book of Hebrews and all breakout sessions—either live or on demand.  Every registrant (in-person or virtually) will also receive six free books and access to bookstore discounts on hundreds of other titles.


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APRIL 12–14, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Speakers

Don Carson

Don Carson

Don Carson is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and founder and theologian-at-large of The Gospel Coalition. He has edited and authored numerous books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children.

Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung is senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, Board chairman of The Gospel Coalition, and assistant professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte). He has authored numerous books, including Just Do Something, and he holds a PhD from the University of Leicester. Kevin and his wife, Trisha, have eight children: Ian, Jacob, Elizabeth, Paul, Mary, Benjamin, Tabitha, and Andrew. 

Ligon Duncan

Ligon Duncan

Ligon Duncan is the chancellor and CEO, and professor of systematic and historical theology, at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is co-founder of Together for the Gospel, a senior fellow of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and a Board member of The Gospel Coalition. He holds a BA from Furman University, an MDiv and MA from Covenant Theological Seminary, and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Duncan has edited, written, and contributed to numerous books. Ligon and his wife, Anne, have two children. 

Carl Ellis Jr.

Carl Ellis Jr.

Carl Ellis Jr. serves as the provost’s professor of theology and culture, assistant to the chancellor, and senior fellow of the African American Leadership Initiative at Reformed Theological Seminary. Ellis is the author of several books, including Free at Last? and Saving Our Sons. He holds a BA from Hampton University, an MAR from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a DPhil from Oxford Graduate School. 

Nancy Guthrie

Nancy Guthrie

Nancy Guthrie, host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast at The Gospel Coalition, teaches the Bible through numerous Bible study books, at her home church—Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee—as well as at conferences around the country and internationally. She and her husband, David are the co-hosts of the GriefShare video series and host Respite Retreat for couples who have faced the death of a child.

Julius Kim

Julius Kim

Julius J. Kim serves as the president of The Gospel Coalition. Prior to that he served for 20 years as the dean of students and professor of practical theology at Westminster Seminary California. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and serves as an associate pastor at New Life PCA in Escondido, California. Julius holds a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is the author of multiple books. He and his wife, Ji Hee, have two daughters.

Melissa Kruger

Melissa Kruger

Melissa Kruger serves as director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She has authored multiple books, including The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, and Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, and they have three children.

Trillia Newbell

Trillia Newbell

Trillia Newbell is the author of several books, including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is for Us, Fear and Faith, and the children’s book God’s Very Good Idea. You can find her at trillianewbell.com

John Onwuchekwa

John Onwuchekwa

John Onwuchekwa is a pastor at Cornerstone Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church. John holds an MA from Dallas Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Shawndra, are the proud parents of one daughter, Ava.

John Piper

John Piper

John Piper 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. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.

David Platt

David Platt

David Platt is pastor of McLean Bible Church in Washington, D.C., and the founder of Radical. He holds a PhD from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has previously served as the president of the International Mission Board. He has contributed to several volumes in the CCEC series (Matthew, Galatians, 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, and James) and is the author of Radical, ​Radical Together​, ​Follow Me,​ ​Counter Culture​, and ​Something Needs to Change.

Jen Wilkin

Jen Wilkin

Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. Her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God. She currently serves as the director of classes and curriculum for The Village Church Institute. You can find her at jenwilkin.net.

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Overview

Finding Rest in a Restless World: Rejoice in the Finished Work of Christ
ROMANS 5
Kathleen Nielson
Finding Rest in a Restless World: Reflect the Continual Work of the Spirit
ROMANS 8
Ligon Duncan
Finding Rest in a Restless World: Remember the Character of God
ROMANS 11:33-12:2
Jen Wilkin
The Great Imbalance: What We Must Change If We Actually Want To Obey The Great Commission
David Platt
1
The Final Word: Christ & Revelation
HEBREWS 1:1–2:18
Kevin DeYoung
2
The Final Mediator: Christ & Moses
HEBREWS 3:1–4:13
Julius Kim
3
Christ’s Better Priesthood
HEBREWS 4:14–7:28
Don Carson
4
Christ’s Greater Covenant
HEBREWS 8:1–13
Lloyd Kim
5
Christ’s Better Sanctuary & Sacrifice
HEBREWS 9:1–10:18
John Piper
6
The Christian’s Patience: Full Assurance of Hope
HEBREWS 10:19–11:40
John Onwuchekwa
7
The Christian’s Pilgrimage: the Endurance of Faith
HEBREWS 12:1–29
Bryan Chapell
8
The Christian’s Power: the Exhortation to Love
HEBREWS 13:1–17
David Platt
1
How to Run with Endurance in Ministry
MATT CARTER, VERMON PIERRE, JOHN YATES, AFSHIN ZIAFAT
2
Hopeful Living in Trying Times (Hall of Faith)
JASON COOK, ANDREW DAVIS, COLLIN HANSEN, RUSSELL MOORE, SARAH ZYLSTRA
1
Tempted as We Are: Jesus Our Sympathetic High Priest
MICHAEL HORTON
2
Certainty in the Age of Uncertainty (Assurance of Faith; Warning Passages)
IRWYN INCE
3
Let Us Offer Acceptable Worship
LIGON DUNCAN
4
This Kingdom Will Not Be Shaken
ALBERT MOHLER
Live "As In Heaven" Episode: Tim Keller and Irwyn Ince on a Biblical Theology of Race and Justice
MICHAEL AITCHESON, JIM DAVIS, IRWYN INCE, TIM KELLER
Bully Pulpit: Training Christian Leaders to Resist Spiritual Abuse
DAN DORIANI, MICHAEL KRUGER (MODERATOR), JOHN YATES
Deliver Us from Evil: Female Bravery and the Mission of God
JEN WILKIN
Gentle Savior, Gentle Shepherds: His Deepest Heart, Our Secret Power
DANE ORTLUND
Healthy Complementarianism
KEVIN DEYOUNG, LIGON DUNCAN, NANCY GUTHRIE (MODERATOR), MELISSA KRUGER
"How Long O Lord?” – How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation
JASON COOK, IRWYN INCE, KORI PORTER, MARK VROEGOP (MODERATOR)
Nothing Outside His Control: The Paradox of Faithful Anxiety
ALASDAIR GROVES
Why's It So Hard to Talk About Race & Racism?
ISAAC ADAMS
The Role of the Local Church in 21st-Century Missions
DAVID PLATT
Discipleship: Building Stronger Churches One Life at a Time
COURTNEY DOCTOR, VANESSA HAWKINS, MELISSA KRUGER (MODERATOR), TRILLIA NEWBELL
Does Grace Oppose Hard Work? A Conversation about Legalism, Moralism, and the Gospel
MICHAEL KRUGER, JEN WILKIN
Rising Above Cancel Culture with the Fruit of Gentleness
SCOTT SAULS
Sexuality and Our Post-Christian Culture
THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY
Why Deacons Are Crucial
9 MARKS AND MIDWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Prayer Event for the Persecuted Church in China
CHINA PARTNERSHIP
Acts 29 Interest Lunch
ACTS 29
Doctoral Programs Discussions
SOUTHEASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Gospel Centered Youth Ministry Coffee
ROOTED MINISTRY
Thinking Biblically: A Conversation on the Warning Passages of Hebrews
SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The Post-Covid Church
9 MARKS AND MIDWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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Through March 1

$165

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$179

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Through April 12

$185

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$199

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