The Gospel Coalition had it’s conference this past week, and for the liberals, it was a successful event. This conference featured David Platt, Alistair Begg, JD Greear, and a host of others.
An attendee posted a video of what looked like a vibrant audience on the final day.
Has the momentum of the Reformed Resurgence slowed and is TGC a movement in declension? When most conferences experience attrition on its final day of meeting, I see a packed exhibition hall and a standing room only meeting hall of 7,000+ attendees.
In a word, no. #TGC25 .
His argument is that reports of The Gospel Coalition’s demise have been exaggerated. And I must agree with that. I’ve written about how The Gospel Coalition is a behemoth of an online ministry. It’s email list is an ocean and its legacy donor class is keeping them afloat. Though they canceled some conference events, they invested in heavy hitting speakers for a liberal audience this year.
The Gospel Coalition has the reins on the managerial class of Evangelicalism, and this has not changed, despite the last few years. Perhaps heavier reporting can inflict reputational damage, but The Gospel Coalition posts a lot less cringe than they used to with Christianity Today drawing much of the fire, and Christian Post is just shlogging out slop. The Gospel Coalition will endorse heretical TV shows, but otherwise has kept a low profile as though they do not want the Taylor Swift fiasco again.
Nevertheless, they remain a liberal bastion, and a smarter one at that. They continue to subvert sound teaching on sexuality through the Keller Center. And even though the managerial class is lost for now, the working class is rolling their eyes at the ivory towers of The Gospel Coalition and their ineptitude at being relevant to them.
The Gospel Coalition still remains strong, which is an unfortunate reality, as their woke descent did not cause them to go broke.
