Tim Keller: "Losing My Religion" Open Forum

If you want to listen to what Tim Keller does when he holds Open Forums for non-Christians, skeptics, seekers, etc...listen to "Losing My Religion: Why Christians Should Drop Their Religion." Redeemer has audio from 44 Open Forums, though I haven't checked if audio for others is offered free like this one. MP3s are typically $2.50, but this one is free.

I listened today. Instructive for us as missionaries and preachers, evangelists and apologists, disciples and strugglers with religiosity. He confronts religion, truths, psychology, philosophy, and truth-claims respectfully, yet still directly. 

How can we as pastors and ministers speak to our city, our culture, with intellect, wisdom, courage, and charity? Keller's example helps me, and I hope it will help you too.

Tim Keller | How The Gospel Changes Our Apologetics

How do we do apologetics? Tim Keller weighs in...

Apologetics is an answer to the “why” question after you’ve already given people an answer to the “what” question. The what question, of course, is “What is the gospel?” But when you call people to believe in the gospel and they ask, “Why should I believe that?” —then you need apologetics.

I’ve heard plenty of Christians try to answer the why question by going back to the what. “You have to believe because Jesus is the Son of God.” But that’s answering the why with more what. Increasingly we live in a time in which you can’t avoid the why question. Just giving the what (for example, a vivid gospel presentation) worked in the days when the cultural institutions created an environment in which Christianity just felt true or at least honorable. But in a post-Christendom society, in the marketplace of ideas, you have to explain why this is true, or people will just dismiss it.

Go read Dr. Keller's entire post and visit my Tim Keller Resources page for much more from Tim Keller.

Tim Keller | Redeemer Report Articles

Here are all of Tim Keller's Redeemer Report articles from 2008 through now. (Source, including many articles by other authors)

• The Gospel and Humor (June 2008)
• The Importance of Hell (August 2008)
• Yes, I Wrote (Another) Book (September 2008)
• The Difficulty of Community (October 2008)
• Financial Scarcity + Gospel Joy = Riches (December 2008)
• The Grace of The Law (January 2009)
• Pharisees With Low Standards (February 2009)
• The Resurrection and Christian Mission (April 2009)
• Scoffers, Scorners, and Snark (May 2009)
• The Obtrusive Self (June 2009)
• Covenant Renewal and Redeemer’s “DNA” (September 2009)
• The RENEW Campaign and Redeemer’s Future (October 2009)
• Sending Everybody (November 2009)
• Thank You. Thank You. Now Let's Repent (December 2009)
• Work and Cultural Renewal (January 2010)
• Lay Leadership and Redeemer’s Future (February 2010)
• Authority (April 2010)
• Long Distance Spirituality (May 2010)
• Faithfulness and Meekness (June 2010)
• From “Come and See” To “Go and Share” (September 2010)
• How to Pray Better in Public and in Private, Too (October 2010)
• Justice and Generosity (November 2010)
• Only Believers or Disciples? (January 2011)
• Backlash and Civility (February 2011)
• The Honors of the King (March 2011)
• New Website for Those Investigating Faith (June/July 2011)
• The Lay Ministry Dynamic (August 2011)
• The Altar (October 2011)
• Year-End Generosity (December 2011)
• Why Conversion and Revival are Biblical (February 2012)
• Statement on NYC School's Decision to Ban Churches (February 2012)

Tim Keller | Google Talk On Marriage

Tim Keller is 100 gifts to the Church. Maybe one of the most important is his ability to talk to non-Christians & intellectuals. Here's his hour long talk to the employees at Google on The Meaning of Marriage. How many Christians could talk to this crowd in such a reasonable and inviting way on an issue of decreasing weight in our culture? Wonderful. (HT:JT)

Keller | Preaching in a Secular Culture

From Tim Keller's new article, "Preaching in a Secular Culture," on some practices for preaching to secular people...

• Solve all problems with the gospel
• Beware of assumptions
• Engage in apologetics
• Provide applications for both parties
• Be authentic
• Be conscious of alienating language
• Expect, and respect, doubt
• Address the wider community
• Draw on cultural references
• Read across the spectrum

For more on these 10 practices and a lot more on preaching in a secular culture, go read the whole article.

The Future of the Evangelist

After writing my series on open-air preaching, which I will likely add to at some point, I've become convinced of what I'm going to suggest in this post. I'd like to see an open discussion on it. Feel free to agree, disagree, or push-back in the comments.

Let me say this at the outset. My open-air posts were mostly geared toward local pastors preaching publicly in their local places. This post is looking beyond a pastor preaching locally.

Here's my thesis: The future of the evangelist, specifically the evangelist who moves beyond the barriers of their own community, city, or "parish," will be embraced by a well-known pastor (or a few of them) who will fill auditoriums, university campuses, and public spaces around the country with the preaching of the Gospel. Their reputation as planters, pastors, authors, and conference speakers have rightly given them reputations as powerful speakers who have a certain unction, and on that platform they will be able to gather crowds like few can and benefit the church wherever they preach.

Now, I want to be careful here. I'm not railing against pastors who have used their reputations to write books, speak at conferences, and create large ministries. For example, John Piper has an amazing and wonderful ministry of creating and distributing resources for the glory of God and the good of the church. I recommend Desiring God often and heartily. Such a blessing. So please don't hear me as saying that prominence that leads to these sorts of ministries is wrong. Not at all

My contention is this, and I have to make it concrete by using a real example: What would happen if Mark Driscoll became the staff evangelist of Mars Hill. They pay him well and give him a sufficient ministry budget. Then they commission him to spend X weeks a year preaching evangelistically around the country...indoors, outdoors, at scheduled times, at unscheduled times, in season, out of season, etc. His church reputation as well as a growing public reputation will open many doors for the Gospel.

I think this could be true of a number of people, such as Tim Keller, Mark Dever, Darrin Patrick, Francis Chan, Matt Chandler, and others.

Imagine someone with public prominence, a good reputation among churches, and who is a compelling Gospel preacher set loose upon the world to preach to the many and to the one. These men not only have the reputations that have already laid the groundwork for this sort of evangelism, but they have the connections in major and minor U.S. cities (and beyond!) with good theologically sound, gospel-preaching churches so that their evangelistic work will immediately connect people to local churches rather than leave them hanging as the evangelist leaves town.

I'm not suggesting I know what God is leading any man to do. But I can't help but think that the right response for some preachers, who are seeing remarkable results and explosive church growth from their evangelistic preaching, is to take their preaching of the Gospel far beyond their city. Could this be the future of mass evangelism? Could this lead to the resurgence of good, theologically-sound missional open-air preachers?

I wonder if any of our great preachers are thinking in this direction. I wonder how some of the men I listed above would respond to this idea. I hope they will consider it. I think it would be an amazing development for the good of the church.

Tim Keller | "Gospel Polemics, Part 4"

Tim Keller continues (& concludes) his blog series on Gospel Polemics with "Gospel Polemics, Part 4: Everybody's Rule." Here's a roundup of the first six rules. A blurb from "Everybody's Rule" concerning the evil of ad hominem arguments...

...no one has written more eloquently about this rule than John Newton, in his well-known “Letter on Controversy.” Newton says that first, before you begin to write a single word against an opponent, “and during the whole time you are preparing your answer, you may commend him by earnest prayer to the Lord's teaching and blessing.” This practice will stir up love for him and “such a disposition will have a good influence upon every page you write.” Later in the letter Newton says, “Be upon your guard against admitting anything personal into the debate. If you think you have been ill treated, you will have an opportunity of showing that you are a disciple of Jesus, who ‘when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not.’ ” It is a great danger to aim to “gain the laugh on your side,” to make your opponent look evil and ridiculous instead of engaging their views with “the compassion due to the souls of men.”

[...]

I would even ask seminaries to consider at least one course in “Polemical Theology” which would not simply list the errors that need to be refuted, but which would teach students how to go about theological dispute in a way that accords with Biblical wisdom and the gospel.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Tim Keller | The Berlin Conference

Tim Keller gave three talks at the 2011 Berlin Conference, two of which were followed by questions & answers. You have to register on the City to City Europe website to download, but it's worth it. His talks...

• The Gospel-Centered Church (also Q&A)
• The Urban Church (also Q&A)
• The Holistic Church

Go to City to City Europe to download them.

Tim Keller | "Gospel Polemics, Part 3"

Tim Keller has been writing about Gospel polemics. His first post he gave some introductory thoughts. Last post Dr. Keller listed 3 rules for Gospel polemics. This post he gives three more. Here are all six...

1. Carson’s Rule—You don’t have to follow Matthew 18 before publishing polemics.
2. Murray’s Rule—You must take full responsibility for even unwitting misrepresentation of someone’s views.
3. Alexander’s Rule—Never attribute an opinion to your opponent that he himself does not own.
4. Gillespie’s Rule A – Take your opponents’ views in total, not selectively. 
5. Gillespie’s Rule B – Represent and engage your opponents’ position in its very strongest form, not in a weak ‘straw man’ form.
6. Calvin’s Rule – Seek to persuade, not antagonize, but watch your motives! 

Go read all three posts: Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3

Tim Keller | "Gospel Polemics, Part 2"

Tim Keller discusses 3 rules for Gospel Polemics in his new post that "will help us neither avoid polemics nor engage in them in a spiritually destructive way." Here are the rules, but go read his explanations.

1. Carson’s Rule – You don’t have to follow Matthew 18 before publishing polemics
2. Murray’s Rule – You must take full responsibility for even unwitting misrepresentation of someone’s views
3. Alexander’s Rule – Never attribute an opinion to your opponent that he himself does not own

Read "Gospel Polemics, Part 2," or start with "Gospel Polemics, Part 1."

Tim Keller | "Gospel Polemics, Part 1"

Polemics is medicine, not food. Without medicine we will surely die—we can’t live without it. This is why “polemical theology’ must be a required part of every theological curriculum. Yet we cannot live on medicine. If you engage in polemics with relish and joy—if polemics takes up a significant percentage or even a majority of your time and energy—it is like trying to live on medicine alone. It won’t work, for the church or for you.

Tim Keller, "Gospel Polemics, Part 1" - read more

Tim Keller | "Wisdom and Sabbath Rest"

From Tim Keller's article, "Wisdom and Sabbath Rest," which is adapted from a 2007 leadership training session talk at Redeemer.

The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose of Sabbath is to enjoy your God, life in general, what you have accomplished in the world through his help, and the freedom you have in the gospel—the freedom from slavery toany material object or human expectation. The Sabbath is a sign of the hope that we have in the world to come.

Revival: Hansen, Keller, DeMoss

Collin Hansen interviews Tim Keller and Nancy Leigh DeMoss on revival. Great conversation. So many things I could quote, but here's one of my favorite quotes by Keller (35 seconds in)...

In the last 20 or 30 years, because the society's changed and because we are finding it harder to reach people, there's been an enormous amount of intellectual and emotional energy given to: How are we reaching these people? And we've actually, I think, put all of our energy into that and it seems to have sucked a lot of the air out of the room. So people just aren't, they're more concerned with: How are we going to reach people who are so hard to reach? When I think Dr. Lloyd-Jones in his lectures on revival has actually said that you need revival more in a time like that, because what the world doesn't see is a beautiful church. A church with people filled with the Spirit, people who the Gospel's changed their lives and are loving one another. And honestly the best way to reach people is to show them something gorgeous here. And we shouldn't be too worried about all the various kinds of new strategies we're supposed use. So I actually feel like the strategies for evangelism, and, you know, I'm an evangelist, and I still feel like it's taken a lot of the emphasis away from asking God to revive our churches. (emphasis mine)

HT: Jared

Keller | Lloyd-Jones on the Efficacy of Preaching Today

Tim Keller has a new blog post on Lloyd-Jones on the Efficacy of Preaching. A blurb...

...if you make preaching central to your ministry, you are indeed expecting that the public ministry of the Word will be attractive and draw people in. At this point the Doctor takes the main objection—"they won't come"—head on. He says bluntly, "The answer is that they will come, and that they do come…" Now the Doctor was speaking of his own ministry at Westminster Chapel in central London after World War II. Church attendance throughout Europe plunged after the war, for a mixture of reasons. In that situation, he began preaching his long, theological, expositional sermons, and slowly the huge auditorium filled. His evening services were twice the size of the morning services, since people from all over London came to bring their non-Christian friends. I dare say that something similar happened to us in New York City over the past two decades, and in an analogous context. (emphasis mine)

Read the whole post: Lloyd-Jones on the Efficacy of Preaching

Keller | Lloyd-Jones on the Primacy of Preaching

Here's a snippit from Tim Keller's blog post today: Lloyd-Jones on the Primacy of Preaching...

Dr. Lloyd-Jones effectively dismantles the idea that watching a video or listening to an audio of a sermon is as good as coming physically into an assembly and listening to a sermon with a body of people. It is obviously a good thing if a person who never hears or reads the Bible listens to the recording of a good gospel message and is helped by it. But the Doctor argues that people experience the sermon in a radically different way if they hear it together with a body of listeners and if they see the preacher. Watching on a screen or listening as you walk detaches you and the sermon becomes mere information, not a whole experience. There is a power and impact that the media cannot convey.

Read Dr. Keller's entire post.

Tim Keller on Preaching to Himself

Tim Keller, at about 7 minutes in to the 2nd Q&A session with Bryan Chapell (from these discussions), is basically asked, How do you ["preach the gospel to yourself every day"]? I worked hard to do justice to how Keller stated these things. Hope it's helpful.

I try to do petition in the morning. I try to do repentance in the evening. So I try to pray in the morning and in the evening. In the evening I look back on what I did wrong and repent. 

But in the middle of the day I try to catch myself and I look for four kinds of emotions. 

I always pray in the morning, "Lord make me happy enough in the grace of Jesus to avoid being proud, cold, scared, and hooked."

• Now, by proud I mean what you think, too self-congratulatory. And maybe disdainful of people who I don't think have it together.
• Cold means I'm just too absorbed in my concerns to really be compassionate and gracious and warm and joyful to the people around me. 
• Scared means I'm just obviously too anxious and worried.
• Hooked means...when you're overworked, it means for me...eating. Eating things I shouldn't eat just because it's a way of keeping my energy up, and also because it's a way of rewarding myself. Or looking at women more than once.

So: proud, cold, scared, hooked.

Now, in the middle of the day I get it out and say, "Have I been proud, scared, cold, or hooked in the last 3-4 hours. And the answer usually is "Yeah." And then I say, "How do I bring the Gospel to bear on that? How does the grace of God deal with it?" And you try to catch yourself in those feelings. So basically finding problem feelings and inordinate desires, catch them when they're happening, try to deal with them with the Gospel right there.

I call that "Quick Strike" on my idols around noon, if I can remember it. And repentance at night and petition in the morning. So I try to get into God's presence three times a day.

[...]

I know the times in which I've been most prone to temptation is when I've basically drop-kicked the whole practice, the discipline of it, for weeks on end because I've just been so busy and running ragged and that's when I can really sense myself being vulnerable.

Bryan Chapell Discussion with Tim Keller

Tim Keller was at Covenant Seminary and had a discussion with his friend and Covenant President Bryan Chapell (podcasted in December of 2010). Bryan Chapell led a two part discussion with him followed by a two part question & answer time.

The heart of the conversation was Counterfeit Gods, but tons of other rich, helpful stuff. We get stuff from Keller's prayer life, to the three year revival at Redeemer (according to Jonathan Edwards' standards), to the difficulties and blessings of 9/11 at Redeemer, to his thoughts on how getting "fame" as a pastor late in life has impacted Redeemer and their future and the push for leadership development, to how he prepares sermons, and bunches more. So good.

MP3's are below (original source). Or do as I did: go subscribe to Living Christ Today podcast and find the episodes from December. Tons of other great stuff there from Chapell and others. 

Click to listen, right click to download...

Discussion 1 | Discussion 2 || Q&A 1 | Q&A 2

Tim Keller | King's Cross -- out today!

King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Tim Keller is officially out today. Go get it. It's only $12.99 on Kindle.

Other helpful links...

• Tim Keller Resources
• Generous Justice
• The Prodigal God
• Counterfeit Gods
• The Reason for God
• Ministries of Mercy
• Gospel in Life Study

GIVEAWAY: Tim Keller | King's Cross

I've been given the chance, thanks to the fine folks at Dutton Books (@DuttonBooks) to GIVEAWAY TWO COPIES of Dr. Timothy Keller's newest book, King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus (Kindle | audio). It will be released on February 22nd. This is also the first book to have the Redeemer imprint, for books about faith and ministry in global culture. Pretty exciting stuff at full price, but you get the chance to WIN A FREE COPY!

Here's how it works...

STEP 1: Copy & share the following without the quote marks on Twitter (if you aren't on Twitter, use Facebook, or do BOTH!): "Want a FREE copy of King's Cross by Tim Keller? RT this & comment at Reformissionary to enter! http://bit.ly/g9eGgh "

STEP 2: Leave a comment below (so I can verify you did step 1). Include your full name and real email address (kept private) so I can contact the winners. For fun, guess the number of books (from my library) sitting on my desk right now. It's between 1-100.

I will randomly choose 2 winners in the late afternoon/early evening on Friday (18th).

GO! (And check out my page filled with other Tim Keller Resources)

Tim Keller Resources

Dr. Timothy Keller is Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC. This is a list of every Keller sermon, article, book, audiobook, DVD, Bible Study, and any other resource I can find. If you don't find something here you can also look into items tagged "Tim Keller" on the Reformissionary site in case I put up an individual post about a resource and failed to list it here. Feel free to link this post to help get these resources out. Find a dead link? Email me so I can keep this resource page up to date. 

KEY LINKS

• Redeemer Presbyterian Church
• Redeemer City to City
• TimothyKeller.com
• Tim Keller's Blog
• 150 FREE Sermons & Lectures
• Redeemer's REN3W Campaign
• Redeemers Recommended Resources

LOGOS - Tim Keller Sermon Archive (over 1,200 sermons!)

BOOKS

• Walking With God Through Pain And Suffering (2013 - Amaz | Kndl)
• Encounters With Jesus
• Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
• Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry In Your City (website)
• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment With The Wisdom of God
• King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
• Gospel In Life: Grace Changes Everything study (also DVD)
• The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
• Gospel-Centered Ministry [Gospel Coalition Booklets]
• Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just
• Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters (also audiobook)
• The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith (also audiobook | DVD)
• The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (also audiobook, DVD & Study Guide) - A profound work for skeptics and their believing friends. 
• Redeemer Church Planting Manual (or at CTC) - This is an excellent practical-without-being-too-businessy church planters guide. Well thought through. There are many helpful sections and resources in the book for pastors (not just planters) as well. I often recommend this as a key resource for any church leader.
• Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road - I bought this book years ago after one of my children was diagnosed with autism. I knew nothing about Keller at the time. It's a good resource for churches, church leaders, deacons, and thoughtful Christians.

BOOKS with Tim Keller contributions...

• Worship by the Book (with Don Carson, Kent Hughes and Mark Ashton)

Audio Resources from Dr. Keller...

• Diaconal Training (4 audio CDs)
• How to Give a Presentation to a Group (2 audio CDs)

More resources on Dr. Keller's books...

• Counterfeit Gods Resources | My Review | Website | The Grand Demythologizer Video, Audio (The Gospel Coalition)
• The Prodigal God Resources | website | sermon | Yes, I Wrote (Another) Book
• The Reason for God Resources | website | reader guide | Yes, I wrote a book | Interview

• Newsweek article: "The Smart Shepherd"
• Christianity Today interview: Tim Keller Reasons With America: The New York Pastor explains why he's taking his ministry model on the road
• Ed Stetzer interviews Tim Keller about The Reason for God and more
• Books & Culture review
• The Reason for GodSermons:The Trouble with Christianity...
  • Exclusivity: How an there be just one true religion?
  • Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?
  • Absolutism: Don't we all have to find truth for ourselves
  • Injustice: Hasn't Christianity been an instrument for oppression?
  • Hell: Isn't the God of Christianity an angry Judge?
  • Doubt: What should I do with my doubts?
  • Literalism: Isn't the Bible historically unreliable and regressive?
  • The Reason for GodVideos: Keller discusses The Reason for God - At Google - At Berkeley - Roundtable with WTS Faculty - Keller @ UChicago: Part 1, Part 2 - Keller at UPenn: The Reason for God - Keller at UPenn: Q&A

Redeemer Presbyterian Church store has sermons, studies & other resources available for purchase.

ARTICLES

• The Advent of Humility
• All of Life is Repentance
• Are You Saying That All Christians Should Make Cities A Priority? (2010)
• An Art-full Church
• Authority (2010)
• Backlash and Civility (2011)
• The Bible On Church & Culture
• Biblical Mandate for Mercy Ministries
• Biblical Theology of the City

• The Big Issues Facing the Western Church (2010)
  • How Should Churches and Leaders Be Preparing to Address These Big Issues Facing the Church? (2010)

• The Case for Commissioning (Not Ordaining) Deaconesses
• The Centrality of the Gospel (CTC)
• Changing the World Through the Lord's Supper
• Christ and the City
• Coming Together on Culture Part 1: Theological (2011) - Responses to Coming Together on Culture
• Coming Together on Culture Part 2: Practical (2012)
• Contentment (2010)
• Counterfeit Gods - The Personal Story (2009)
• The Country Parson (2009)
• Covenant Renewal and Redeemer’s “DNA” (2009)
• Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople
• Creation, Fall, Redemption - And Your Money
• The Cultures of the Presbyterian Church in America
• Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs: Leading the Secular to Christ
• The Difficulty of Community (2008)
• Discerning & Exercising Spiritual Gifts
• Evangelism through 'Networking'
• Evangelistic Worship
• Evolution & Science
• Faithfulness & Meekness (2010)
• Financial Scarcity + Gospel Joy = Riches (2008)
• Five Ministry Fronts In The City
• Four Models of Counseling in Pastoral Ministry
• Four Wrong Answers to the Question "Why Me?"
• From “Come and See” To “Go and Share” (2010)
• The Future of American Cities: Part 1 | Part 2 (2010)
• The Girl Nobody Wanted: Sermon Transcript (Gen 29:15-35)
• Gnostics and Jesus
• The Gospel and Humor
• The Gospel and Our Prejudice
• The Gospel and Sex
• The Gospel and the Poor
• Gospel-Centred Ministry
• The Gospel in All its Forms (Resurgence | CTC)
• Gospel Polemics Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
• The Grace of The Law (2009)
• The Honors of the King (2011)
• How Can I Know God? (landscape, handout format pdf)
• How Do you Take Criticism of Your Views? (2009)
• How the Gospel Changes Our Apologetics Part 1 (2012)
• How the Gospel Changes Our Apologetics Part 2 (2012)
• How Then Shall We Live Together - Subscription and the Future of the PCA
• How to Pray Better in Public and in Private, Too (2010)
• The Importance of Hell (2008)
• Justice & Generosity (2010)
• Kingdom-Centered Prayer (on Redeemer site, Keller?)
• The Kingly Willow Creek Conference (2009)
• Late Modern or Post-Modern? (2010)
• Lay Leadership & Redeemer's Future
• Love & Love Language
• Leadership and Church Size Dynamics
• Lloyd-Jones & Preaching

1. Lloyd-Jones on the Problem of Preaching (2011)
2. Lloyd-Jones on the Permanence of Preaching (2011)
3. Lloyd-Jones on the Primacy of Preaching (2011)
4. Lloyd-Jones on the Efficacy of Preaching Today (2011)
5. Lloyd-Jones on the Practice of Real Preaching (2011)
6. Lloyd-Jones on Preaching & The Gospel Part 1 (2011)
7. Lloyd-Jones on Preaching & The Gospel Part 2 (2011)
8. Lloyd-Jones on Preaching & The Gospel Part 3 (2011)

• Long-Distance Spirituality (2010)
• The Lord of the Rings & Redemptive Art
• Ministry Can Be Dangerous to Your Spiritual Health
• Ministry in the Middle Space (2012)
• Ministry Movements (2010)
• The Missional Church
• Monergism Interview with Dr. Tim Keller (2008)
• The Multi-Site Model--Thoughts (2010)
• The New Global Christianity in the Post-Christian West
• The Obtrusive Self (2009)
• On NYC Schools' Decision to Ban Churches (2012)
• Only Believers or Disciples? (2011)
• OT Law & the Charge of Inconsistency (2012)
• Our New Global Culture: Ministry in Urban Centers (CTC)
• A New Kind of Urban Christian (CTC)
• Pastor's Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (w David Powlison)
• Pharisees With Low Standards (2009)
• Planting a Church in the City
• Politics & Culture (2010)
• Post-Everythings (print version | CTC | Scribd)
• Prayer and the Gospel (2007)
• A Prayer Life That Nourishes Your Relationship to God
• Preacher-Onlys Aren't Good Preachers (2009)
• Preaching Amid Pluralism
• Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age: Brimstone for the Broad-minded
• Preaching in a Post-Modern City
• Preaching in a Secular Culture
• Preaching Morality in an Amoral Age (CTC)
• Process Managing Church Growth
• Proverbs: A Mini-Guide to Life (2010)
• Proverbs, Community, and Culture (2010)
• Religion and the Gospel (adapted from Keller's content)
• Religion-less Spirituality
• Religious & Philosophical Pluralism (w Charles Garland)
• The RENEW Campaign and Redeemer’s Future (2009)
• The Resurrection and Christian Mission (2009)
• Revival (Even) On Broadway (2010)
• Revival: Ways & Means (2011)
• Ross Douthat on the Character of Christianity's Decline Part 1 (2012)
• Ross Douthat on the Character of Christianity's Decline Part 2 (2012)
• Ross Douthat (& others) on Why Christianity Has Declined in the US (2012)
• SBTS Towers: 3 Questions with Tim Keller
• Scoffers, Scorners, and Snark (2009)
• Scraps of Thoughts on Daily Prayer (2010)
• Sending Everybody (2009)

• Serving Each Other Through Forgiveness and Reconciliation
• The Shack: Impressions (2010)
• Should You Pass On Bad Reports? (w/ David Powlison)
• Speaking With Contempt (2011)
• The Steward Leader: A Biblical Model for Leadership
• Talking About Idolatry in a Postmodern Age
• Talking To The World (2010)
• Ten Questions for Expositors (2007 interview)
• Thank You, Thank You. Now Let's Repent (2009)
• There's No Escaping Doctrine, But Handle It With Care (2010)
• Three Ways With Families (2010)
• Two Kinds of Popularity (2009)
• Understanding Sin
• Unique Challenges Facing Urban Church Planters (by J. Allen Thompson)
• Urban Plant Life PDFs (2010)
• What Does It Take To Start A Movement?: Case Study Ephesus (by J. Allen Thompson)
• What Is Common Grace?
• What's So Great About the PCA? (2010)
• Why Live In The Big City?
• Why Plant Churches?
• Work & Cultural Renewal (2010)
• Worship Worthy of the Name (CTC)
• Yes, I Wrote (Another) Book (2008)
• Y(our) Place

Keller on Sept. 11, 2001

• Anniversary, Global Cities Initiative - 9/11/2009 - NEW!
• Sermon of Remembrance and Peace for 9-11 Victim's Families - (Transcript) Preached 9/10/2006
• "America's Darkest Hour" - post 9/11 interview with Keller
• The Hiddenness of God (Transcript)
• Questions on Everyone's Mind (September 14, 2001)

AUDIO/VIDEO

KEY AUDIO/VIDEO

• 150 FREE Sermons & Lectures
• Home to all of Redeemers free sermons

• Renew - Vision 2009
• Redeemer's Core Values
• The Vision of Redeemer
• The Reason for God
• The Prodigal God
• Parenting
• Stewardship
• Suffering & Tragedy
• Q & A

KEY FREE Sermons

• The Gospel | Who is this Jesus? | Lord of the Wine | Born of the Gospel
• Changed People | Changed Lives | Inside-Out Living |. How to Change
• City | Should I Not Love That Great City? | The Meaning of the City | Love for the City
• Community | The Community of Jesus | Spiritual Friendship | Eating with Jesus
• Movement (Church Planting) | Why to Plant Churches | Messengers | The Cost of Mission
• Serving | Neighbors | Blessed Are The Poor | Blueprint for Revival - Social Concern
• Renewing | Work | Made for Stewardship | Work and Rest
• Stewardship | Radical Generosity | Treasure vs. Money | Grace & Money | 2 Men With Money | Stewardship Devotional (pdf)

The Gospel Coalition 2011 - NEW!

• "Getting Out" (Exodus 14)
• Panel Discussion: Preaching from the Old Testament

Lausanne 2010 

• Why Churches in Cities
• God's Global Urban Mission

NYC Dwell Conference

• Persuasion
• Dwelling in the Gospel

REN3W Sermons

• Hope for the World - Sept. 27
• Hope for the Poor - Oct. 4
• Hope for Your Life - Oct. 11
• Hope for the Family - Oct. 18
• Hope for Your Work - Oct. 25
• Hope for the Church - Nov. 1
• Hope and Money - Nov. 8
• Hope for the City - Nov. 15

Global Cities Initiative (2009)

• Movements & Ecosystems (handout)

Newfrontiers

1. Preaching the Gospel
2. The City
3. Cultural Transformation

Urban Plant Life Conference in London

1. Contextual Mission
2. Church and Culture
3. Gospel Renewal

Oak Hill College lectures

• Preaching to the Heart, Part 1
• Preaching to the Heart, Part 2

Gospel Coalition

• The Grand Demythologizer Video, Audio
• "Gospel-Centered Ministry" (also video) - Gospel Coalition Conference (2009)

Reform & Resurge (2006)

• Preaching the Gospel (also audio)
• Being the Church in Our Culture (also audio)
• Doing Justice (also audio)

Covenant Seminary | Conferences 2004

• Preaching to Believers & Unbelievers
• All Things Are Yours
• Contextualization
• Breakout: Wisdom or Compromise Part 1, Part 2
• Various Audio, Discussions, Interviews at Covenant

The Gathering 2005

• Bible Teaching on Treasure and Justice
• Reaching the 21st Century World for Christ

Evangelists Conference UK

• Gospel Realisation
• Gospel Communication
• Gospel Incarnation

Redeemer Prayer Resources

City Life Church: Boston

• The Furious Love of Jesus - Jn 11:32-44 (Download | Stream)

• Praying Our Tears - Ps 39:12-13, 126, 1-6 (Download | Stream)

• Praying Our Fears - Ps 3:1-8, Gen 15:1-8 (Download | Stream)

DESIRING GOD CONFERENCE

• The Cross and Suffering
• How the Cross Converts Us
• How the Cross Changes Us

REDEEMER CENTER for FAITH & WORK (Website)

• Principles for Action - interview

     Entrepreneurship Forum: March 2007

• Call to Action: Stewarding our Gifts
• Changing Culture: The Role of the Entrepreneur

REDEEMER VISION CAMPAIGN (Website)

     Audio, Study Guides

• "A Season of Covenant Renewal"

• (original links page & introduction to this 12 part series)The Prodigal Sons  - Luke 15:1-2, 11-32

•    (study guide)

• Christ Our Life - Col 3:1-14

•    (study guide)

• The Gospel - Isaiah 53:4-11, 54:1-5, 11-14

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: The Gospel - The Key to Change)

• The City: We Have a Strong City - Isaiah 25:6-26:6

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: The City - Why We Are Here)

• Community: Better than Sons and Daughters - Isaiah 56:1-8

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: Buildings for Community)

• Witness: While He May Be Found - Isaiah 55:1-7, 57:14-21

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: Why New Churches?)

• Justice: Break Every Yoke - Isaiah 58:1-14

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: Ministry Balance)

• Culture: The Riches of the Nations Will Come - Isaiah 60:4-14, 19-22

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: Christians & Culture)

• The Gospel and Your Wealth - Malachi 3:8-10, 4:1-2

•    (study guide) (Vision paper: Money & Christian Worldview)

• The Gospel and Yourself - Isaiah 6:1-13

•    (study guide)

• The Gospel and the World - 1 Peter 2:4-17

•    (study guide)

• The Gospel and Experience - John 2:1-10

•    (study guide)

     Vision Campaign Papers:

• The Gospel: Key to Change

• The City: Why We're Here

• Buildings for Community

• Why New Churches?

• The Fullness of Ministry

• Christians and Culture

• Money and Christian Worldview

Various Sermons...

• Evolution & Science (mp3)

Various Audio...

• Desiring God Interview (2011)
• It Takes A Movement to Change A City (2010)
• Creation & Creativity
• A Woman, a Slave and a Gentile
• The Bible as a Single Story (American Bible Society | 2007) 
• Being The Church In Our Culture (2005, Reform & Resurge)
• Interview with Keller, Divine Impulses - The Washington Post/Newsweek.com
• Exponential Conference podcast interview
• Lifeway interview
• It Takes a City to Raise a Child
• Preaching Christ in a Postmodern World - RTS class (iTunes)
• Keller's Redeemer Q and A

ABOUT TIMOTHY KELLER & REDEEMER

• Manhattan Ministry a Year Later - CT 10.29.2002
• New York's New Hope - CT Nov 2004
• Fresh Plants in the City - LJ Winter 2005
• Preaching the Word and Quoting the Voice - NYT 2.26.2006
• The Smart Shepherd: A New York pastor who says he thinks too much and wants to bring his Christian message to the world - Newsweek, 2.18.2008 - (Keller comments on the article)
• Tim Keller Reasons With America - CT Interview 6.20.08 
• How Tim Keller Found Manhattan - CT 6.8.09 by Tim Stafford
• Tim Keller Wants to Save Your Yuppie Soul - NY Mag 11.29.09

OTHER RESOURCE PAGES

• Tim Keller Wiki
• D.J. Chuang - similar stuff from another big fan of Keller, some quotes 
• Monergism - a stripped version of my page and Chuang's page
• Tim Keller | Wikipedia