Pastor and author J. D. Greear (Gospel, Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart) shows that the solution to the church’s problems is not a new strategy or an updated message, but a return to keeping the gospel above all.
CONFERENCE MEDIA · GOSPEL CITY NETWORK
These recordings are from a live conference conducted in 2019 in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.
GOSPEL ABOVE ALL
How can the church thrive? Only when the gospel is at the center, when it is of first importance (1 Cor 15). When the Gospel is above all else, it affects everything in our lives including the way we approach preaching and mission.
J.D. Greear encourages believers to be saturated with the gospel, to marvel at the work of Christ and not let anything replace the gospel in our lives.
Gospel Change: The Gospel Changes the Hearts of Mankind
What brings lasting transformation? Not guilt or greed. Not even preaching or accountability groups. Only the gospel can bring lasting changes to the hearts.
By J.D. Greear
Gospel Mission: The Gospel Shapes the Mission of the Church
God uses ordinary people to accomplish much and to transform the world. Here are 4 convictions of ordinary obedient missional people.
By J.D. Greear
Biblical Leadership for Renewal (Part 1)
By Benjamin Merkle
Biblical Leadership for Renewal (Part 2)
By Benjamin Merkle
Gospel Above All Panel Discussion
Q&A with J.D. Greear
Meet the Speaker
J.D. Greear
Pastor, Author
J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, NC and author of several books. Pastor J.D. completed his Ph. D. in Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and served as the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention. J.D. and his wife Veronica live in Raleigh and have 4 children.
Resources
8-Session Bible Study. The gospel isn’t just an entry into the Christian faith, it is the entirety of the Christian life. This Bible study leads groups to a greater awareness and practice of gospel culture, gospel mission, gospel renewal, and gospel unity. The most pressing need for Christianity today isn’t a new strategy or an updated message; it is a return to elevating the gospel above all.
Drawing on passages from the Church’s definitive Gospel treatise, Paul’s letter to the Romans, J.D. Greear unpacks the essential aspects of the Christian message, showing both ‘secular’ and ‘religious’ people what the gospel is and how it addresses our most pertinent questions. The gospel, as he explains, is not just about life after death; it’s about reclaiming the life we’ve always yearned to live.