Biography
Keller was raised in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and holds degrees from Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary, where he received his D.Min. Pastor Tim became a Christian at Bucknell owing to the ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, with which he later served as a staff member. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and served as a pastor in Virginia for nine years, while also serving as director of church planting for the PCA. He also served on the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he and his wife Kathy were involved in urban ministry, and he continues as an adjunct professor of practical theology. Keller lives on Roosevelt Island in New York City with his wife and their three sons David, Michael, and Jonathan.
In 1989, Keller was asked by the PCA to start Redeemer despite his relative lack of experience. The church grew from 50 people to its current attendance of nearly 5000. His target audience consists mainly of urban professionals, whom he believes exhibit disproportionate influence over the culture and its ideas. Redeemer started a church-planting center in 2001 and has helped start over 100 churches of various denominations in the New York City area and around the world. Redeemer, according to Christianity Today, is “one of Manhattan’s most vital congregations” and, according to a 2006 survey of 2000 American church leaders, is the sixteenth most influential church in America.
Books
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- The Reason for GodBelief in an Age of Skepticism
- Tim Keller
- Dutton, 2008
- New York
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- Church Planter Manual
- Tim Keller
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 2002
- Manhattan, NY
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- Ministries of MercyThe Call of the Jericho Road
- Tim Keller
- P & R, 1997
- Phillipsburg, NJ
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- Resources for Deacons
- Tim Keller
- Christian Education and Publications of the Presbyterian Church in America, 1985
- Lawrenceville, GA
Publications
Books
2009
Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. Dutton: New York, 2009.
2008
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith. Dutton: New York, 2008.
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. Dutton: New York, 2008.
2002
Church Planter Manual, co-author. New York: Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 2002.
Worship by the Book, edited by D. A. Carson with Mark Ashton, R. Kent Hughes, and Timothy J. Keller. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
1989
Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road. Grand Rapids: Ministry Resources Library, 1989; 2nd edition, Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 1997.
1985
Resources for Deacons: Love Expressed through Mercy Ministries. Decatur, GA: Christian Education and Publications, 1985.
Articles
2009
“The Girl Nobody Wanted: Genesis 29:15-35.” In Heralds of the King: Christ-Centered Sermons in the Tradition of Edmund P. Clowney, edited by Dennis E. Johnson, 53-72. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009.
2008
“Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.” Leadership 29 (Summer 2008): 57.
2007
“Did He Die for You?” Journal of Biblical Counseling 25 (Spring 2007): 48-54.
2006
“A New Kind of Urban Christian: As the City Goes, So Goes the Culture.” Christianity Today, May 2006, 33-36.
2002
“Deeper Faith: What to Preach When Uncertainty Is the New Normal,” co-author. Leadership 23 (Winter 2002): 30-33.
“Preaching amid Pluralism: Elevating Christ in a Culture that Sees All Religions as Equal.” Leadership 23 (Winter 2002): 34-36.
“Reformed Worship in the Global City.” In Worship by the Book, edited by D. A. Carson with Mark Ashton, R. Kent Hughes, and Timothy J. Keller, 193-239. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
2001
“Truth, Tears, Anger, and Grace (John 11:20-53).” Journal of Biblical Counseling 20 (Fall 2001): 1-9.
2002
“Glory.” In It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, edited by Ned Bustard, 79-88. Baltimore: Square Halo, 2000.
1999
“Life in the Upside Down Kingdom.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 17 (Spring 1999): 48-53.
1995
“Flow Chart for the ‘Pre-Conversion’ Process.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 14 (Fall 1995): 62.
“The Personal Aspect: A Model for Preaching, Part 3.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 13 (Winter 1995): 51-57.
“Preaching to the Secular Mind.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 14 (Fall 1995): 54-62.
1994
“A Model for Preaching, Part 1.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 12 (Spring 1994): 36-42.
“A Model for Preaching, Part 2: The Situational Aspect.” Journal of Biblical Counseling 13 (Fall 1994): 39-48.
1988
“Puritan Resources for Biblical Counseling.” Journal of Pastoral Practice 9, no. 3 (1988): 11-44.
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