Since the founding of The Gospel Coalition in 2005, churches and individuals have asked how they can join. The Network is our attempt to allow others to be more personally involved in our efforts to promote gospel-centered ministry. There are several ways to be a part of the Network, and there is never a cost for any service. Learn more about our rationale and methodology behind TGC Network.
Individuals
For individual people, the Network has an online community with over 6,000 people from 65 different countries. There are groups based on geographical location as well as special interests. You can access this online community here. You will need to create a profile if you have not yet joined. The purpose of this community is simply to allow you to connect with likeminded, gospel-centered people in your area or areas of interest.
Churches
The Gospel Coalition Network of churches is a listing of churches that want to publicly show their support for the ministry and vision of The Gospel Coalition. Churches in the Network are in agreement with our Foundation Documents, Doctrinal Beliefs, and Theological Vision of Ministry. Network churches are added to our church directory (coming soon) and shown on the church map (coming soon). This allows for people to find gospel-centered churches in their area, or in the areas in which they are traveling.
Regional Chapters
From our Network members will also come, after interviews, some leaders who will form “chapters” — that is, not only “groups” within the online community, but “chapters” that are regional centers for carrying on the work of The Gospel Coalition at local and regional levels. The purpose of these groups is to establish local, more contextualized leadership that is far more effective than our central Council can possibly be in any one area. The goal is to help create physical friendships in a local area so as to more effectively identify challenges and solutions for gospel-centered ministry in a particular context.
Current Regional Chapters
TGC Bay Area (San Francisco)
TGC Ontario