The center’s staff evaluate and invite fellows to join the center who contribute to the center’s mission in various ways. They bring different skills and experiences to the center’s collaborative work of serving local churches in this post-Christendom era. United in their zeal for the gospel and love for their neighbors, the fellows seek God together for the spiritual renewal of the church in our day. Spread around the world, they work in their local ministry contexts with shared hope that God has not forsaken our generation.

The center is led by executive director Collin Hansen, who also serves as vice president of content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition. The center’s program director and only full-time employee is Michael Graham. As staff of The Gospel Coalition, they are accountable to that ministry’s president and board of directors.

The center’s staff evaluate and invite fellows to join the center who contribute to the center’s mission in various ways. They bring different skills and experiences to the center’s collaborative work of serving local churches in this post-Christendom era. United in their zeal for the gospel and love for their neighbors, the fellows seek God together for the spiritual renewal of the church in our day. Spread around the world, they work in their local ministry contexts with shared hope that God has not forsaken our generation.

As evangelists and apologists, scholars and pastors, they are not expected to always agree with each other, privately or publicly. In fact, one factor that inhibits the spread of the gospel today is the inability of Christians to respectfully disagree with each other. We hope through the center to model how Christians united in the gospel can still argue with each other in good faith. No one has all the answers for the best way forward amid the unique challenges for the church in our day.

The fellows do not receive a salary from the center. They are not employees of The Gospel Coalition, though in their application they consent to the organization’s founding documents. The fellows gather in person for an annual retreat, funded by the center. They dialogue throughout the year in video meetings and other collaborative forums.

The fellows receive compensation when they write an essay published by the center, lead an online learning community, or speak for a conference hosted by The Gospel Coalition.

Fellows serve for three-year terms, eligible for another three-year renewal. There is no fixed minimum or maximum for the number of fellows. While the center aims to encourage and support fellows, they derive the bulk of their pastoral support and accountability from the churches, ministries, and other institutions where they work.

As a co-founder and board member of The Gospel Coalition, Tim Keller agreed to the use of his name and offered this endorsement:

I’m so grateful for the ministry of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. A major part of what I’ve tried to accomplish in recent years is to encourage younger writers, scholars, and ministers who are doing exactly what the church in the United States needs to do in order to reach people for Christ. There are many such men and women out there, and they need lots of support. I’m delighted that The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics will carry this work on for me.

Tim Keller also contributed to the center’s vision, as explained by him in this three-minute video. During our first annual retreat in April 2023 in New York, not long before his death, he joined the fellows and staff for a one-hour video call in which he answered questions about the center’s priorities.

Tim Keller was not, however, involved in the day-to-day operations and leadership of the center.

TheKellerCenter.org hosts the center’s latest podcasts, essays, and videos, along with information about our books on subjects ranging from dechurching to Tim Keller’s theological vision for ministry. You can register for online learning cohorts led by the center’s fellows, sign up for the center’s newsletter, and interact with us in person through various sessions hosted at The Gospel Coalition’s national conference.

You can also make a financial contribution that will support the fellows and the center’s mission to help Christians share the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings.