Carefully Curated Resources (CCR)
From time to time we find some really good reading and listening that will be worth your time. Here's some of the best we've curated for you. For the full experience join us soon in one of this year's events!
Articles you might be interested in
Why 'Gospel-centered' is Not Enough
We love the Gospel and are always seeking to grow people in it, but even a good thing can be misunderstood - here are some carefully curated resources to keep us growing correctly in the Gospel.
- Be Christ-Centered, Not Just Gospel-Centered by Alex Kocman
- Two Dangers in ‘Gospel-Centered’ Preaching by John Piper
- The Spiritual Dangers of Being Gospel-Centered by Kyle Strobel
- The Gospel is Insufficient by Carl Trueman
- Gospel-Centrality: A Warning and a Recommendation by Bobby Jamieson
- The Dangers of Being Gospel-Centered by Julian Freeman
- How To Prevent a Gospel-Centered Fizzle Out by Erik Raymond
- The Danger of Gospel Osmosis by Brad Andrews
- The Gospel-Centered Everything by Tim Challies
- Has the Gospel-Centered Emphasis Gone Too Far? by White Horse Inn
- Why Do We Say ‘Gospel-Centered’? by Thomas Kidd
Leadership and Pastoral Ministry
- The Ministry of Encouragement by David Peterson
- Maturity the Goal of Christian Mission by David Peterson
- Pastoral Ministry Is War by Paul Tripp
- Ministry Means War: 10 Lessons Seminary Never Taught Me by Jeff Robinson
- Pastors Aren't Born But Formed by Derek Rishmawy
- The Marks of a Spiritual Leader by John Piper
- The Worth of Waiting: A Word to Aspiring Elders by Johnny Antle
- What Are Some Most Important Things A Pastor-In-Training To Learn by 9Marks
- Ministry Leadership and the Affirmation Game by Jeff Lawrence
- Want to Be an Elder? Start Eldering Now by Bobby Jamieson
- Proposal For A New Seminary by John Frame
Preaching and Discipleship
- 5 Things Not To Trust In Your Preaching by Thabiti Anyabwile
- Answer These 14 Questions Before You Preach by Peter Adam
- Gospel Preaching Isn't Enough by Bob Thune
- Preacher: Do You Have A Theology of Preaching? by Albert Mohler, Jr.
- Preparing College Students for Graduation by Kevin DeYoung
Doing Theology
- What is Theological Thinking? by Stephen N. Williams
- Why You Can't Just Read The Bible (shorter) by D.A. Carson
- Why Can't We Just Read the Bible? (longer) by White Horse Inn
- How to Read the Bible and Do Theology Well by D.A. Carson
- The Theological Life by John Tweeddale
- Your Theological System Should Tell You How to Exegete by Kevin DeYoung
- ‘I Just Believe the Bible’ Doesn’t Make You Orthodox by Michael S. Horton
- 23 Tips from 23 Years of Book Reading by Tony Reinke
Issues Facing Evangelicals Today
- Where is Evangelicalism Heading? by Interview with Don Carson
- Have Evangelicals Lost Their Way? by Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne
- The Marcions have landed. A Warning for Evangelicals by Carl Trueman
- Are You a Jellyfish Christian? by Matthew Barrett
- Christianity, Liberalism and the New Evangelicalism by Carl Trueman
- Doesn’t God Want Us to be Happy? by Michael S. Horton
- Fundamentalism and the Word of God by Andrew Prideaux
- Has ‘Authenticity’ Trumped Holiness? by Brett McCracken
- Lordship is Not Legalism by Brett McCracken
- The Compassionate Truth about Judgment by Scott Sauls
- The One True Worshipper by Robert Doyle
- Word and Spirit: The God of Word II by John Woodhouse
Popular topics
- 3 Things Your Calling Is Not by Ivan Mesa
- Can Christians Marry Non-Christians?: A Biblical Theology by Mike Gilbart-Smith
- Does God Harden a Believer's Heart? by Tony Reinke
- Why is Faith Not a Work? by Matthew Barrett
Christian Unity
- The Limits of Fellowship by Phillip Jensen
- If We Believe All the Same Things, Why Do Our Churches Seem So Different? by Kevin DeYoung
- What is the Gospel (and what it isn't) by Mark Thompson
- Together for the Gospel's Affirmations and Denial by T4G
- Why We Need to Rethink "In Essentials, Unity; In Nonessentials, Liberty" by Michael S. Horton
- We Don't Have Forever by Francis A. Schaeffer
Our Reformed Heritage
- What is a Reformed Understanding of the Gospel by John Piper
- What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism by John Piper
- Introductory Essay to John Owen's Death of Death in the Death of Christ by J.I. Packer
- Arminius, Dort and the Battle for Grace by Kevin DeYoung
- The Future of the Evangelical Reformed Movement by The Gospel Coalition
- What It Means to Be Reformed by Tim Challies
- Reformed and Always Reforming by W. Robert Godfrey
- Is Scripture Alone the Same Thing as Scripture Only? by Jason Helopoulos
Evangelism
- Calvinism Gives Fire and Enthusiasm to True Evangelism by L. R. Shelton
- Does Calvinism Discourage Evangelism? by Kevin DeYoung
- Don’t Just ‘Share’ the Gospel by Elliot Clark
- Evangelism Is No Mere 'Invitation' by Robert L. Reymond
- Telling People the Truth in Love: A Reformed Approach to Evangelism by Kim Riddlebarger
- The Problem with Apologetics by T. F. Torrance
Past conference recordings
- FWC 2020: Threats to Gospel Unity
- FWC 2020: Gospel Unity
- FWC 2020: The Gospel, its Context and Consequences
- FWC 2020: The Fall, Fragmentation and our Failure to Love
- CTC 2019: The Interpretation of the Psalms in the New Testament
- CTC 2019: The Flow of Thought in Psalms 42-49
- CTC 2019: David's New Exodus in Psalms 18 and 34
- CTC 2019: The Psalter as a Book
- FWC 2019: Leading and Shepherding the Church Faithfully (part B)
- FWC 2019: Leading and Shepherding the Church Faithfully (part A)
For more, visit the recordings page.
Past conference resources
- FWC 19 – The Indivisibility of Truth
- FWC 19 – Have Evangelicals Lost Their Way?
- FWC 19 – Biblical Christianity Under Threat!
- FWC 19 – 19th century Methodists, charismatics and me
- FWC 19 – Mysticism (The God Buzz)
- FWC 19 – Bill Hybels, Bibles & Willow Creek
- FWC 19 – Cooperation with Charismatics
- FWC 19 – A Medical View of Miraculous Healing (p1-7)
- FWC 19 – A Medical view of Miraculous Healing (p8-10)
- FWC 19 – Dick Lucas on The Priority and Practice of Preaching
- FWC 19 – Understanding the Ministry of Prophecy in Church
- FWC 19 – The God of Word 1
- FWC 19 – The God of Word 2
- FWC 19 – The God of Word 3
- TTC 15 - Athanasius - On the Incarnation
- FWC 15 – The Gospel and Evangelism Pre-conference Readings
Recommended books
- Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer (review)
- The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation by Michael Reeves
- Why the Reformation Still Matters by Michael Reeves & Tim Chester
Seminary podcasts and classes
- Annual Moore College Lectures
- Biblical Training
- Carl Trueman's Lectures on the Reformation
- Church History Lectures by Ryan Reeves
- Covenant Theological Seminary
- Ligonier Ministries Teaching Series
- Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
- Reformed Theological Seminary
- The Gospel Coalition Courses
- Third Millennium Ministries
- Westminster Theological Seminary
Learning Biblical languages
- Daily Dose of Greek
- Daily Dose of Hebrew
- How to Understand and Apply the New Testament: Twelve Steps from Exegesis to Theology by Andrew David Naselli
- How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Twelve Steps From Exegesis to Theology by Jason S. DeRouchie