Our Mission: The Gospel Coalition Arizona exists to equip pastors and their churches for gospel-centered ministry.
Who We Are
The Gospel Coalition | Arizona (TGC AZ) is a group of churches led by a Director and a General Council. The Director is responsible for planning annual events, coordinating Pastors’ Groups, and nominating members for the General Council. The General Council consists of a Steering Team and selected pastors from our member churches.
Each member church of TGC AZ participates in five ways:
- Affirms The Gospel Coalition Confessional Statement.
- Commits to attending TGC AZ events and participating in a TGC AZ Pastors' Group.
- Promotes TGC AZ events in their congregations and with other pastors and their churches.
- Contributes $500-$1000 for operation expenses of TGC AZ events.
Click here for more information on how your church can join TGC AZ.
Method
TGC AZ utilizes local conferences and pastors' groups to equip pastors and their church for gospel-centered ministry.
Local Conferences
Have you ever been to a great conference and wished you could afford to take your whole church to it? Do you wish there was a venue for you to hear strong preaching from visiting preachers? We do too!
As a pastor, you want your people to hear good things. It's also nice for them to hear those things from others besides you and in addition to you. Of course, pastors need to hear strong teaching as well. That's why TGC AZ hosts annual conferences to bring more quality teaching to Arizona. So far we have had:
2011
- Reverb 9Marks Workshop w/ Mark Dever, Johnathan Leeman
2012
- Reality Check Conference w/ Mike McKinley and Wayne Grudem
2014
- Expository Preaching Pastor’s Conference
- What Did You Expect? Marriage Conference with Paul Tripp
- Worship Symposium w/ Bob Kauflin and Enfield
2015
- Canon Conference w/ Peter Williams, Wayne Grudem, John Meade, and John DelHousaye
- Getting to the Heart of Parenting Conference w/ Paul Tripp
- Give Them Jesus Pastor’s Conference
2016
- Unraveling Revelation w/ Tom Schreiner and Greg Beale
- Big Story of the Bible Women’s Conference w/ Nancy Guthrie
- Orthodoxology Worship Conference w/ Keith Getty
2017
- Sola 500 Conference w/ Michael Haykin, Brian Arnold, Wayne Grudem
- Help Me Follow Jesus Conference w/ Mark Dever, Trip Lee, Al Mohler, Russ Moore, John O, and Josh Vincent
- Simeon Trust Preaching Workshop w/ David Helm
- Pastor’s Q&A w/ John Piper
Pastors Groups
Senior/Lead pastors have questions as unique as their personalities. We have found great benefit in getting Senior/Lead pastors together in a room monthly over the past 3 years. Currently, we have like-minded pastors from a variety of traditions including Non-Denominational, Southern Baptist, Sovereign Grace, Acts 29, 9 Marks, Calvary Chapel, etc. Each of us is gospel-centered, complementarian, and committed to expositional preaching as the mainstay of our people’s spiritual diet.
TGC AZ Pastors’ Groups meet monthly for 1.5 hours to do three things: pray, have strategic conversations, and encourage one another. A typical meeting begins with each pastor sharing how God is at work in their family and their church. Next, the group will pray for one another. Finally, the group will discuss a theological or practical ministry question which a member of the group has emailed to everyone else prior to the meeting. Past topics include:
- How to balance family life and church life
- What is your philosophy for small groups and how do you structure them?
- How do you plan your preaching calendar for the year?
- Do you have Membership Classes, and, if so, how do you conduct them?
The benefits of these groups have been incalculable. With over 6 million people in Arizona, there is a great deal of work to be done. By God’s grace, we can do much together as we partner in the gospel. If you are interested in joining the group or helping us start more groups in the valley, please contact us.
