The Gospel Coalition: A Free Theology Library for SRE Teachers

The Gospel Coalition (thegospelcoalition.org) is a network of Reformed evangelical churches and ministers founded by Tim Keller and Don Carson in 2005. Their website functions as the largest free evangelical resource hub in the world — thousands of articles, sermons, book reviews, and theological explainers, all freely accessible and written by leading pastors and scholars.

The theological perspective is broadly Reformed and deeply gospel-centred — closely aligned with Sydney Anglican theology. Articles are indexed by topic, book of the Bible, author, and theological theme, making it easy to find what you need for lesson preparation.

One of the most common challenges for SRE teachers is connecting Old Testament stories to Jesus without being forced or reductive. TGC has dozens of excellent articles on this topic — how to read Old Testament narratives typologically, how promise and fulfilment works across the canon, how to avoid both 'Jesus appears in every verse' over-reading and flat moral-example under-reading.

A good starting point: search 'Christ in the Old Testament' on TGC's website and read two or three articles before beginning a new Old Testament unit. This background profoundly shapes how you tell the stories and what you draw out in discussion.

TGC has a rich section on parenting and family faith formation, with articles on praying with children, answering hard questions, raising children with a Christian worldview, and navigating faith conversations in secular schools. For SRE volunteers who want to provide parents with reading recommendations, TGC articles are excellent — accessible, trustworthy, and available at no cost.

The TGC article How to Talk to Your Kids About God and their series on Raising Children in a Secular Age are particularly relevant for families with children in SRE.

TGC publishes Themelios — a peer-reviewed theological journal available entirely free at thegospelcoalition.org/themelios. Three issues per year cover biblical studies, systematic theology, and church history at a scholarly level. For SRE volunteers who are theologically trained or who want deeper background on the topics they teach, Themelios is an exceptional resource. Most articles are 5,000–10,000 words, written by leading theologians from around the world.