Gospel in Life

What Gospel in Life does

Gospel in Life is the official digital resource platform for the late Timothy Keller's preaching and teaching ministry, operating as a DBA under Redeemer City to City, a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization headquartered at PO Box 1696, Long Island City, NY. Founded in 2009 and originally grown out of Redeemer Presbyterian Church's cassette-tape sermon distribution program (which by the mid-1990s was shipping 25,000 tapes per year to 32 states and 17 countries), the platform now distributes gospel-centered content globally via a WordPress-based website (gospelinlife.com), RSS and major podcast platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube), and email through Mailchimp. Core products include the Tim Keller Sermon Archive, multiple podcast series (Questioning Christianity for seekers, Trusting God in Difficult Times, sermon and marriage series), seasonal devotionals (Advent and Lent), quarterly thematic articles, study guides, manuals and papers, and a USB sermon archive.

The ministry serves four primary audience segments: Christians seeking deeper gospel-centered teaching, non-Christian seekers exploring faith, church leaders and pastors using the archive for preaching preparation, and church planters globally receiving training funded by Gospel in Life donors through the Redeemer City to City network. The underlying technology is non-proprietary — a managed WordPress stack on WPEngine with Sucuri security, Stripe for payment processing, RaiseDonors for donor management, and Google Analytics for traffic — with no disclosed AI, machine learning, or custom software development. Tim Keller books (Preaching, The Meaning of Marriage, Encounters with Jesus, etc.) are offered as thank-you gifts for donations.

Gospel in Life's revenue model is entirely donation-based. Funding comes from voluntary individual contributions, including a monthly recurring giving program and monthly book-campaign appeals at suggested tier levels of $35, $50, $100, and $250. The organization holds ECFA, Charity Navigator Four-Star, Candid Silver Transparency, and EIG Certified Transparent accreditations. On GivingTuesday 2025 (December 2, 2025), 1,050 donors contributed $223,512 to fund African church-planter training intensives in Nairobi. On January 1, 2023, the ministry moved governance from Redeemer Presbyterian Church to Redeemer City to City. The team is small with no open roles listed at time of review.

Name

Gospel in Life

Legal name

Gospel in Life

Website

https://gospelinlife.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gospel in Life is a donation-funded digital ministry platform that distributes the late Timothy Keller's sermon archive, podcasts, books, devotionals, and quarterly articles to Christians, seekers, church leaders, and global church planters under U.S. 501(c)(3) Redeemer City to City.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Ministry Content and Religious Media

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB)

Keywords

• Gospel-centered teaching
• Christian sermon archive
• Religious devotional content
• Faith-based podcasts
• Ministry publishing resources

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Gifts and Charitable Contributions: Gospel in Life is primarily funded through voluntary donations and charitable gifts from individuals. Donors contribute to support the ministry's mission of sharing gospel-centered teaching globally. Monthly giving programs are available. The ministry is operated as a DBA under Redeemer City to City, a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization.
2. Book Campaign Thank-You Gifts: Each month, Gospel in Life offers a Tim Keller book as a thank-you gift for donations. Suggested giving tiers ($35, $50, $100, $250) encourage incremental giving. This creates a recurring engagement loop tied to donation revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gospel in Life is the official digital resource platform for Timothy Keller's preaching and teaching ministry, distributing free gospel-centered content including Tim Keller's complete sermon archive (audio/video), podcasts such as Questioning Christianity and Trusting God in Difficult Times, seasonal Advent and Lent devotionals, a quarterly article publication, study guides, theological manuals and papers, and physical books offered as thank-you gifts for donations. The ministry supports global church planting through Redeemer City to City and serves individual Christians, seekers, and church leaders worldwide.

Product overview

Gospel in Life is a ministry resource platform offering gospel-centered teaching through sermons, books, podcasts, devotionals, and quarterly articles. The core offerings include Tim Keller's sermon archive, the Questioning Christianity podcast for seekers, and seasonal devotionals (Advent, Lent). Supporting resources include Studies, Manuals & Papers, the Tim Keller Sermon USB Archive, and the Go & Share evangelism program. Tim Keller books (Preaching, The Meaning of Marriage, Encounters with Jesus, Rediscovering Jonah) are offered as thank-you gifts for donations. The Quarterly publication features transformation stories organized by themes. Users can request permissions for content use and make donations through integrated payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sermons and Talks Free audio and video recordings of sermons delivered by Tim Keller during his time pastoring Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, available for digital download, streaming, and use in church services.
• Questioning Christianity Podcast A limited-series podcast for people exploring Christianity who do not yet have a personal faith in Christ, with Tim Keller responding to universal questions about God, faith, meaning, and truth.
• Trusting God in Difficult Times with Tim Keller Podcast A podcast series featuring Tim Keller's teachings on trusting God during difficult circumstances, distributed via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
• Quarterly Articles A quarterly publication featuring long-form articles organized by themes (Gospel-Changed Lives, Gospel-Changed Hearts, Gospel-Changed Communities, Gospel-Changed Minds), showcasing stories of gospel transformation.
• Advent Devotional A 28-day daily devotional series sent via email during the Advent season, focusing on themes of Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy, with weekly meditations and video content.
• Lent Devotional A daily devotional offered during the Lenten season (February–April) to help users focus on the beauty of Easter, delivered via email.
• Tim Keller Books Published books by Tim Keller (including Preaching, The Meaning of Marriage, Encounters with Jesus, Rediscovering Jonah, Jesus the King, and King's Cross) offered as thank-you gifts for donations and available through Amazon.
• Tim Keller Sermon USB Archive A USB drive containing Tim Keller's complete MP3 sermon archive for offline access and personal library building.
• Donation and Giving Program Financial partnership program allowing supporters to donate to Gospel in Life, with monthly book offers as thank-you gifts for contributions; processed through Stripe and RaiseDonors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,050 donors raised $223,512 for African church planter training on GivingTuesday 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Redeemer City to CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGospel in Life operates as a DBA under Redeemer City to City, a U.S. 501(c)(3) ministry organization. Redeemer City to City is a global ministry focused on growing gospel movements in cities worldwide through church planting, training, and resources. Gospel in Life serves as the primary resource and teaching arm for the ministry.
• Redeemer Churches and MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGospel in Life is the resource site for Timothy Keller and Redeemer Churches and Ministries, providing sermons, books, and resources from Tim Keller's ministry at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Redeemer Churches is a network of churches inspired by the Redeemer model of urban gospel ministry.
• Redeemer Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRedeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City is the origin point of Gospel in Life. Tim Keller pastored Redeemer from 1989 until his death in 2023, and the ministry began by distributing his sermons to a growing global audience.
• City to City AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity to City Africa is part of the Redeemer City to City network, providing gospel-centered church planting training to African church planters. Gospel in Life donors supported the Nairobi training intensives for African church planters in 2026.
• Questioning Christianity Podcast PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Questioning Christianity podcast was developed for seekers and non-Christians exploring faith. It is distributed through the ministry's own platform as well as major podcast networks, reaching audiences searching for answers about Christianity.
• Church of the Advent HopeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Seventh-day Adventist church at 111 E. 87th Street, New York City. Redeemer Presbyterian Church first met at this location on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1989, and the church continues to be affiliated with the broader Redeemer ministry network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bible Gateway: Bible Gateway is a major online Bible resource featuring scripture, devotionals, reading plans, and audio content. It is comparable to Gospel in Life as a destination for Christians seeking devotional and study content, though its scope is broader (Bible translation/text focused).
• Desiring God: Desiring God is John Piper's ministry resource platform offering sermons, articles, books, podcasts, and devotionals in a Reformed/evangelical tradition. It is the closest structural analog to Gospel in Life, anchored around a single influential pastor-theologian's content library.
• The Gospel Coalition: The Gospel Coalition is a gospel-centered evangelical content platform producing articles, podcasts, devotionals, books, and conferences aimed at Christians and church leaders. It directly mirrors Gospel in Life's model of gospel-centered theological content with a similar Reformed-leaning audience.
• Ligonier Ministries: Ligonier Ministries is R.C. Sproul's Reformed teaching ministry producing articles, devotionals, teaching series (video/audio), conferences, and books. It shares Gospel in Life's gospel-centered theological posture, donor-funded model, and emphasis on substantive theological content.
• RightNow Media: RightNow Media is a Christian video streaming library used by tens of thousands of churches for small groups and discipleship. It is directly comparable in monetizing an evergreen content library for church-leader and Christian-consumer audiences.
• Crosswalk.com: Crosswalk.com is a Christian content platform featuring articles, devotionals, Bible study tools, and faith-based commentary. It directly competes for the same audience of Christians seeking substantive faith content online.
• YouVersion (Life.Church): YouVersion is the world's most-downloaded Bible app, offering devotionals, reading plans, and audio content for hundreds of millions of users. It competes with Gospel in Life for devotional and Bible-study engagement time, with much greater scale.

Emerging players

• ChurchLeaders.com: ChurchLeaders.com provides articles, podcasts, and resources aimed at pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders - the same secondary audience Gospel in Life serves through its sermon archive and church-planter training outcomes.

Others

• The Chosen (Angel Studios): The Chosen is a multi-season drama series about Jesus that has become the most successful crowdfunded media project in history. While not a direct content peer, it competes for the same global audience of Christians and seekers exploring faith, and demonstrates the scale of demand for gospel-centered digital content.

Broad incumbents

• Christianity Today: Christianity Today is the largest evangelical media organization, offering news, theological articles, book reviews, and podcasts. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Gospel in Life on gospel-centered articles and theological commentary but covers the wider evangelical news landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/lmmOm8yKwL8
• Xx.com/gospelinlife
• Facebookfacebook.com/gospelinlife

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