It’s often said that the pulpit drives the church. Often overlooked is the role of gifted, godly teachers and leaders of small groups. The church needs not only pastors and preachers who point us to Jesus, but also teachers and leaders who overflow with love for Christ and love for the lost. Gospel-Centered Teaching will help accomplish this important goal. Superbly written, it is an accessible and helpful guide for leaders who want to ensure that their teaching of the written Word is always pointing others to the Living Word. This will be an extremely valuable tool for the building up of the body of Christ.

—Danny Akin, President of The Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

Pastors, if you are looking for a small book of great impact to give to all your teachers and group leaders this year, Gospel- Centered Teaching by Trevin Wax is it. Written to help teachers ground their task in Christ, this book points them to a big God and his sufficient Word, not easy shortcuts or new methods. You will love it and love how much it helps your teachers.

—Jason Duesing, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,

Fort Worth, TX

A helpful resource steeped in good theology and imminently accessible. Perfect for those looking to teach practical insight in the context of the grand narrative.

—J.D. Greear, Pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, NC and author of Gospel: Recovering the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary and Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know For Sure You Are Saved

Many of us teach the Bible using our instincts—instincts honed through years of Sunday school lessons and small group discussions that focused on how to follow the example of a biblical character or how to apply what we’ve read to our lives right now. To overcome these instincts we’ve got to become convinced there is a better way and provided with tools to retrain them. That’s just what Gospel-Centered Teaching provides. Whether you’ve been teaching for years or are just getting started, you’ll gain something from this accessible book. I sure did.

—Nancy Guthrie, author of the

Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series

Gospel-Centered Theology has fast become a popular term in American Christianity to call us back to the role of the power of Jesus in every area of life. Yet it also has become an unclear genre within American Christianity. In many ways it has become a movement, but in other ways it has become a fad. Hopefully in our generation, we will see the Lord use this movement in the grand scheme of people coming to know Jesus for the first time and believers understanding that we grow by that same gospel. That is why, Trevin’s resource Gospel-Centered Teaching is a great aid to serve pastor’s, teacher’s, and disciple makers. Whenever there is a movement, there has to be resources that serve, resource, and focus it for long-term sustainability. Hopefully ...