Surely There
Videos and transcripts from pastors and scholars on the places where God acted, the history that followed, and what it means for the church today. The same God who was faithful in Ephesus is faithful where he has set you.
Individual teaching pieces from contributors to Surely There — each engaging the places of Scripture and their significance for the church today.
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The God of real history
Michael Reeves
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The story of the Bible in space and time
Albert Mohler
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The real people of Christ's church
Ligon Duncan
The identity we find in the gospel
Mark Vroegop
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The geography and history of the Bible
Evgheny Bakhmutsky
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The effects of the gospel
Jonathan Leeman
In October 2025, the creators of Surely There convened the Nicea Conference in Istanbul — gathering theologians and church leaders 1,700 years after the First Council of Nicea. The confession the church has carried for seventeen centuries, examined in the city where it was written.
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The importance of creeds
Albert Mohler
Why Nicea matters: the church before the creed
Ligon Duncan
God the Father: we believe in God the Father
Sherif Fahim
God the Son: the divinity of Christ
Michael Reeves
God the Son: the humanity of Christ
Kevin DeYoung
God the Holy Spirit: we believe in the Holy Spirit
Harshit Singh
The unity of the church: he sits at the right hand
John Folmar
Our future hope: and he shall come again with glory
Ken Mbugua
Facing modern heresies
DeChirico · Thompson · Mohler · Lopes
Creeds and catechisms at home
Folmar · Logsdon · Low · DeYoung
Supporting churches in hard places
Bakhmutsky · Fahim · Stiles
State of the church: then and now
Duncan · DeYoung · Mohler · Logsdon
Enduring global church-to-church partnerships
Folmar · Oliveira · Santos · Stiles
Coming 2027 · The first Surely There publication
One Lord, One Faith, One Gospel:
The Nicea Conference Book
Mohler · Duncan · Dever · DeYoung · Reeves · Mbugua · Singh · Fahim + more
In October 2025, the creators of Surely There convened the Nicea Conference in Istanbul — gathering theologians and church leaders 1,700 years after the First Council of Nicea. This book is the record of that gathering: the confession the church has carried for seventeen centuries, examined anew in the city where it was written, by voices from across the global church.
The book will be released in 2027. Notify me and you will be the first to know when it is available.
Surely There
The places
where God acted
The cities and towns of Turkey where Scripture happened — places that still exist, that you can still visit today.
Browse all 16 places →Turkey · Places
Ephesus
Where the gospel was unleashed throughout Asia
Turkey · Places
Antioch
Where the disciples were first called Christians
Turkey · Places
Pergamum
The city of mythological mystery
Turkey · Places
Colossae
Where the letter still speaks and the ground is still being opened
Turkey · Places
Sardis
A place of myriad faiths, creeds, and empires
