This Is the Gospel was written by Paul Gotthardt in an effort to effectively disciple people through a church plant in Las Vegas. When Life Baptist Church began in 2003, there was a great need to disciple new believers and established believers in the truths of the gospel while keeping the emphasis on relationship. Part of the challenge was discipling people in a city with a high transiency rate. How do you disciple someone if you only have 6-9 months before they move elsewhere? The answer to that challenge became This Is the Gospel.

This Is the Gospel does not attempt to address every topic of the Christian life. It emphasizes core truths that are foundational for three key relationships: our relationship with God, our relationship with the church, and our relationship with the world. There is a heavy emphasis on the gospel, the Word of God, prayer, abiding in Christ, making disciples, and engaging in God’s kingdom activity.

As thousands of disciples were trained and sent out of Las Vegas, other churches, ministries, and mission organizations asked to be trained in and have access to This Is the Gospel. Since that time, This Is the Gospel has been translated into dozens of languages, taught on six of seven continents, and used by thousands of pastors and churches around the world. In 2021, the primary headquarters for This Is the Gospel moved from Las Vegas, NV to Albany, GA as one of the ministries of Sherwood Baptist Church.