In 1975, he became professor of New Testament at the Northwest Baptist Seminary (
Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada) in
Langley, British Columbia. Carson joined the
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School faculty in 1978 after then dean,
Kenneth Kantzer, heard him deliver a paper at a theological conference. Carson served as Associate Professor of New Testament until 1982 when he became full professor. From 1991 to 2018, Carson was Research Professor of New Testament. He is now Emeritus Professor of New Testament. Carson has authored and edited over 60 books. He has also served as editor of
Themelios. In 2005, Carson founded
The Gospel Coalition along with pastor
Tim Keller. The Gospel Coalition is known for its popular website, conferences, and other resource materials. Carson was the President of The Gospel Coalition until January 20, 2020, when Julius Kim was selected as his successor. Carson transitioned to the role of Theologian-at-Large. In 2011, a
Festschrift was published in his honor, entitled
Understanding the Times: New Testament Studies in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of D. A. Carson on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday. Contributors included
Andreas J. Köstenberger,
Grant Osborne,
Mark Dever,
Douglas Moo,
Peter O'Brien, and
Craig Blomberg. In 2017, a second
Festschrift was published,
Serving the Church, Reaching the World: Essays in Honour of Don Carson, which included contributions from
William Edgar,
David Jackman,
Mike Ovey,
J. I. Packer, and
John Piper. ==Personal life==