Pamela Ebstyne King and Dwight Radcliff, professors at Fuller Theological Seminary, discuss what it means to thrive as we move into a post-Covid world, acknowledging our idols of comfort, and what it means to move forward toward the healing and wholeness that God wants for the whole world.
THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
- Pamela Ebstyne King is the Peter L. Benson Professor of Applied Developmental Science at Fuller Theological Seminary and the Executive Director of the Thrive Center for Human Development.
- Dwight Radcliff is Assistant Professor of Mission, Theology, and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as the Academic Dean of the Pannell Center for Black Church Studies.
- The form of church and worship perhaps doesn’t matter as much as the ends. We need new wineskins.
- Words matter and the Gospel is bigger than we thought.
- Dwight Radcliff is not convinced that much will change after Covid.
- When ecclesiology becomes an end in itself, we miss what God’s call for the church is.
- Pamela King suggests we think less about restoration and more about consummation.
- Pamela King unpacks what she means by “consummation.”
- When we don’t like where God is leading us we revert to our idols of comfort.
- Dwight Radcliff shares what it was like for him as a pastor during this past year of Covid.
- The experience of joy, according to Pamela King, and when we attune to those joy centers in our life, that is God speaking to us.
- Dwight Radcliff has embraced the freedom to be flawed over this past year.
- You can find out more about Dwight Radcliff on Twitter at @pastorrad and on Instagram at @pastorrad. You can also find out about Dwight’s work at the Pannell Center website.
- You can find out more about Pamela King on Twitter at @drpamking and on Instagram at @drpamking, as well as at the Thrive Center website.
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