104. Idols of Comfort: The Church After Covid, with Pamela Ebstyne King and Dwight Radcliff

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.RELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Books mentioned:Jesus and the Disinherited, by Howard ThurmanInner Voice of Love, by Henri NouwenPamela King:Twitter:  @drpamkingInstagram:  @drpamkingThrive Center:  https://thethrivecenter.org/Dwight Radcliff:Twitter: @pastorradInstagram: @pastorradPannell Center: https://www.fuller.edu/pannell-center/— Links to Amazon are affiliate links.Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking!Click HERE to get my FREE online course, BECOMING LEADERS OF SHALOM.