What Does It Mean to Be Jesus-Centered?

There's a growing movement of Christians who describe their faith as "Jesus-centered." But isn't every Christian centered on Jesus? What actually makes this approach distinct, and why does it sometimes feel new, even controversial, to people who've been in the church their whole lives? In this recording from a live event held on June 25, 2026, Jesus Collective Resource Development Manager Meghan Larissa Good and Jesus Collective board member Becca Syme dig into the questions people ask most often about what changes when Jesus becomes the starting point for Christian faith and practice. Whether you're new to Jesus-centered Christianity or looking for better language to use with curious friends and family, this conversation will help you see how starting with Jesus reshapes the way we picture God, read scripture, and live it out. In this episode you'll learn: What actually makes Jesus-centered faith distinct — and why so many Christians, in practice, center on something else instead How to talk about Jesus-centeredness with people from other Christian traditions, without turning it into a label war How starting with Jesus changes the way we read the Bible — and why it's not a threat to the Bible's authority How centering on Jesus reshapes what church is for and how it disciples people How recentering on Jesus can offer real hope to a divided church and a divided world