John Crowder / Gifting vs Character? No—It’s a Christology Problem

About this episode

The episode explores the deeper issues of Christology and separation-based theology in relation to church failures and the true gospel.

This conversation is a rich, honest exploration ofdeconstruction, charismatic culture, union with God, suffering, anger, and the actual shape of the gospel. Jason and John Crowder move past surface-level recent controversy and into the deeper issue beneath it all: separation-based theology. Rather than framing churchfailures as simply “gifting versus character,” they discuss the issue of Christology—whether our identity is rooted in union with Christ or in striving, performance, and spiritual hierarchy. The guys unpack how revival culture, moralism, and celebrityChristianity often creates blind spots that protect systems over people, while the true gospel restores beloved identity, co-suffering love, and embodied grace. The conversation ultimately returns to Jesus—not as a spiritual ladder to climb, but as the revelation that we are already included, already loved, and invited to participate in a kingdom shaped by self-giving love rather than power, outrage, or control. More on John Crowder https://www.johncrowder.net/ JOIN our RGWT Subscriber-Based Community: https://promo.fourriversmedia.com/rethinking-god-with-tacos/ JOIN A Family Story's Mailing List…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Clark

Guest: John Crowder

Topics covered

• deconstruction
• charismatic culture
• union with God
• suffering
• Christology
• revival culture
• celebrity Christianity

Keywords

• gifting vs character
• separation-based theology
• moralism
• beloved identity
• co-suffering love
• embodied grace
• spiritual hierarchy

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