Conversing with Mark Labberton

Cedric Williams (PhD '19), founder and CEO of Legacy Consulting & Research Group, talks about his layered experiences of the military, ministry, and psychology, and about his current work of walking alongside others in the process of meaning-making. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Andre Henry (MAT '16), writer, singer-songwriter, and activist, shares his personal journey of learning about systemic racism and explains the active and prophetic work he's taken up against it. This conversation was recorded on May 7, 2020. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Dwight Radcliff, assistant provost for the William E. Pannell Center for African American Church Studies, speaks about the systems of oppression and generational trauma that plague Black communities and challenges the church to own a theology that responds rightly to suffering rather than dismissing it. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Tony Amoury Alkhoury, PhD student in practical theology, shares about his experience of growing up with anxiety and what he's learned about living in the tension between fear and the reality of God's presence. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Greg Cootsona, author, co-director of Science for the Church, and lecturer in religious studies and humanities at CSU Chico, discusses the relationship between faith and science and explores how a church's approach to science shapes its work and witness. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Scott Derrickson, director and screenwriter of The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Doctor Strange, reflects on his journey as a filmmaker, the value of the horror genre, and the significance of reckoning with our fears. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Andy Crouch, author and Fuller trustee, discusses the dramatic changes the world is undergoing during this time of pandemic, focusing on how communities of trust help us navigate grief and the reconfiguration of our lives. The article mentioned in this episode can be read here. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Daniel D. Lee, assistant provost for the Center for Asian American Theology and Ministry, speaks about the history of racism against Asian Americans and the racism Asian American communities are currently experiencing during this ongoing pandemic. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Beth Moore, author, speaker, and founder of Living Proof Ministries, considers the biblical imagery of the vineyard and what it can teach us about how we grow over time and through seasons of change and trial. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.

Andrew Root, professor and Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, talks about what ministry, worship, and encountering transcendence looks like in contemporary secular contexts. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio.