This episode of the Jesus Collective Podcast brings together a diverse panel of pastors and theologians from around the world for a rich, thought-provoking conversation on the significance of the resurrection of Jesus. As part of a Lenten series exploring the cross and atonement, the discussion turns to an often-overlooked question: what is at stake if we forget the resurrection?

Through a dynamic, multi-voice dialogue, the panel unpacks how the resurrection is not just an add-on to the story of Good Friday, but essential to understanding the victory over death, the validation of Jesus’ teachings, and the hope of new life—both now and in the future. They explore themes like the defeat of death, the restoration of creation, the embodied (not just spiritual) nature of faith, and the invitation to live a life shaped by both death and resurrection.

The conversation also challenges common tendencies in modern Christianity to reduce faith to a transaction or to over-spiritualize it, instead highlighting the resurrection as a transformative, world-renewing reality. With pastoral insight and theological depth, this episode invites listeners to rediscover the fullness of the Christian story—and to see how resurrection changes everything.