Trauma and the church

 


On this week’s podcast, Dan introduces a series on the role of
trauma in the context of the local church. He offers three
overall categories for trauma, arguing that it is far more
widespread than many acknowledge, then discusses the body’s
telltale responses to traumatic events. What would it look like
for our churches to exist as communities of priests, prophets,
kings, and queens who are aware of the pervasive, devastating
nature of trauma and who offer hospitality, healing, and the
possibility of redemption? “Hospitality is the core of what the
community of God brings,” says Dan—“inviting people to goodness,
to a feast, to sustenance, to solace, to healing.”