Podcast Episodes
Back to Search006. A Silicon Valley Pastor on the Spiritual Cost of a Distracted Life ft. Jay Kim
What does it take to find peace in a culture engineered for distraction? In this episode of Formation, John Ortberg sits down with a Silicon Valley p…
5 hours ago
005. The Hidden Spiritual Cost of How We Work ft. Gary Hamel
What does it mean to treat people as ends in themselves rather than instruments to get things done? Gary Hamel joins John for a conversation about wo…
2 weeks ago
004. How Politics Shapes Our Spiritual Formation ft. Michael Wear
What does it look like to follow Jesus when the culture insists that everything depends on the next election? Michael Wear joins John for a conversat…
1 month ago
003. Facing Humanity's Hidden Capacity for Evil ft. Gary Haugen
What does it take to do hard things for a long time without being broken by them? Gary Haugen is the founder and CEO of International Justice Mission…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
002. How to Read the Old Testament (and Still Have Faith) ft. Tremper Longman
What do we do with a God who commands violence, permits slavery, and seems to change his mind? Tremper Longman III — one of the most prolific and tru…
2 months ago
001. How God Gets Our Attention and the Pace of Formation ft. Tyler Staton
What does it mean to know God, not as a doctrine held, but as a presence inhabited? Tyler Staton joins John for the first conversation in Formation's…
2 months ago
Your Chance to Ask John a Question
Leave us a review ahead of our launch for a chance to be featured in an upcoming episode. Do you want a chance to ask John a question? Four easy step…
2 months, 2 weeks ago