Formation with John Ortberg
Formation is a podcast for leaders, seekers, and lifelong learners at the intersection of theology, psychology, and lived wisdom. Hosted by John Ortberg, PhD, each episode explores the science and soul of spiritual flourishing: what shapes us, what changes us, and what it means to be fully human.
Topics include:
- Spiritual formation
- Contemplative practice
- The psychology of transformation and habit change
- Leadership, character, and the inner life
- Theology in dialogue with modern science
- Emotional health, resilience, and purpose
Learn more by visiting formationpodcast.com
Formation with John Ortberg
Latest Episodes
10. A Systems Theory Expert on the Anxiety Running Your Team ft. Steve Cuss
What happens when the person managing everyone else's anxiety is the most anxious one in the room?Steve Cuss joins John for a conversation that starts in a childhood home in Western Australia and ends up inside the emotional wiring of e...
AMA01. Predestination, Soul Care, Navigating Church Hurt, and Healing Childhood Wounds
Since Formation launched, we've talked about giving our listeners the chance to have their questions answered by John. This is that episode. No guest this time, just John and Creative Director, Jackson, working through the questions you sent in...
009. Everything You Need to Know About the Next Generation ft. Kara Powell
About the GuestKara Powell leads the Fuller Youth Institute as its Executive Director, where for more than twenty years her team has tracked how young people are changing across three generational cohorts, from Millennials to Gen ...
008. As the World Gets More Synthetic, the Church Must Get More Human ft. Carey Nieuwhof
In this episode of Formation, John Ortberg sits down with Carey Nieuwhof to talk leadership, fame, faith, and what it means for the church to stay human as the world turns synthetic.Carey Nieuwhof has spent the last decade in a chair fe...
007. Quadriplegia, Despair, and Learning to Truly Live ft. Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada became a quadriplegic at seventeen after a diving accident that severed her spinal cord. In the nearly six decades since, she has written dozens of books, founded a global disability ministry, survived two bouts of cancer, a...