Examining a Performance-Driven Way of Life with John Ortberg
Do you feel like the only ways to cultivate your life with God are through spiritual disciplines such as Bible study and prayer? What if you could arrange your entire life in a way that empowers you to encounter God in all things?
In this episode, Jay Y. Kim is joined by bestselling author and speaker John Ortberg. Through wrestling with the limitations of his own faith upbringing, Ortberg has learned to instead hunger for real and accessible transformation that is Christ-shaped and all-encompassing.
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Together they envision and reflect on a way of life that goes beyond mere religious activities and devotional efforts. Ortberg also exposes the common struggle of seeking after performance in spiritual growth and offers us practical steps toward a better way—one of trust and surrender to God’s timing and wisdom.
This rich dialogue also spotlights the "Become New" (https://becomenew.com) content series crafted by Ortberg, which focuses on cultivating the whole-life discipleship so many of us desire.
If you often feel discouraged about your spiritual life or find it difficult to hear God’s voice, Kim and Ortberg offer hopeful ideas for everyday engagement with God as our home.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen (https://www.ivpress.com/Media/Default/Downloads/digital-examen-podcast/The-Examen.pdf).
This episode highlights the following themes:
✅ Practical ways to abide with God amidst daily pressures
✅ The challenge of spiritual transformation beyond religious activities
✅ Redefining “success” in our spiritual journeys to resist performance culture
Links from this episode:
✅ Get to know more about John Ortberg (https://becomenew.com)
✅ Subscribe to Become New (https://becomenew.com) to receive daily emails and devotional content
✅ Read The Spirit of the Disciplines
