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
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Signup to Generate a PitchFormation 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.
Recent episodes include "FN002. John Ortberg on Interpreting Genesis & What It Means to Be Chosen" (28 October 2026, 25 minutes), "FN001. John Ortberg on Transcendence, the Loss of Enchantment, and Curiosity About God | Tyler Staton" (14 October 2026, 41 minutes), and "012. The Apple Store Creator on Why the Most Important Thing You Bring to Work Is You ft. Ron Johnson" (30 September 2026, 79 minutes).
Formation with John Ortberg publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 68 minutes.
Booking probability for Formation with John Ortberg is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Formation with John Ortberg requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Formation with John Ortberg's contact route on record: verified email.
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Formation with John Ortberg
What if understanding the ancient world could change the way you read Genesis? In this episode of Footnotes, Jackson Lane sits down with John Ortberg to revisit John's conversation with Old Testament scholar Tremper...
Formation with John Ortberg
How are we to remain curious about God? John Ortberg and Jackson Lane return to Formation’s debut conversation with Tyler Staton for the first installment of Footnotes, a new post-show where we get to examine John’s...
Formation with John Ortberg
What if the most important thing you bring to work isn’t your résumé, your expertise, or even your ideas? Ron Johnson helped transform Target, built the Apple Store alongside Steve Jobs, and later became CEO of...
Formation with John Ortberg
This year the Nicene Creed turns 1,700 years old, and Glenn Packiam thinks it might be the most important thing the modern church has forgotten how to use. In this conversation, John and Glenn talk about the difference...
Formation with John Ortberg
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...
Formation with John Ortberg
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...
Formation with John Ortberg
About the Guest Kara 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...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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.<br/><br/>Carey Nieuwhof has spent...
Formation with John Ortberg
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...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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...
Formation with John Ortberg
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 pastor whose pursuit of attention, rest, and spiritual formation was...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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 pastor whose pursuit of attention, rest, and spiritual formation was...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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 work, dignity, and the quiet crisis inside most organizations. One of...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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 conversation about politics, allegiance, and the slow work of keeping...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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, a global organization that protects the poor from violence...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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 trusted Old Testament scholars of his generation — joins John for a...
Formation with John Ortberg
<p>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 history: an unhurried exploration of how the Holy Spirit forms us...
Formation with John Ortberg
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rapper, beatboxer, producer, actor, playwright, teaching artist, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Associate Senior Pastor and Lead Pastor of New Life Downtown, Rockharbor Church
pastor, author, and leadership consultant, The Game Plan Consultancy
chief of leadership formation at Fuller Theological Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary
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