The Being Formed Podcast

Welcome to Season 2 of The Being Formed Podcast! We're kicking off the new year with a very personal and powerful conversation between Adam and Rebekah Ormord, the co-founders of LifePoint Resources.
Rebekah and Adam unpack the harder parts of their journey together, including the pain, trauma, and inward "soul work" that God compassionately initiated at God's own pace. All the parts of their story helped prepare them for a shared ministry that is deeply intimate and restorative. Truly, God's Spirit is bringing beauty out of ashes.
May this episode be a reminder to all who listen that God is always with you, always loving you, always delighting in you, and always inviting you on a journey marked not by failure but by faith, hope, and love. Even when it seems like your path has reached a dead end, take heart, God is never finished loving you and calling you into deeper intimacy. The journey with Jesus is still at hand.
If you would like to speak to Adam, Rebekah, or any of the soul care team members at LifePoint Resources, please visit our about page or fill out this contact form and we will get in touch with you.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

"Christmas, of all seasons in the year, should be the time where true meaning can be found. However, by the end of December many attest to experiencing exhaustion rather than significance, stress rather than joy, and more consumer debt than spiritual abundance. Is this really what the Christmas story offers the world?"
Adam Ormord welcomes pastor and author, AJ Sherrill, to The Being Formed Podcast for a conversation about slowing down and savoring the gifts of Advent and Christmas in ways that will lead not to exhaustion but to transformation.
AJ Sherrill has led churches across the country from Southern California to New York City. He now pastors Saint Peter's Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Sherrill has taught doctoral courses on preaching and the enneagram at Fuller Theological Seminary. Rediscovering Christmas is his latest book. Visit him at ajsherrill.org, Instagram.com/aj_sherrill and X.com/ajsherrill.
Visit LifePoint Resources to learn more about our Advent and Christmas Soul Study. We will be reading and reflecting on AJ's book, Rediscovering Christmas.
Praise for Rediscovering Christmas
“Rediscovering Christmas draws us into the mystery and messiness of the birth of Jesus Christ in our broken world. Skillfully weaving together his faithful excavations into the biblical text, deep digging into the customs of first-century Judaism, and keen sensitivity to the challenges Christ-followers face today, AJ invites us to place one foot in the ancient Christmas story and our other foot in our own everyday lives. Thus, he both helps us to attend faithfully to the timeless message of the Christmas drama and guides us into those practices that bring our lives more in tune with its central character.” (Trevor Hudson, minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and author of In Search of God’s Will)
“If you want a thoughtful, informed, challenging, world-shifting, life-shaping interruption that might reintroduce the presence of God in this earthly journey, where the secret of the ordinary is that it was meant to be the vessel of the divine, this is your book and AJ is your guide.” (John Ortberg, founder of BecomeNew.com)
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

As our schedules inevitably fill up for the holidays, we recognize a deeper desire to lean into spaciousness and rest with God. How do we slow down and pay attention to the transforming work God is doing in us and in the world? How do we partner with God rather than resist the movement of the Spirit inviting us to greater freedom?
 
Adam Ormord welcomes Jen Manglos to episode 21 of The Being Formed Podcast for a timely conversation on pilgrimage as a spiritual practice.
 
As a spiritual director, pastor, and pilgrimage guide, Jen Manglos delights in helping others discover their own belovedness in God through an embodied, creative approach to spirituality. Since receiving her MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology she has moved into providing care and support for wanderers, women, and leaders in the ministry and nonprofit worlds. She currently resides in Seattle where she is enjoying that PNW life.
 
2025 Pilgrimage Offerings:
Camino Portuguese with Nuos Formation, June 9-17, 2025; Deadline Dec. 2
Camino for Female Pastors, June 25-July 5, 2025; Deadline Dec. 2
St. Cuthbert's Way to Lindisfarne, September 5-14, 2025; Deadline Dec. 2
Camino Portuguese, September 24-Oct. 2; Deadline Jan. 26
To learn more and connect with Jen, visit her website at  www.jenmanglos.com.
 
Resources Mentioned:
The Art of Pilgrimage, by Phil Cousineau
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés), by John Brierley
 
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

“I feel like I’ve had some kind of breakthrough related to feeling full permission, full blessing, to live with unconditional love for people around me, and some insight into some of the walls that were there that were keeping me from believing that truly being unconditionally loving is the way to be.” (Cheri Hudspith)
Our host, Adam Ormord, welcomes Lori Shoults and Cheri Hudspith (Co-Directors of Practice Collective) to The Being Formed Podcast to discuss the Ignatian Journey and the life-changing invitation to join Jesus on the way.
Their story is not unlike yours. God is always present, trying to get your attention, moving you into places of deeper trust and surrender. Are you ready to take the journey?
Practice Collective is a Christ-centered non-profit ministry providing holistic experiences, safe communities, and relevant resources that invite and encourage followers of Jesus Christ on their inward and outward journey of spiritual transformation.
Lori Shoults is the curator/designer of The Ignatian Journey: A Contemporary Approach to the Spiritual Exercises. She leads groups through The Ignatian Journey and is one of the retreat hosts for the Pastors, Priests, and Guides Retreat. She served for several years on The Practice team at Willow Creek Community Church and for three years was the Program Coordinator for the Spiritual Formation Certificate Program through Moody Distance Learning. She is passionate about spiritual formation, spiritual direction, and inviting others into a deeper intimacy with Christ. You can reach Lori at lorishoults@practicecollective.org.
Cheri Hudspith assists leaders with the unique challenges and joys of bringing Spiritual Formation ways of learning and growing into the local church. Initially, this began by training Life with God leaders, a three-year journey offered through Grafted Life Ministries, and eventually expanded into other relationships developed beyond that organization. She also completed her training in Spiritual Direction through Selah - LTi in 2013. She loves meeting with directees and now enjoys training future directors as a Supervisor through the same program. She also has experience leading retreats, Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, and guiding life-mapping tools. You can reach Cheri at cherihudspith@practicecollective.org.
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
The Ignatian Journey
The Ignatian Adventure (Kevin O'Brien, SJ)
Article: Suppose We All Presupposed?
Also recommended:
Article: Mary and the Prayer of Indifference (Ruth Haley Barton)
Practice: Prayer for Indifference (from Trinity Church)
Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard (Trevor Hudson)
A New Liturgy No. 6: The Examen
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

“When you care for your soul as a way of life, you can handle when really hard things come your way and still maintain that groundedness. Now, it’s turbulent, it’s hard, it’s disorienting, but the bottom didn’t fall out the way it had years ago.” (Mindy Caliguire)
Mindy Caliguire is the founder and president of Soul Care (soulcare.com), an organization that exists to cultivate soul health among leaders and those they serve. Mindy works with Christian leaders in ministry and marketplace environments, serving individuals and organizations around the world and through the Soul Care Collective, an online community. Mindy and her husband, Jeff, make their home in Boulder, Colorado.
The subject of Mindy's conversation with Adam Ormord (the host of The Being Formed Podcast) is her latest book, "Ignite Your Soul: When Exhaustion, Isolation, and Burnout Light a Path to Flourishing."
Mindy also referenced two helpful resources in the conversation:
"Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin" by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
"Living in the Vision of God" by Dallas Willard
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

Adam Ormord (LifePoint Resources) welcomes Summer Joy Gross to The Being Formed Podcast for a conversation about forming a stronger attachment to God who promises to be with us always. 
Summer Joy Gross (MDiv, Virginia Theological Seminary) is the author of "The Emmanuel Promise: Discovering the Security of a Life Held By God." Summer is an Anglican priest, retreat leader, and spiritual director whose work is guided by the belief that our stories can be transformed by God's invitation to make his love our home base. She is associate faculty of spiritual formation and the art of spiritual direction at the Healing Care Ministries' spiritual direction school.
Summer walks with hundreds of people into a secure attachment with the Father through podcasts, videos, retreats, and groups of various sizes. With her warm and compassionate style, Summer sets a table for those who have heard sermons on Sunday about abiding in Christ but who are hungry for its reality.
Summer invites you to come awake to He who desires to draw you close, cup your face in His hands, and convince you your adoption is not just a sheet of paper, not just a seal for heaven, but a commitment of His constant care and connection.
Order "The Emmanuel Promise" here, and learn more about Summer's ministry, The Presence Project, at www.athirstforgod.org.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

Our host, Adam Ormord, welcomes Abigail Doust to The Being Formed Podcast to talk about the joy of serving and caring for women who serve in cross-cultural ministry all across the world.
Abigail is an author, speaker, coach, and trainer who is passionate about helping leaders get equipped to help others move forward. Abigail is the Development Director for Thrive Ministry, which replenishes and supports women serving cross-culturally by resourcing them and caring for their souls. She also runs a business, Equipping for Impact, which trains and inspires people to use coaching skills in their homes, churches, communities, workplaces, and everywhere they go.
Abigail has a Bachelor of Communications Education and Masters in Theatre in Directing. She is a Certified Professional Life Coach and accredited with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She co-wrote Authentic Conversations with her husband, Scott. They live in Arvada, CO and have 4 daughters. When she carves out space to care for her soul, she loves reading, seeing plays, getting coffee, taking walks, and connecting with family and friends.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

On today's episode, Adam Ormord (President and Founder of LifePoint Resources) welcomes Sean Nemecek to the podcast to talk about the very serious issue of burnout, especially for those who serve in ministry. This is an important conversation as we recognize the elevated state of stress and exhaustion affecting so many leaders in our communities and churches. Hope, help and health are available to all of us, so listen and share with those in need.
"It's my goal that people really experience their union with Christ, the depth of security they have with Him, and the freedom to minister out of God's love." - Sean Nemecek
Sean Nemecek is the author of The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout and the West Michigan Regional Director for Pastor-in-Residence Ministries. Sean served as a pastor for 18 years before joining PIR. Now he works as both a spiritual director and ministry coach — specializing in coaching people through burnout and helping organizations develop an anti-burnout culture. He is all about helping people feel seen, heard, and known in the welcoming presence of our loving God. In his spare time Sean enjoys gardening with his wife, Amy. He also enjoys learning, cooking, woodturning, and cheering for the Chicago Cubs.
"The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness" is Outreach Magazine's 2024 Leadership Resource of the Year. It also won a Silver Medalion Award (2024 Christian Book Awards Finalist in Ministry Resources). Learn more at www.wearyleadersguide.com.
You can engage with Sean Nemecek at several online locations: Seannemecek.com; The Pastor's Soul (Blog); PIR Ministries; Facebook; LinkedIn; Twitter, Threads, and Instagram: @pastorsoul.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.