The Being Formed Podcast

"To have someone who is listening expressly for the purpose of drawing you out, not for their own curiosity, but simply to help you have clarity in your own life, what an incredible gift that can lead to transformation...life to the full." - Melissa Sievers
Our guest on The Being Formed Podcast is Melissa Sievers, a Transformational Coach, a Spiritual Director, and a cherished member of the Soul Care Team at LifePoint Resources.
Passionate about helping individuals cultivate inner lives filled with peace, joy, and rest, Melissa finds deep fulfillment in companioning those seeking a more abundant life. Other key themes in her work include serving church and ministry leaders, supporting sabbaticals, pursuing discernment in vocational transitions, navigating burnout, and creating healthy life rhythms.
Melissa Sievers and Adam Ormord unpack the uniqueness of Transformational Coaching through the lens of John 10:10 and the game-changing statement of Jesus, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (NIV)
What do we mean by transformational coaching? How does coaching fit under the umbrella of soul care? What is the posture of coaching, and how does it differ from a spiritual direction relationship? What would it look like for you to move toward a deeper discovery of what's actually happening beneath the surface and move to lasting change? We do our best to answer these questions and more on today's podcast episode.
Melissa Sievers and the team at LifePoint can help you discover clarity and courage to transform your life in ways that lead to flourishing from the inside out and experience life to the fullest!
Learn more about Transformational Coaching and request a complimentary discovery call today.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

Ken Shigematsu (Pastor and Author, Tenth Church) sat down with Adam Ormord (Founder and President, LifePoint Resources) for an important conversation on the topic of shame. What is it? What happens when we wear shame as our identity? What is the answer to our shame?
Ken Shigematsu lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey. He is senior pastor of Tenth Church (www.tenth.ca) in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo, Japan.
Ken's first book, "God in My Everything," was an international bestseller. It was selected as the Word Guild 2014 Christian Living book of the year and received honorable mention for the Grace Irwin Prize, Canada's largest literary award for Christian writers.
Ken's second book was "Survival Guide for the Soul: How to Flourish Spiritually in a World that Pressures Us to Achieve." It received the Word Guild 2019 Christian Living book of the year award.
Ken is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country and the author of the international bestseller God in My Everything, which was released in 2023.
Even with all of his accolades and awards, Ken is one of the most humble and generous leaders out there. He shares his own story with genuine openness and vulnerability and invites others to do the same, as you will hear in this conversation.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

"These all look to You. This is the way of all things, rock badgers and leviathans included." (Brandon Booth)
The tables are turned on this episode of The Being Formed Podcast as our host, Adam Ormord, is interviewed by Brandon Booth (host of The Signpost Inn Podcast). Brandon is a spiritual director, author, retreat leader, and the co-founder of SignPost Inn Ministries.
Signpost Inn's mission is to walk alongside you in this chaotic and distracting life, offering compassion and resources to help lift your gaze to Jesus and sustain your attention on his loving presence.
Our conversation is based on a 2024 article, written by Adam, entitled "We All Look to You." It's an invitation to look to someone bigger than ourselves, bigger than even our best human vision of flourishing. It’s an invitation to look to God, not to politicians, preachers, or podcast hosts. The more we look to God, the more we notice God, and the more we notice God, the more we see the greatness of God’s Kingdom in this present moment - here and now, yet not fully revealed.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

In this conversation, Casey Tygrett and Adam Ormord explore the complexities of memory, the nature of the soul, and the importance of spiritual formation. They discuss how our memories shape our understanding of God, ourselves, and the world around us. The conversation emphasizes the significance of engaging with our memories through practices like journaling to foster personal growth and connection with God.
Casey Tygrett has been involved in the work of spiritual formation for nearly 25 years. Through various positions in churches, seminaries, and para-church organizations, his work in writing and speaking have aligned to create content that is wise and helpful for the journey of life and faith. 
Casey earned his Master of Divinity degree and Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation degree from Lincoln Christian Seminary (Lincoln, IL). He completed the Tending the Holy spiritual direction training program in 2015, and since then has been providing spiritual direction to individuals both privately and through the ministry of Soul Care.
Casey is the author of three books, Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions (2017) and The Practice of Remembering: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life (Re-release 2024), and The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality For Unsettled Seasons (April 2023). The book The Practice of Remembering was awarded the 2020 Award of Merit in Spiritual Formation by Christianity Today.
Visit https://www.caseytygrett.com to discover all the good ways you can partner with God to tend to your soul.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.
Keywords: spiritual direction, soul care, memory, transformation, Casey Tygrett, spiritual formation, presence, practices, church, soul, distraction, original blessing, journaling, Casey Tygrett, Adam Ormord, personal growth, faith

What color is God's skin? What color is God's skin? I said it's black, brown, yellow, and it's red, and it's white. Everyone's the same in the Good Lord's sight.
What if our practices of being with God, while distinct and different across the vast landscape of time and cultures, actually held far more in common than we thought? What do we have to learn from our brothers and sisters in the global church? What do we have to learn from our next door neighbors? What does love look like as the first and most important soul care practice which sets the stage for everything else?
Our guest, Dr. Barabara Peacock, is the author of "Spiritual Practices for Soul Care: 40 Ways to Deepen Your Faith," as well as the award-winning book, "Soul Care in African American Practice." She also wrote Psalm 119 Scriptural Journal and Called to Teach (Acronym C.A.L.L.E.D. means Commissioned As Leaders, Learners, Educations and Disciples).
Dr. Peacock is passionate about the disciplines of prayer, spiritual direction (soul care), lectio, and visio divina. In 2013 she founded Barbara L. Peacock Ministries. This ministry is committed to providing safe spaces for encounters with God. More recently, she founded Peacock Soul Care where she offers training in spiritual direction, spiritual formation, and writing your spiritual autobiography.
Dr. Peacock grew up in Whiteville, NC, where she attended elementary school. She graduated from West Columbus High School, Cerro Sordo, NC. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC; her Master of Arts Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey; and her Doctor of Ministry degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA. Her doctoral focus was Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders.
Dr. Barbara Peacock is a trustworthy guide through the landscape of spiritual formation and soul care as she honors a current iteration of a much older movement which has been around for thousands of years. From the time when Jesus woke early in the morning to be alone with his Heavenly Father, through the years of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, through the Middle Passage of slave ships bound for the shores of North America, through the 20th century, and right up until today, Barbara looks back, looks forward, and looks around for signs of faith, hope, and love. She is a much-heralded and much-needed voice for the Church today.
Correction: The author of "Joy Unspeakable" is Barbara Holmes.
Bonus Content: In response to Adam's curious off-air question about the song of her soul, Barbara offered to sing her response. May this conversation stir a song in you. May you hear the Singer, the Voice of Love, singing a song over you to simply be loved. This is the beginning, the center, and the end of all our spiritual practices.
The Being Formed Podcast is a soul care ministry of LifePoint Resources.

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.