The Table

You don't need a different life to become more like Jesus.

You don't have to wait until work slows down, the kids get older, the calendar clears, or you finally become more disciplined. Formation happens in the life you're already living.

In the final episode of Formation: Who Are You Becoming?, Tyler and Ben bring the series together by asking what it looks like to intentionally arrange our actual lives around Jesus.

They talk about the difference between adding spiritual activities to an already crowded schedule and learning to live your whole life with Jesus. They explore how simple rhythms can help us remain attentive to God, why our spiritual practices need to fit the season we're actually in, and how a simple Rule of Life can help bring intentionality to our daily, weekly, and regular rhythms.

But the goal isn't to build the perfect routine.

It's not to become really good at spiritual disciplines.

And it's certainly not to earn God's love.

It's to intentionally make space to participate in the transforming work of the Holy Spirit—and increasingly become like Jesus.

Because formation isn't ultimately about building a spiritual life that revolves around us. It's about becoming the kind of people through whom Jesus can love the world around us.

So as we close this series, we return to the question that started it all:

Who are you becoming?

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Following Jesus was never meant to be something we do alone.

We can read the Bible alone. We can pray alone. We can listen to sermons and podcasts alone. But so much of becoming like Jesus can only happen in relationship with other people.

In Episode 4 of Formation: Who Are You Becoming?, we talk about the people God uses to shape us—and why Christian community is about much more than simply having friends or attending church.

We explore how relationships can reveal what's actually happening in our hearts, why we need people who truly know us, and how God uses the local church to encourage us, challenge us, carry us, and sometimes even confront us.

Because it's easy to think you're patient until someone tests your patience. It's easy to think you're forgiving until someone hurts you. And it's easy to think you're selfless until loving someone becomes inconvenient.

The question isn't simply, “Do I have people around me?”

It's:

Who is forming me—and who actually knows me?

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We are all practicing something.

The way we respond when we're frustrated. What we reach for when we're stressed. How we spend our time. The rhythms we return to day after day.

And those repeated actions aren't just things we do—they're shaping the people we're becoming.

In Episode 3 of Formation: Who Are You Becoming?, Tyler sits down with Matt Knight to talk about the difference between trying to live like Jesus and actually training ourselves in godliness.

They explore the purpose of spiritual practices like Scripture, prayer, fasting, Sabbath, generosity, and service—not as a way to earn God's favor or check off a spiritual to-do list, but as ways we intentionally participate in the transforming work of the Holy Spirit.

They also talk about how our practices can reshape our desires, what to do when we fall out of a spiritual rhythm, and why the ultimate measure of formation isn't how disciplined we are, but whether we're becoming more like Jesus.

The question isn't just, “What are you doing?”

It's:

What are you practicing—and what kind of person is it training you to become?

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Everyone wants your attention.

Your phone. Your work. Social media. Entertainment. Advertisers. The news. Even the people you love.

But our attention is limited—and what consistently gets our attention has an opportunity to shape the people we're becoming.

In Episode 2 of Formation: Who Are You Becoming?, Tyler sits down with Matt Knight and Austin Henry to take an honest look at where their own attention is going—including pulling up their Screen Time reports and looking at the receipts.

They talk about why our attention matters spiritually, the forces competing for it, our growing discomfort with silence and boredom, and how what we repeatedly focus on can begin shaping our desires. They also explore attention as an act of love and what it looks like to become people who are truly present with God and with the people around us.

This isn't just about spending less time on your phone.

It's about asking a deeper question:

What has your attention—and what is it producing in you?

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Whether you realize it or not, you are being formed.

The people around you, the things that hold your attention, the habits you practice, the stories you consume, and the experiences you walk through are all shaping the person you're becoming.

In the first episode of our new series, Formation: Who Are You Becoming?, Tyler sits down with Matt Clough and Matt Knight to talk about what spiritual formation actually is—and why following Jesus is about more than simply knowing the right things or doing the right Christian activities.

They discuss the difference between being informed about Jesus and being formed by Jesus, the voices that are already discipling us, why real formation often happens slowly through ordinary faithfulness, and the role of the Holy Spirit in transforming us into the image of Christ.

The question isn't whether you're being formed.

The question is: What is forming you—and who are you becoming?

Cameron Leslie’s testimony has been shared before—but his story is far from finished.

Since his baptism, God has continued working in Cameron’s life, and now he finds himself wrestling with a new calling: ministry. The only problem? He doesn’t know exactly what that looks like yet.

In this episode of The Table, Tyler sits down with Cameron to talk about following God when you don’t have the whole plan. As a husband, father of four, and someone in the middle of a career, Cameron is learning what it means to discern God’s calling while remaining faithful to the people and responsibilities God has already placed in front of him.

They talk about life after baptism, discerning a call to ministry, the role of marriage and fatherhood, serving God without a title, and what God can teach us in seasons of waiting and uncertainty.

Sometimes following Jesus isn’t about knowing the next ten steps.

It’s about being faithful with the next yes.

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We sing a lot of words in church—but how often do we stop and think about what we're actually declaring?

As we prepare for Fellowship West's Night of Worship on September 13, we're slowing down to look at the truth behind four songs we'll be singing together: He Who Is To Come, Who Else, Oh My Soul, and an original song written by Ben, Psalm 16 (My Portion).

Together, we talk about the hope we have in the returning King, what it means to declare that there is no one like our God, why we sometimes need to remind our own souls of what is true, and what it really means to say that the Lord is our portion.

This isn't just about understanding the lyrics better. It's about preparing our hearts to mean what we sing.

Then, on September 13, we'll have the opportunity to move from talking about these truths around the Table to declaring them together as a church.

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What if the season you’re in right now is preparing you for something you can’t see yet?

In this episode of The Table, Tyler sits down with Fellowship West Facilities Manager Kirt Hufstedler to look back on a lifetime of following Jesus—from growing up on a farm and coming to faith as a young boy to a 40-year career in engineering and, eventually, a new season serving on staff at the church.

Kirt jokingly calls his years in the secular workforce his “40 years in the wilderness,” but those years were anything but wasted. Together, they talk about finding purpose in your everyday work, the people and relationships that keep us faithful, asking hard questions about our faith, and how God uses every season to prepare us for what comes next.

They also explore what ministry really looks like—and why serving God can look just as much like engineering, mowing grass, cleaning a room, or changing a light bulb as it does standing on a stage.

Wherever God has placed you today, Kirt’s story is a reminder that there are no wasted seasons when we’re faithfully following Him.

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What does faithfulness look like when following Jesus has been part of your story for as long as you can remember?

In this episode of The Table, Tyler sits down with Sean Potter to hear his story of coming to know the Lord at a young age, growing in his faith through biblical community, and eventually sensing God's call into ministry.

Along the way, they talk about the importance of being deeply connected to the local church, serving faithfully wherever God has placed you, and recognizing that ministry isn't reserved for people with a title. Through every season of Sean's story, one truth continues to surface: His mercies are new every morning.

Whether God is calling you somewhere new or simply calling you to be faithful right where you are, Sean's story is an encouragement to keep showing up, keep serving, and keep trusting the Lord one day at a time.

As summer comes to a close and a new school year begins, our calendars fill up fast. Practices, meetings, school events, church activities, and countless good opportunities all compete for our attention. Before life gets moving at full speed, it's worth asking a simple but important question:

Who are we becoming?

In this episode of The Table, Tyler, Ben, Matt, and Austin have an honest conversation about busyness, margin, and building rhythms that keep Jesus at the center. They discuss the difference between what's urgent and what's truly important, why our calendars reveal what we value, and how creating margin allows us to be more present with God and the people around us.

If you're looking to start this season with intentionality instead of simply reacting to whatever comes next, this conversation is for you.

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