The Deeply Formed Life

Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

By: Rich Villodas, Pete Scazzero - foreword

Narrated by: Rich Villodas

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

During our chaotic times, discover five forgotten values that can spark internal growth and help us reconcile our Christian faith with the complexities of race, sexuality, and social justice.

Winner of the Christianity Today Book Award

Most believers live in the state of “being a Christian” without ever being deeply formed by Christ. Our pace is too frenetic to be in union with God, and we don’t know how to quiet our hearts and minds to be present. Our emotions are unhealthy and compartmentalized. We feel unable to love well or live differently from the rest of the world - to live as people of the good news.

New York pastor Rich Villodas says we must restore balance, focus, and meaning for our souls. The Deeply Formed Life lays out a fresh vision for spiritual breakthrough following five key values:

• Contemplative Rhythms Value: slowing down our lives to be with God.
• Racial Justice Value: examining a multi-layered approach to pursuing racial justice and reconciliation.
• Interior Examination Value: looking beneath the surface of our lives to live free and love well.
• Sexual Wholeness Value: exploring how our sexuality connects with our spirituality.
• Missional Presence Value: living as the presence of Christ in a broken world.

The Deeply Formed Life is a roadmap to live in the richly rooted place we all yearn for: a place of communion with God, a place where we find our purpose.

Praise for The Deeply Formed Life

“The Deeply Formed Life is a book for our time. Honest, wise, insightful, funny, and - above all - deep. The way Rich and New Life Fellowship hold emotional health and racial justice together is beyond inspiring. This is spiritual formation for the future of the church.” (John Mark Comer, pastor of teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church and author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry)

“I’ve studied the Bible under Pastor Rich’s leadership for close to a decade. The core values he shares in this book serve as guidance, not only for how we should live as Christians in an ever-changing world but also for how we can live a life of purpose - that consistently and enthusiastically points to Jesus.” (Susan Kelechi Watson, actress from the awardwinning television series This Is Us)

©2020 Rich Villodas (P)2020 Random House Audio

Stop reading the reviews and read the book already!

Phenomenal work! Thank you for sharing this with us. I just finished the first time through entire book. I’m about to listen to it again to make sure I catch anything I missed and to remind myself of the incredible truths shared.

Life. Changing.

Clarity, love, truth, and sound guidance! Pastor Rich keeps it SO REAL and addresses the very core of certain issues with such sincerity and transparency and truth that not only will you understand what you once couldn’t articulate, but you will instantly be set free and ignited.

Gracefully correcting

This is a viral read for all proclaiming Christian’s. Rich V. hits all the unmentionables that have led to the Churches lack of power and integrity. It’s a wonderful call to action with verbiage and steps to much needed change.

Wow!

This book was insightful, eye opening, refining, and helps you take a deep look at yourself, others, and your faith. This need challenges you to grow in a way that mirrors the vision Christ has for His followers.

Good Antidotes for Superficial Christianity

This book was a great read. It constantly invites the reader into a place of wise vulnerability with Jesus and His people. I didn't agree with everything stated, but that's not the point. It's a powerful perspective and helpmate for pursuing a life after Jesus.

A must read!

As the title suggests, this is a book for those that want transformation in their life at a deeper level. It’s been said, that your system is perfectly designed to get the results you are getting. As a follower of Jesus if you are not getting the results that you desire from your relationship with Christ, you might need to look at the system or rule of life that you are living by. This book will give you insight into how to do just that.

Excellent

Excellwnt Read you will surely benefit from listening and it has some real gems! All around a great read!

Excellent, inspiring book.

Excellent and inspiring book. Can’t wait to read it again and again!! Highly recommend it!

A fantastic way to improve your walk with Christ &

love towards others, in a biblical way, in your life.

I usually find devotionals boring, unengaging, and hard to implement. This was NONE of those things.
It was interesting, engaging, personal, and relatable to implement.

It contains material to challenge you no matter where you are in life.

Good and Surprising!

The author does a great job measuring both leadership concepts, and the core values of the Christian faith for our growth and our nurturing. Surprising was it that he tackled some issues head on, and left them in an objective way for each reader to discern. This isn'this is an important read for those trying to both be a part of and leave the church in this desperately challenging time periods I recommended highly.