About this episode

The episode explores the significance of core values in shaping our lives and aligning with God's Kingdom.

“Values are the goods we prize and pursue—the things we regard as genuinely worth having, becoming, and giving ourselves to.” —Dallas Willard We must take the time to ask ourselves: How do the values we profess align with the values of God’s Kingdom? Core values quietly shape our lives. They influence what captures our attention, how we spend our time, what we celebrate, what we resist, and who we are becoming. They form the culture of our homes, our communities, and our organizations long before they ever appear on a website or in a mission statement. Values are aspirational. They do not simply describe who we are today; they help orient us toward who we long to become. Some of our values are explicit. Many are not. Whether we recognize them or not, we are all being formed—every day—by the values our culture rewards, the stories we believe, and the practices we repeat. The invitation is not to shame ourselves for this reality, but to become more awake to it. In this next episode of the Become Good Soil Foundations Series, we invite you into a conversation that has been unfolding in our own lives for more than two decades. Together, we’ll explore the core values that have…

People in this episode

Host: Morgan Snyder

Topics covered

• core values
• God's Kingdom
• personal growth
• apprenticeship to Jesus
• cultural influence

Keywords

• values
• spirituality
• Christianity
• personal development
• culture

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