What is forming you? /// FOLLOW x UP

Episode 001: What is forming you?In the first episode of the FOLLOW x UP podcast, Eric and Steve begin with a simple but weighty idea: your life is always being formed—whether you realize it or not.What starts as a conversation about how their friendship began quickly moves into something deeper. They reflect on shared experiences, the influence of the past, and the ways formation happens beneath the surface of everyday life.Together, they explore the difference between knowing the way of Jesus and actually living it. Formation isn’t just about learning more—it’s about rehearsal. It’s about allowing what we believe to take shape in our bodies, our habits, and our relationships.This episode also introduces a core conviction of the podcast: if Jesus was right about God, life, and the human soul, then it makes sense to rearrange our lives around what he said is true.In this episode Eric and Steve discuss: Why formation is always happening (whether you choose it or not)  The difference between information and transformation  How your past continues to shape your present  The role of surrender, trust, and intentional practice  What it means to “let your life speak”  Why rehearsal—not just knowledge—is essential to following JesusMeet your hosts, Eric Parks and Steve CarterEric ParksEric is an Executive Pastor at Plum Creek Church in Castle Rock, Colorado, who cares deeply about helping people rehearse the way of Jesus in everyday life—and holds firm as a Denver Broncos fan, no matter how often Steve brings up the Bears.Steve CarterSteve is the Lead Pastor at Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois, offering a thoughtful and honest voice to the deeper work of formation and calling—and remains a devoted Chicago Bears fan, even with Eric representing Broncos country.Explore all of FollowWe’re all following something—habits, expectations, ambition—but Jesus offers a different way. A way marked by love, presence, trust, and a life that actually leads somewhere good. Not perfectly, but increasingly, we begin to shape our lives around his.We believe that if Jesus is right—about God, about life, about the soul—then is only makes sense to rearrange your life around what he says is true.Follow isn’t a program to complete or a path to master, but a way of life centered on Jesus. A way of living that takes shape over time through a steady rearrangement of our lives—our priorities, our rhythms, and the things we trust most.LinksFollow: https://www.followtheway.church/Plum...