Every day, you are being formed.

By headlines / algorithms / outrage / affirmation.

The question isn’t if you’re being shaped — it’s by what?

In this episode, JC, James and Chris talk about the daily tug-of-war between culture and the Kingdom. How social media disciples us. How identity gets distorted. How hurry, noise, and reaction quietly deform our souls. And why following Jesus will always mean swimming upstream.

Jesus didn’t say He was a way.
He said He is the Way. A narrow road that leads to life.

If we’re not intentional, we’ll wake up fluent in culture and unfamiliar with Christ. This episode is a call to counter-formation — to step out of drift and into deliberate apprenticeship under King Jesus.

The Way is not trending.
It’s transforming.

From freedom to formation.
let’s walk it together!

Welcome to the very first episode of Following The Way. This isn’t a rebrand. It’s a refocus. If Recovering Fundamentalist was about freedom, this podcast is about what comes next: formation. Not hype. Not hot takes. Not drama for downloads. Just a clear, honest, Jesus-centered conversation about what it actually means to follow the Way of Jesus in real life.

In this episode, JC Groves introduces the heart and mission of the podcast and brings in co-hosts James Bell and Chris Goeppner to talk about why discipleship matters, why formation can’t be optional, and why the church doesn’t need more noise—it needs deeper roots. You’ll hear the vision, the tone, and the lane we’re staying in: slow, faithful, Scripture-shaped following of King Jesus.

We also draw a bright line between what this podcast is and isn’t:

• Not here for debates about the KJV

• Not here for hot takes or controversy

• Not here to deconstruct for clicks

• Not here for hype, drama, or “crazy for content”

• We are here to help people move from freedom to formation

• We are here to talk about practices, obedience, community, and the way of Jesus

• We are here to help you actually follow Him, not just talk about Him

If you’re ready to stop spectating and start walking, this is where it begins!

From freedom to formation. This is Following The Way.

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What does it really mean to follow Jesus—not just in belief, but in the way we live, love, lead, and become?

In this preview episode of Following The Way, JC Groves introduces the heart behind the podcast and the journey ahead. This isn’t about more Christian content. It’s about deeper Christian formation. It’s about moving from freedom to formation—learning how to walk in the way of Jesus every day.

Hosted by three pastors who are passionate about discipleship that’s honest, practical, and rooted in the life of Christ, Following The Way is a space for real conversations about faith, identity, leadership, community, and what it looks like to live as apprentices of Jesus in the modern world.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• How do I actually grow in my faith?

• What does spiritual formation look like in real life?

• How do we move beyond church attendance into true discipleship?

This podcast is for you.

Welcome to Following The Way — from freedom to formation, following King Jesus together.

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