Becoming Like Jesus
Season Overview
Every human being is being formed into the image of something.
Our habits, relationships, media, experiences, and desires are constantly shaping who we are becoming. The question is not whether we are being formed, but what—or who—is forming us.
Season 6 of the Soil & Roots Podcast explores one of the most important questions in the Christian life: Who are we becoming?
Throughout this season, Brian Fisher examines the life and character of Jesus as the true object of Christian formation. Rather than reducing discipleship to information, morality, or religious activity, we explore the invitation to become increasingly like Christ from the inside out over time.
Along the way, we wrestle with questions of identity, attachment, love, trust, suffering, power, humility, freedom, and the nature of genuine spiritual maturity. What does a deeply formed life actually look like? How did Jesus relate to God, others, Himself, and the world around Him? And what might it mean for us to increasingly share His heart, mind, and way of life?
Season 6 builds upon the foundations established in previous seasons and helps clarify the ultimate goal of deep discipleship: becoming people who increasingly think, love, act, relate, and live as Jesus did.
Key Themes
- Becoming like Jesus
- The character and life of Christ
- Identity and spiritual maturity
- Love as the center of formation
- Trust, surrender, and attachment
- Humility, freedom, and power
- The Good Life and human flourishing
- What spiritual transformation looks like in practice
- The object of Christian formation
Why This Season Matters
Many Christians understand that they should follow Jesus but struggle to articulate what that actually means. We often focus on what Jesus taught while giving less attention to the kind of person He was.
Season 6 invites us to slow down and carefully examine the life of Jesus—not simply as a teacher to admire, but as the person we are being invited to become like.
As we better understand His character, we gain a clearer vision of the life God intends for all of us.
Featured Episodes
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Related Resources
- Season 1: Deep Discipleship and The Great Omission
- Season 2: The Discipleship Dilemma
- Season 3: The Formation Gap
- Season 4: The Forgotten Kingdom
- Season 7: Deep Calls to Deep
- Learn More About Greenhouses
Where to Go Next
If Seasons 1-4 explored the primary obstacles to deep discipleship and Season 5 broadened the conversation through interviews, Season 6 focuses our attention on the destination.
Who are we becoming?
The Christian answer is not simply “better people.” It is people who are increasingly conformed to the image of Jesus and who increasingly experience the freedom, love, peace, and joy that characterized His life.
