#192 — Spiritual Disciplines with Mason King

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Mason King to discuss his recently released book, “Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian.”

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What is the story of The Village Church Institute?
• What is your elevator pitch for your book on spiritual disciplines?
• Why did you write this book? Why do you care about spiritual disciplines?
• Do you think our view of Christian transformation is skewed because of our view of how someone experiences change?
• How do we thread the needle between self-awareness and understanding and self-occupation?
• What are important questions we need to be asking?
• What gap exists when talking about the spiritual disciplines?
• What spiritual discipline is the most misunderstood?

Guest Bio:

Mason King serves as a pastor at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. He also serves as the Executive Director of The Village Church Institute, Leadership Development, and Groups. He is currently completing Ph.D. in Church History from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and holds a D.Min. in Executive Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. A native Texan, Mason and his wife Carly have three kids and two labs. 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Psalm 1
• The Village Church Institute
• “Spiritual Disciplines” by Mason King
• “The Divine Conspiracy” by Dallas Willard
• “You are What You Love” by Jams K.A. Smith
• “Faithfully Present” by Adam Ramsey
• “Eschatological Discipleship” by Trevin Wax 
• “Women of the Word” by Jen Wilkin

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