Formed for Fellowship: Becoming What You Behold

by Kyle Worley

You are being formed. The only question is what is forming you?

The truth is that your life will look like whatever you love most.

You are shaped by what you seek. You become what you behold.

What we spend our time consuming will inform who we are becoming, and where we set our eyes today will determine the trajectory of who we are years and even decades from now. God's invitation to His people is to be formed for fellowship: fellowship with God and with one another.

We are born into this world malformed and broken, but we don't have to stay that way. God loves us and He wants to change us. "Spiritual Formation" is the question of what, why, and how God changes His people to look more and more like Christ.

Christians often struggle with the "Why?" of the Christian life: Why is it good to obey God? Why pray? Why read the bible? Why share the gospel? In Formed for Fellowship: Becoming what you Behold, Kyle Worley helps connect the dots between the practices of the Christian life and the nature and works of God. If we become what we behold, then every "spiritual discipline" of the Christian life must lead us to look upon God.

Formed for Fellowship will answer crucial questions like:
What is a person?
How are we formed?
Where do we belong?
What do we love?
What do we know?
What has our attention?
What do we give our time to?
Where is our hope?
Who is our enemy?

Every one of us is being shaped, changed, and formed every day. Are we being shaped to look more like Christ or more like the world? Formed for Fellowship is an invitation to look upon God and be changed.

Genres: Christian, Theology, Discipleship, Christian Living

208 pages, Hardcover

Published May 13, 2025

About the author

Kyle Worley is a pastor, author, teacher, podcast host. He is the host of the Knowing Faith Podcast, alongside Jen Wilkin and JT English. He is a teaching fellow and partner for Training the Church. He holds degrees in theology and philosophy from Dallas Baptist University, Redeemer Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. You can find him online @kyleworley on X and Instagram.

Reviews

[Matthew Goold · Rating 5 out of 5]

another must read, it gives clear concise understanding of Christian belief and walk

[teddyreadingstuff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid. Great for Christian Formation 101👍

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book felt a little slow at the start, but once I got further in, I really began to appreciate both the focus and approach, as it deeply roots the process of formation in the theology of scripture. The theme of becoming what you behold was very appreciated especially as the ultimate goal toward which we are headed. Definitely worth the read.

[Deon Cantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this one!

Like Jen Wilkin’s Women in the Word, it had a lot of bits of wisdom that I will be applying to my own walk. I’ll be looking at more by this author.

[David King · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a bit distracted while listening to this so maybe I should go back and give it a second chance

[Julie Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful, clear, great illustrations