Further Excavation

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Above all, Become Good Soil is a personal invitation to consent to the slow and steady process of Kingdom apprenticeship. Along this road there are many ways to creatively participate with God in the process of restoring your whole heart, as a man. In the Becoming a King study guide, at the end of each chapter I recommend a list of additional resources as a way to continue to explore the big ideas of becoming and to do the work over time. This page is intended to be an ongoing resource where additional suggestions are made available that you can explore alongside what I recommend in the study guide, but here I’ve broken it down by chapter from the book. Let’s dive in.

Chapter 1: Becoming Powerful

Video session 1 (Becoming Powerful)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:

Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at its Best by Eugene Peterson
The Second Mountain by David Brooks

The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist  by Kate Raworth
Jayber CrowJayber Crow by Wendell Berry
To Watch:
Chernobyl
The Crown Trailer Season 1

Chapter 2: Becoming a Son

Video session 2 (Becoming a Son)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Watch:
The Boys Are Back
Redmond
Braveheart
Kingdom of Heaven
Finding Forrester

Chapter 3: Becoming True

Video session 3 (Becoming the Man You Were Born to Be)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Watch:
Bruce Almighty
To Listen to:
Unlocking Us: podcast with Brené Brown

Chapter 4: Becoming the Man You Were Born to Be

Video session 3 (Becoming the Man You Were Born to Be)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:
Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its BestRunning with the Horses by Eugene Peterson
To Watch:
Bruce Almighty
To Listen to:
Unlocking Us: podcast with Brené Brown

Chapter 5: Becoming a Generalist

Video session 4 (Becoming a Generalist)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:
Acts of Creation by Walt Harrington
On the Edge of Nowhere by James Huntington
To Watch:
The Everlasting Stream Documentary 

 
 

Chapter 6: Becoming a Warrior

To Read:

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield

Chapter 7: Becoming Good Soil

Video session 5
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us
To Watch:
I Am
To Listen to:
Marriage and Ministry: podcast with Jonathan and Melissa Helser

Chapter 8: Becoming Deep Roots

Video session 5
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Renovated by Jim Wilder
To Watch:
I Am
To Listen to:
Marriage and Ministry: podcast with Jonathan and Melissa Helser

Chapter 9: Becoming Like-Hearted

Video session 5
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story by Christopher West
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
To Watch:
I Am
To Listen to:
Marriage and Ministry: podcast with Jonathan and Melissa Helser

Chapter 10: Becoming a King

Video session 6 (Becoming a King)
Refer to the Becoming a King study guide for the initial resources. Beyond those, I also recommend the following:
To Read:

On the Brink of Everything by Parker Palmer
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey *I specifically recommend going through the audiobook before the physical book.
The Inquisitive Christ by Cara Murphy
Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
Life Without Lack by Dallas Willard
Union With Christ by Wilbourne
Surrender: An Art of Manhood from the Kinsmen Journal

To Listen to:
Pastoring and Leading a Room in Worship: podcast with Jonathan and Melissa Helser