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Updated Advent Reflections For Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary
This beautiful 40 page Advent resource written by Ruth Haley Barton is designed to help individuals, spiritual friends, small groups and even congregations walk through the four Sundays of Advent…
Read MoreTransforming Center Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization
The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced on August 19, 2021 the accreditation of Transforming Center of Wheaton, IL. ECFA accreditation is based on the ECFA Seven Standards of…
Read MoreInvitation to Solitude & Silence Licensed to SPCK Publishing
Invitation to Solitude and Silence now has released in the United Kingdom and is now part of the growing list of Transforming Resources published around the world. This translation comes…
Read MoreRuth Haley Barton on Faith Radio
Recently, Ruth was interviewed on My Faith Radio’s program Connecting Faith with Neil Stavem. He had this to say about their time together: Community is a primary goal of most churches, but it’s…
Read MoreSpiritual Transformation, Community, and the Church
David Johnson is senior pastor of Church of the Open Door in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The website describes the mission of the church as follows: God invites us to take…
Read MoreSpiritual Transformation in the Church
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH WHEN IT COMES TO SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN CHRIST? Barton: The Church (capital C) is the body of Christ on earth now and it…
Read MoreSacred Rhythms Now Available in Indonesian
The Transforming Center is thrilled to announce that Dr. Ruth Haley Barton’s book, Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation has recently been translated into its fifth language since being released…
Read MorePursuing God’s Will Together: Review from the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care
Kent Carlson, Co-Senior Pastor of Oak Hills Church (Folsom, CA), reviews Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups, by Ruth Haley Barton (InterVarsity Press, 2012) Ruth Haley Barton,…
Read MoreRuth Haley Barton Signs Six-Book Contract with InterVarsity Press
Krista Carnet | 630.734.4013 | kkcarnet@ivpress.com WESTMONT, IL—Award-winning author Ruth Haley Barton has signed a six-book contract with InterVarsity Press. Barton, president of The Transforming Center, a spiritual formation ministry…
Read MorePursuing God’s Will Together Chosen for 2012 Leadership Book Award
Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups (InterVarsity Press/Formatio) by Ruth Haley Barton was chosen for a 2012 Leadership Book Award in the category of “The Leader’s Outer…
Read MoreFirst Review of Pursuing God’s Will Together
Thrilled to share with you the first review from our good friends at Hearts and Minds (Dallastown PA), a great indie bookstore with a great ministry. If you are ever…
Read MoreYour gift doubles when you give before August 28th
Progress Update: Our goal is to raise $10,000 in August (for a total impact of $20,000). As of August 27 we are at $13,209! Total impact $23,209. Praise God for…
Read MoreInterview with Ruth Haley Barton Regarding Sacred Rhythms
“Many of us have more clearly developed plans for finances, further education, home improvements and physical fitness than we do for our spiritual lives.” —Ruth Haley Barton An Interview with Ruth…
Read MoreCan preaching be a transformational moment for both the preacher and the congregation?
Read the answer and more from Jennifer Aycock’s interview with Ruth Haley Barton for McCormick Theological Seminary. Check it out here: http://mccormick.edu/news/caring-preachers-and-pastors
Read MoreTransforming Center Announces Academic Partnership with Northern Seminary and Dr. Ruth Haley Barton joins Northern as Professor of Spiritual Transformation
Former Northern student and founder of the Transforming Center, Ruth Haley Barton, was awarded with an honorary doctorate for her years of fruitful ministry in the areas of spiritual formation and…
Read MoreStudy highlights the fact that Christian leaders neglect self-care
This article was linked in a recent eReflections, but we thought it was worth highlighting it here. Read the article on the Associated Baptist Press website. Does the finding…
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