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Reflections on the Soul of Leadership

Written by Ruth Haley Barton, each reflection provides spiritual guidance and encouragement for those seeking to be in God for the world.

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Advent Week 3: A Time for Courage

By Adele Ahlberg Calhoun |

Lectionary Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Advent Calendar (Cycle C) and guidance for using the lectionary In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis…

Praying together for our election

By Transforming Center |

PREPARATION During this election season, we encourage you to find a time to pray with friends and family, people from your church or small group, and maybe even your neighbors.…

Noah Filipiak

What does transforming leadership look like for Pastor Noah Filipiak?

By Transforming Center |

 Noah Filipiak, founding pastor at Crossroads Church in downtown Lansing, MI, shares how his Transforming Community® experience has impacted his…

What is Spiritual Leadership?

Can You Hear God Now? Your Most Important Leadership Role

By Ruth Haley Barton |

Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they…

Advent Week One

Advent 1: The Importance of Waking Up

By Ruth Haley Barton |

Lectionary readings for November 27, 2016: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Rom 13:11-14; Matt 24:36-44 Click for complete Advent calendar (Cycle A) and…

Advent 2016

Advent 2016: Enlarged in the Waiting

By Bobby Gross |

“Of all types of waiting, the waiting of pregnancy is most like the waiting that we do during Advent. The…

Election Dat 2016: Teach us to pray today

Election Day 2016: Lord, Teach Us to Pray…Today

By Ruth Haley Barton |

“Lord, teach us to pray…”  ~ Jesus’ disciples in Luke 11 Ok, I admit it.  I’ve been discouraged, grumpy and…

spiritual discernment for groups

From Decision-Making to Discernment: One Leader’s Experience

By David Hughes |

“If we are not pursuing the will of God together in fairly intentional ways, what are we doing? Our own…

Practicing What we Preach

First Things First: Practicing What We Preach

By Ruth Haley Barton |

“A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what’s going on inside him/herself, inside his or her…

The Prayer of Lament: What To Do When We Don’t Know What To Do

By Ruth Haley Barton |

“Our only hope is to march ourselves to the throne of God and in loud lament cry out the pain…

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Pay attention to the soul of your leadership with a FREE series written by Ruth Haley Barton

  • Reflections written for spiritual leaders delivered over 4 weeks each Saturday morning
  • Includes guidance to listen to what your soul wants to say to God and what God wants to say to your soul
  • Every reflection includes a recording by Ruth that goes deeper into topic.
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