The Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 4 | A More Welcoming Stance from a Rooted Depth
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” —Jesus As I journeyed with my desire and with a good spiritual director, something else was happening, too. Wrestling with my tradition…
The Future of Christian Spirituality: Part 3 | A Spirituality that is Practice-Oriented and Practice-Based
“We do not know God by thinking, but by encountering.” –John of the Cross As my director and I transitioned into a new kind of relationship I was still thinking…
Editors Note: The poems of Pastor Ted Loder have accompanied us on many Transforming Center retreats, guiding us into moments…
Editor’s Note: Rory Noland is a composer and songwriter who has joined the Transforming Center team to help us continue…
Editor’s note: The following article is adapted from Dallas Willard’s forward to Invitation to Solitude and Silence (Ruth Haley Barton,…
“Lent is a time of returning to God. It is a time to confess how we keep looking for joy,…
Editor’s Note: The Transforming Center takes very seriously its mission to equip leaders to guide their churches in becoming spiritually…
“For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world and forfeit their soul?” —Jesus Recently, I made…
Solitude may be one of the greatest challenges for Christian leaders because we have this sense that everyone is waiting for us to come in and do what we can do. Solitude offers leaders a concrete way that God can come and do what only God can do—in our lives personally and also in our ministries.
It was a conversation similar to many I have had with Christian leaders. A pastor from a large church was…
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