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Season 19: Ash Wednesday | Learning to Love What God Loves

By Transforming Center | February 21, 2023 |

This season we are focusing on justice as an aspect of spiritual formation and we believe Lent to be the…

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Season 18: Episode 5 | What about the Congregation? How Everyone Benefits from a Pastor’s Sabbatical

By Transforming Center | February 7, 2023 |

We are wrapping up our sabbatical season by turning our attention to the congregation; how does a congregation benefit from…

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Season 18: Episode 4 | Are You Willing to Quit Your Job: Sabbatical for the Rest of Us

By Transforming Center | January 31, 2023 |

Are sabbaticals just for pastors? This week, Ruth sits down with guest Andy Crouch to talk about sabbatical from an…

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Season 18: Episode 3 | Boundaries: Protecting What is Precious

By Transforming Center | January 24, 2023 |

Inevitably, every sabbatical will meet a challenge, a place where the outside world creeps in and threatens to call you…

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Season 18: Episode 2 | More Than a Vacation: Planning for a Meaningful Sabbatical

By Transforming Center | January 17, 2023 |

We have two extra special guests this week! First, Ruth sits down with Christine Lee, Priest-in-Charge of St. Peter’s Chelsea…

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Season 18: Episode 1 | When Sabbath Isn’t Enough: Embracing the Gift of Sabbatical

By Transforming Center | January 10, 2023 |

Happy New Year! We are ringing in the new year by talking about sabbatical! Friend of the Transforming Center Rick…

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast Show Notes

Bonus: Advent 2022 Year A

By Transforming Center | November 22, 2022 |

We find ourselves again beginning a new Christian year with Advent. This year the lectionary finds us in Cycle A.…

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Season 17: Episode 11 | Sabbath Journey: Do Something Before You Do Everything

By Transforming Center | November 8, 2022 |

We’re wrapping up our sabbath season with a solo episode. Ruth is on the mic to help us discern the…

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Season 17: Episode 10 | Fruit and Frustration: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Can Rest

By Transforming Center | November 1, 2022 |

As we’ve camped out around this idea of a “sabbath community” the last few weeks, we’ve explored the possibility and…

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Season 17: Episode 9 | Getting Honest About the Challenges of Sabbath Community

By Transforming Center | October 25, 2022 |

Today’s conversation is an honest and vulnerable one about the challenges of leading communities in the ways of the sabbath.…

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