Season 2
Life Together in Christ
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Many of us are carrying a lot of baggage regarding Christian community. Ruth has often commented that it is one of the most over-promised, under-delivered aspects of the Christian life—which means that Christians who have been deeply involved in church are often the most cynical and disillusioned. In Season 2 of the Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership podcast, Ruth and Steve will discuss how to cultivate communities where people regularly and routinely experience spiritual transformation. Season 2 follows the book Life Together in Christ by Ruth Haley Barton.
Season 2: Episode 1 | Choosing to Walk Together
Many of us are carrying a lot of baggage regarding Christian community. Ruth has often commented that it is one of the most over-promised, under-delivered aspects of the Christian life—which…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 2 | Welcoming the Stranger
Jesus wants to be in your juicy conversations. Just think about it—the Emmaus Road encounter would not have happened had the disciples not welcomed “the stranger” on their journey home.…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 3 | Choosing to Listen Rather than Fix
Continuing the story of the Emmaus Road, Jesus plays dumb and models what spiritual companionship can look like. How do we become the kind of person who can listen rather…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 4 | Gathering on the Basis of Shared Desire
In their conversation on the Emmaus Road, Jesus created a safe space for the disciples to share their deepest desire. Getting in touch with our deepest desire is like peeling…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 5 | Men and Women in Community
If you read the Emmaus Road conversation carefully in Luke 24, you will notice that part of the story the disciples told Jesus was that “the women of our group…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 6 | The Nature of the Spiritual Journey
Jesus listened long enough to the disciples on the Emmaus Road to offer a spiritual perspective on the hardest experiences of life. In this conversation, Ruth and Steve discuss the…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 7 | Finding Our Story in HIS Story
Jesus is on a roll now—helping the disciples on the Emmaus Road to see their story and what felt so personal to them as part of the larger story of…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 8 | Discerning the Presence of Christ
Ever had a conversation you wish didn’t have to end? The two disciples were so stirred by their conversation that “they urged Jesus strongly to stay.” And it was in…
Listen and access show notesSeason 2: Episode 9 | You are Witnesses of these Things
As we conclude season two, the disciples on the Emmaus Road are so excited about what has happened in and through their encounter with Jesus on the Emmaus Road that…
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