Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley Barton
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
We’re here this week to talk about the elephant in the sabbath room… technology. Ruth and guest, Tiffany Shlain, talk all about how our technology impacts our ability to truly rest, why a “tech Shabbat” has been a lifeline for Tiffany, and the nitty gritty details of how Tiffany goes completely screen-free (and we mean completely) for 24 hours each week. We also hear from one of the founders of our sponsor, Good Kind, Chris Pappalardo, about the Sabbath Boxes they created to help people really unplug on the sabbath.
Tiffany Shlain is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, filmmaker, and public speaker. Her work explores the relationship between humanity and technology; the future of work, digital wellbeing and happiness; gender and women's rights; and neuroscience and creativity.
Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century," Tiffany is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and author of the national bestselling book 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection.
Chris Pappalardo is editor at The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He is the author and co-founder of GoodKind, an organization that cultivates practices that draw people to God and to one another. He is married to Jenn and is the proud dad of Lottie, who wants to save the planet, and Teddy, who wants you to read him another book.
Mentioned in this episode:
24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection by Tiffany Shlain
GoodKind Sabbath Boxes
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Purchase Ruth’s new book! Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest comes out on October 11, 2022. You can preorder now, wherever you buy books (Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop.org). If you buy it directly from our publisher, Intervarsity Press, you can get it before October 11th! If you pre-order the book be sure to sign up to attend our Release Day Virtual Celebration!
You can also pre-order the Sabbath Journal, which will be available sometime in January 2023.
This season of our podcast is sponsored by GoodKind. GoodKind is all about helping people cultivate the GoodKind of habits and holiday practices that allow them to engage with God and one another throughout the year. They have a great tool for Advent, a Sabbath Box to help you practice unplugging, and more. To learn more about them and the products they make, you can find them at goodkind.shop
Music Credit:
Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist
Reflection from Transforming Center Resource Music in Solitude
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Season 6: Episode 5 | Sweet Hours of Prayer
Season 6: Episode 4 | Finding Your Rhythm on Retreat
Season 6: Episode 3 | The Sources of our Exhaustion
Season 6: Episode 2 | Just Flop Down
Special Episode: Discovering Advent
Season 6: Episode 1 | Strategic Withdrawal
Season 5: Episode 12 | For the Sake of Others
Season 5: Episode 11 | Receiving Guidance
Season 5: Episode 10 | Pure Presence
Season 5: Episode 9 | Facing Ourselves
Season 5: Episode 8 | Emptiness
Season 5: Episode 7 | Rest for the Soul
Season 5: Episode 6 | Rest for the Mind
Season 5: Episode 5 | Rest for the Body
Season 5: Episode 4 | Dangerously Tired
Season 5: Episode 3 | Resistance
Season 5: Episode 2 | Beginnings
Season 5: Episode 1 | Beyond Words
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Season 4: Episode 9 | Finding God in the Crucible of Ministry
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