Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley Barton
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
We seem to be turning a corner during this week of Lent! Ruth and Steve discuss the lectionary readings for the fifth Sunday of Lent and the call to prepare ourselves for whatever new things God desires to do in us. This requires us to resist the temptation to cling to the past. In this conversation Ruth and Steve also ask us to consider how to discern when it’s time to put things behind us, how we perceive the new thing God is doing and lean into it, and what it means to move into divine forgetfulness when the situation calls for it.
Lectionary Readings for the fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle C:
Isaiah 43:16-21 • Psalm 126 • Philippians 3:4b-14 • John 12:1-8
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Music Credit:
Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist
Returning from Lent Music In Solitude
Mentioned in the episode:
“Help Me to Believe in Beginnings” from Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle by Ted Loder
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Season 4: Episode 8 | From Isolation to Discernment in Community
Season 4: Episode 7 | Leadership as Intercession
Season 4: Episode 6 | Spiritual Rhythms in the Life of a Leader
Season 4: Episode 5 | Guiding Others on a Spiritual Journey
Season 4: Episode 4 | The Conundrum of Calling
Season 4: Episode 3 | The Practice of Paying Attention
Season 4: Episode 2 | The Place of Our Own Conversion
Season 4: Episode 1 | When Leaders Lose Their Souls
Season 3: Episode 9 | Discerning and Doing God’s Will Together
Season 3: Episode 8 | Get Set: From Decision-Making to Discernment
Season 3: Episode 7 | Get Ready: Preparing for Discernment
Season 3: Episode 6 | Values and Practices for Being Safe Together
Season 3: Episode 5 | Values and Practices For Opening to God Together
Season 3: Episode 4 | Community at the Leadership Level
Season 3: Episode 3 | Leaders Who Are Transforming
Season 3: Episode 2 | Beginning With Spiritual Transformation
Season 3: Episode 1 | The Heart of Spiritual Leadership
Season 3: Teaser
Season 2: Episode 9 | You are Witnesses of these Things
Season 2: Episode 8 | Discerning the Presence of Christ
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