Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley Barton
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
As we continue to discuss the idea of a sabbath practice and the very practical ways one can incorporate it into one’s life, we want to acknowledge that each season or stage of life presents its own challenges and opportunities with regard to sabbath keeping. In the next two episodes we’re going to speak with a variety of guests in different seasons of life about their own sabbath practices.
This week we’re joined by Kyle and Charity McClure, Ruth’s eldest daughter and son-in-law. Kyle and Charity are parents to three school-aged children and began carving out a sabbath practice when their kids were all very small. In this conversation they share how they reframed their posture towards the day in a season where life at home was anything but restful, how sabbath has shaped what they look for in a church and the ways in which it allows them to give their kids a different kind of presence on that day. Plus, they ask Ruth some tough questions about how she gave her own children the space to fall in love with sabbath on their own.
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
Led by the Spirit from Transforming Center Resource Music in Solitude
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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
Season 2: Episode 7 | Finding Our Story in HIS Story
Season 2: Episode 6 | The Nature of the Spiritual Journey
Season 2: Episode 5 | Men and Women in Community
Season 2: Episode 4 | Gathering on the Basis of Shared Desire
Season 2: Episode 3 | Choosing to Listen Rather than Fix
Season 2: Episode 2 | Welcoming the Stranger
Season 2: Episode 1 | Choosing to Walk Together
Season 1: Episode 9 | A Rule of Life: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
Season 1: Episode 8 | For the Sake of Others
Season 1: Episode 7 | The Art and Practice of Spiritual Discernment
Season 1: Episode 6 | Transformation Through Self-Knowledge and Self-Examination
Season 1: Episode 5 | Honoring the Body as a Spiritual Practice
Season 1: Episode 4 | Engaging the Scriptures for Transformation
Season 1: Episode 3 | Prayer - Deepening Our Intimacy With God
Bonus Episode | Lent : Returning to God with All Your Heart
Season 1: Episode 2 | A Leader's Journey into Silence and Solitude
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