
Episodes

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Season 12: Episode 2 | Into the Jungle: The False Self
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
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Mentioned in this podcast:
The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self, M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Lent: A Season of Returning, Ruth Haley Barton
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Lent: Music in Solitude CD (Available soon in our online store)
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Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Season 12: Episode 1 | Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
We are excited to be back with our first season of 2021. Ruth launches the season by connecting Robert Mulholland's book, The Deeper Journey with the season of Lent and discussing the Examen and leadership. Is the goal of the Christian life to become like Christ? Listen to the first episode to find out the surprising answer. If you would like to read along with this podcast season you can purchase Robert Mulholland's book, The Deeper Journey, at your favorite place to buy books or visit our online store https://transformingcenter.christianbook.com/deeper-journey-spirituality-discovering-true-self/m-mulholland/9780830846184/pd/846184?event=Home-Pages|1015322
Support the podcast and immediately receive our Lent bonus. Podcast patrons at any level will receive our brand new revised digital download of Ruth Haley Barton's Lent: A Season of Returning. It includes all the scriptures and space to journal your own thoughts and prayers. Become a patron today and support our podcast ministry. Visit https://transformingcenter.org/patron/
Mentioned in this podcast:
The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self, M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
Lent: A Season of Returning, Ruth Haley Barton
Become a patron: Join a growing movement of transforming leaders! Become a patron at any level during Lent and immediately receive our new digital edition of Lent: A Season of Returning when you become a patron at any level.
Music Credit:
Lent: Music in Solitude CD (Available soon in our online store)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Season 12 Trailer: The Deeper Journey
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
We are excited to be back with our first season of 2021. If you would like to read along with this podcast season you can purchase Robert Mulholland's book, The Deeper Journey, at your favorite place to buy books or visit our online store https://transformingcenter.christianbook.com/deeper-journey-spirituality-discovering-true-self/m-mulholland/9780830846184/pd/846184?event=Home-Pages|1015322
Support the podcast and immediately receive our Lent bonus. Podcast patrons at any level will receive our brand new revised digital download of Ruth Haley Barton's Lent: A Season of Returning. It includes all the scriptures and space to journal your own thoughts and prayers. Become a patron today and support our podcast ministry. Visit https://transformingcenter.org/patron/
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins for spiritual encouragement based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B) with an episode for each week of Advent. This podcast season is designed to help leaders (and everyone) carve out time to make Advent a season of transformation. If you would like to make listening to the scriptures each day a spiritual practice for this season, there is a link below. The podcast conversation begins at 8:00.
Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B Christmastide
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Listen to other episodes from Season 11 Access past podcast seasons
Mentioned in this podcast:
Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal
Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary
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Music Credit:
Advent: Music in Solitude CD (this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Dec 14, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B: Mary and the Prayer of Indifference
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins for spiritual encouragement based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B) with an episode for each week of Advent. This podcast season is designed to help leaders (and everyone) carve out time to make Advent a season of transformation. If you would like to make listening to the scriptures each day a spiritual practice for this season, there is a link below. The podcast conversation begins at 7:31.
Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B Fourth Sunday of Advent
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Listen to other episodes from Season 11 Access past podcast seasons
Mentioned in this podcast:
Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal
Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary
Become a patron: Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We need you! Become a patron at any level through December 31 and receive our free Fixed- Hour Prayers for Families with guidance for how to get started and ideas for engaging children when you become a patron at any level.
Music Credit:
Advent: Music in Solitude CD (this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Dec 07, 2020
Third Sunday of Advent, Year B: Keepin' it Real
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins are definitely keepin' it real. Listen and discover what is so far in the rear view mirror for Ruth. Based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B), this podcast season is designed to help leaders (and everyone) carve out time to make Advent a season of transformation. If you would like to make listening to the scriptures each day a spiritual practice for this season, there is a link below. The podcast conversation begins at 7:15.
Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B Third Sunday of Advent
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Listen to other episodes from Season 11Access past podcast seasons
Mentioned in this podcast:
Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal
Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary
Become a patron: Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We need you! Become a patron at any level through December 31 and receive our free Fixed- Hour Prayers for Families with guidance for how to get started and ideas for engaging children when you become a patron at any level.
Music Credit:
Advent: Music in Solitude CD (this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Nov 30, 2020
Second Sunday of Advent, Year B: What Sort of Persons Ought We To Be?
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins for spiritual encouragement based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B) with an episode for each week of Advent. This podcast season is designed to help leaders (and everyone) carve out time to make Advent a season of transformation. If you would like to make listening to the scriptures each day a spiritual practice for this season, there is a link below. The podcast conversation begins at 7:35.
Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B Second Sunday of Advent
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Listen to other episodes from Season 11 Access past podcast seasons
Mentioned in this podcast:
Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal
Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary
Become a patron: Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We need you! Become a patron at any level through December 31 and receive our free Fixed- Hour Prayers for Families with guidance for how to get started and ideas for engaging children when you become a patron at any level.
Music Credit:
Advent: Music in Solitude CD (this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Nov 23, 2020
First Sunday of Advent, Year B: Living Between Two Worlds
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Happy New Year! Advent marks the beginning of the church year. Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins for spiritual encouragement based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B) with an episode for each week of Advent. This podcast season is designed to help leaders (and everyone) carve out time to make Advent a season of transformation. If you would like to make listening to the scriptures each day a spiritual practice for this season, there is a link below. The podcast conversation begins at 7:19.
Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal
Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary
Become a patron: Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We need you! Become a patron at any level through December 31 and receive our free Fixed- Hour Prayers for Families with guidance for how to get started and ideas for engaging children when you become a patron at any level.
Music Credit:
Advent: Music in Solitude CD (this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)
The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders. Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self!

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Advent 2020 Teaser
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Our next podcast season is designed to help leaders carve out some time to make Advent a season of transformation for themselves. Join Ruth and Steve for spiritual encouragement with an episode for each week of Advent. Based on this year's Advent Reflections (Cycle B), you can enhance your Advent practice when you follow along with a digital version of this popular resource. It is yours free, when you become a patron at any level. Visit transformingcenter.org/patron today. Our first episode launches on Monday November 23.

Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Season 10: Episode 10 | Social Spirituality
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
There is a tension between personal holiness and social holiness. This last episode is a helpful conclusion to the season and serves to protect us from dangers on the spiritual journey, and sadly, once again Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins have to deal with the issue of control. There are some radical demands of a vital relationship with God. Wow.
You can also access podcast on Google Play or Stitcher.
Listen to other episodes from Season 10 | Access past podcast seasons
Mentioned in this podcast:
Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation, M. Robert Mulholland
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Music Credit:
I am New by Joel Hanson. Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist