Pursuing God's Will Together: a Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups

by Ruth Haley Barton

Unknown Binding

Published June 1, 2012

About the author

Ruth Haley Barton (Doctor of Divinity, Northern Seminary) is founding president/CEO of the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to strengthening the souls of pastors and Christian leaders, and the congregations and organizations they serve. For over twenty years, she has ministered to the soul care needs of pastors and leaders based upon her conviction that the best thing we bring to leadership is our own transforming selves. Trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and the Institute for Pastoral Studies Loyola University Chicago, Ruth is a seasoned retreat leader and spiritual director. A sought-after speaker and preacher, she has served on the pastoral staff of several churches and teaches frequently at seminaries and graduate schools. Ruth is the author of numerous books and resources on the spiritual life, including Invitation to Solitude and Silence, Sacred Rhythms, Longing for More, Pursuing God's Will Together, and Life Together in Christ. She continues to share her thoughts and perspectives on soulful leadership through an online resource called eReflections as well as a podcast entitled Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership.

Reviews

[Daunavan Buyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book in one sitting but will definitely be going back over it and paying attention to the deep wisdom and knowledge it delivers. I am currently going through a discernment process in my organization so this book was quite timely. Much of this book talks about the process of transformation taking place in the lives of leaders, so that when discernment processes are initiated, it is done in such a way that reflects what is going on in and through the lives of all leaders present. Looking forward to walking through some of the elements of this book with my team.