{"product_id":"pursuing-gods-will-together-a-discernment-practice-for-leadership-groups-9780830835669","title":"Pursuing God's Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLogos Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating Leadership Teams Led by the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeetings can sap our energy, rupture community and thoroughly demoralize us. They can go on forever with no resolution. Or they can rush along without consensus just to \"get through the agenda.\" What if there was another way?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurch boards and other Christian leadership teams have long relied on models adapted from the business world. Ruth Haley Barton, president of the Transforming Center, helps teams transition to a much more suitable model--the spiritual community that discerns God's will together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003ePursuing God's Will Together, \u003c\/i\u003e you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonal and group practices that will lead you into a new way of experiencing community and listening to God together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendicies with a Leader's Guide and notes on a biblical perspective on spiritual transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional videos and bonus material from Ruth Haley Barton on ivpress.com to extend your learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Haley Barton (Doctor of Divinity, Northern Seminary) is founding president of the Transforming Center, a spiritual formation ministry to pastors and Christian leaders. A trained spiritual director (Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation), teacher and retreat leader, she has served on the pastoral staff of several churches, including Willow Creek Community Church. A sought-after teacher, preacher and consultant to leadership teams, she is currently adjunct professor of spiritual transformation at Northern Seminary. Educated at Wheaton College, Northern Seminary and Loyola University Chicago Institute for Pastoral Studies, Ruth is the author of numerous books and resources on the spiritual life, including \u003ci\u003eInvitation to Solitude and Silence, Sacred Rhythms, Longing for More\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (all InterVarsity Press), \u003ci\u003eAn Ordinary Day with Jesus: Experiencing the Reality of God in Your Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthor, Willow Creek Resources), and an online resource titled \u003ci\u003eeReflections, \u003c\/i\u003e spiritual guidance via email. She also contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eConversations: A Forum for Authentic Transformation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Formatio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604821020946,"sku":"9780830835669","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58b49489-8633-46e3-a25d-c237bda76f60.jpg?v=1732264659","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pursuing-gods-will-together-a-discernment-practice-for-leadership-groups-9780830835669","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}