{"id":12323,"date":"2020-03-24T23:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T04:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=12323"},"modified":"2020-04-10T10:42:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:42:49","slug":"season-9-episode-5-spiritual-transformation-and-sexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/03\/season-9-episode-5-spiritual-transformation-and-sexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 9: Episode 5 | Spiritual Transformation and Sexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A great conversation with long-time friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevewiens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Wiens<\/a>, pastor of Genesis Covenant Church, about sexuality and gender that will surprisingly leave you encouraged. Ruth defines spirituality, sexuality, sex, gender and asks the question: How can we redeem our sexuality? \u00a0We need to do the work of #metoo #churchtoo, but there is hope on the other side. Dallas Willard brings it home\u2026 \u201cthe opposite of lust is ______?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iugwwuq5kmhfft5aadsbvtksage?t=Strengthening_the_Soul_of_Your_Leadership_with_Ruth_Haley_Barton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Season 9: Episode 5 | Transformation and Sexuality with Steve Wiens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/ynswh-d70092?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-nine\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 9<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Holy-Longing-Search-Christian-Spirituality-ebook\/dp\/B004DEPESM\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Holy+Longing%3A+The+Search+for+a+Christian+Spirituality&amp;qid=1586188023&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality<\/em><\/a> Ronald Rolheiser<br \/>\n<i class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Equal-Task-Men-Women-Partnership\/dp\/0830813578\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Equal+to+the+Task%3A+Men+and+Women+in+Partnership&amp;qid=1586188112&amp;sr=8-1\">Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership<\/a>, <\/i>Ruth Haley Barton<br \/>\nFor more on women and men in community gathered around the transforming \u00a0presence of Christ see Ruth Haley Barton<i class=\"\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Together-Christ-Experiencing-Transformation-ebook\/dp\/B00HUCPWJ0\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Life+Together+in+Christ%3A+Experiencing+Transforming+in+Community&amp;qid=1586188137&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Together in Christ<\/a><\/i>: <i class=\"\">Experiencing Transforming in Community \u00a0<\/i>(Chapter 5)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevewiens.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Shining Like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith<\/em><\/a> by Steve Wiens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exploring Further:<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transforming Community<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthhaleybarton.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruth Haley Barton<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a patron:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We\u2019ve received fantastic feedback about the podcast, and we would like to create even more episodes. We need you! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/patron\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become a patron during Lent and receive our <em>Lent: A Season of Returning<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong><b><\/b><em>New Way to Live<\/em> written by Joel Hanson. <em>I am New<\/em> written by Joel Hanson and Jason Gray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great conversation with long-time friend Steve Wiens, pastor of Genesis Covenant Church, about sexuality and gender that will surprisingly leave you encouraged. 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