{"id":12629,"date":"2020-04-29T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=12629"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T19:00:23","slug":"season-9-episode-7-spiritual-transformation-and-family-systems-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/04\/season-9-episode-7-spiritual-transformation-and-family-systems-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 9: Episode 7 | Spiritual Transformation and Family Systems (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Church leaders seldom crash and burn because they fail at preaching or ministering. Christian leaders often burn out\u00a0because they don\u2019t know\u00a0how to manage themselves and what they\u2019re experiencing. In the second episode of a two-part conversation we lay the groundwork for\u00a0understanding how human relationships work and our part in those relationships referencing the eight concepts of family systems theory developed by Murray Bowen. \u00a0Ruth is joined by a new friend<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/truett\/index.php?id=927917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> R. Robert Creech<\/a>\u00a0(PhD, Baylor University), an experienced pastor and seminary teacher. \u00a0Robert is the director of pastoral ministries at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/truett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George W. Truett Theological Seminary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baylor.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baylor University<\/a>, in Waco, Texas and is the author of several books.<\/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 7 | Spiritual Transformation and Family Systems (Part 2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/m3c4a-da0f2d?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 outline\" 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 outline\" 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><span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Systems-Congregational-Life-Ministry-ebook\/dp\/B07N988KJB\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Robert+creech&amp;qid=1587581723&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry<\/em><\/a>, R.\u00a0Robert Creech<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"a-size-medium a-color-base a-text-normal\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leaders-Journey-Accepting-Congregational-Transformation-ebook\/dp\/B07VMHHC32\/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Robert+creech&amp;qid=1587581723&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Leader&#8217;s Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformatio<\/em>n<\/a>, Jim Herrington <span class=\"a-size-base\" dir=\"auto\">, <\/span><span class=\"a-size-base\" dir=\"auto\">Trisha Taylor, and\u00a0<\/span>R.\u00a0Robert Creech<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Extraordinary-Relationships-Thinking-About-Interactions\/dp\/0470581093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions<\/a>, Roberta M. 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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>Church leaders seldom crash and burn because they fail at preaching or ministering. Christian leaders often burn out\u00a0because they don\u2019t know\u00a0how to manage themselves and what they\u2019re experiencing. 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