{"id":13501,"date":"2020-12-14T00:03:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=13501"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:22:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:22:37","slug":"season-11-episode-4-advent-mary-and-the-prayer-of-indifference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/12\/season-11-episode-4-advent-mary-and-the-prayer-of-indifference\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 11: Episode 4 | Advent: Mary and the Prayer of Indifference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join Ruth Haley Barton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevewiens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Weins<\/a> for spiritual encouragement based on this year&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Advent Reflections<\/em>\u00a0(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.\u00a0If 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fourth-Sunday-Scripture-Only.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scriptures only for Advent Cycle B Fourth Sunday of Advent<\/a><\/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\" title=\"Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year B: Mary and the Prayer of Indifference\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/styih-f28ff7?from=pb6admin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;skin=1&#038;pfauth=&#038;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-eleven\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 11<\/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><i><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/advent-gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fl-heading-text\"><em>Advent Reflections: Revive Restore Reveal<\/em><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/lectionary-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revised Common Lectionary and guidance on how to use the lectionary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a patron:<\/strong> Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. \u00a0We need you! <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/patron\/\">Become a patron at any level through December 31 and receive our free <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/06\/bring-rhythms-of-fixed-hour-prayer-to-your-family\/\"><em>Fixed-\u200aHour Prayers for Families<\/em><\/a> with guidance for how to get started and ideas for engaging children when you <strong>become a patron at any level.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/advent-resources\/products\/music-in-solitude-advent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Advent: Music in Solitude CD <\/a>(this is currently not available for purchase. New store coming January 2021)<\/p>\n<p><b>The <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Center<\/a> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Transforming Community<\/i><\/a>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>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!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Weins for spiritual encouragement based on this year&#8217;s\u00a0Advent Reflections\u00a0(Cycle B) with an episode for each week of Advent. 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