{"id":14919,"date":"2021-09-28T08:09:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=14919"},"modified":"2021-09-28T08:20:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:20:49","slug":"bonus-a-conversation-about-becoming-a-transforming-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2021\/09\/bonus-a-conversation-about-becoming-a-transforming-church\/","title":{"rendered":"BONUS: A Conversation about Becoming a Transforming Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this special bonus episode, we are sharing a conversation with Biz Gainey, a pastor and long-time <em>Transforming Community\u00a0<\/em>alum, about his experience leading a <em>Transforming Church<\/em>. The <em>Becoming a Transforming Church<\/em> Retreat has equipped him and his team to foster a community that gathers around the presence of Christ for the purpose of spiritual transformation so that they can discern and do the will of God. Biz shares the practices and disciplines his church uses for spiritual formation and how they have served him and his congregation in the midst of challenges facing many churches today.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in attending the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-church-retreat\/\"><em>Becoming a Transforming Church<\/em> <\/a>retreat on November 1-3 find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-church-retreat\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To sign up and receive special promotional pricing exclusive for podcast listeners email podcast@transformingcenter.org.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\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 APPLE PODCASTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on\u00a0<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>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/41tz8kmZTi7wyYakvWUKZz\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"BONUS: A Conversation about Becoming a Transforming Church\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ytwb4-10e9a09-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" 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-thirteen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 13<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Transforming Center<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. 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