{"id":15164,"date":"2021-12-07T09:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=15164"},"modified":"2021-12-07T09:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:31:07","slug":"season-14-advent-week-3-a-call-to-repentance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2021\/12\/season-14-advent-week-3-a-call-to-repentance\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 14: Advent Week 3 | A Call to Repentance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season we invite you to walk through Advent by engaging with the lectionary Scripture readings and listening for what God might want to say through them. In each episode, Ruth and members of the Transforming Center staff will read and reflect on the themes of Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary for Advent together.<\/p>\n<p>In this conversation, we discussed the invitation to repentance in this Advent season. Ruth reframes the idea of repentance as more than just confession and turning from sin but also a posture of openness towards the changing of one\u2019s mind or ideas and the staff discusses what that stirred up in them and the hope they may or may not have in it.<\/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\" title=\"Season 14: Advent Week 3 | A Call to Repentance\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=5mzak-11499b5-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-fourteen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 14<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary outline\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/guerrillas-grace-prayers-for-the-battle\/ted-loder\/9780806690544\/pd\/90546?event=ESRCN\"><em>Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle<\/em><\/a> by Ted Loder<\/p>\n<p><em>How I Changed my Mind About Women in Leadership<\/em> edited by Alan Johnson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music credit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come Thou Long Expected Jesus from <em>Advent Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Journey from<em> Advent Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This podcast season is designed to be a companion to this year\u2019s updated Advent Reflections, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus, Come: Walking Through the Advent Season Together, Year C.\u201d\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/reflections-digital-version-corresponding-liturgies-families\/9798985084900\/pd\/084901?event=ESRCN#CBD-PD-Description\">The Advent Bundle <\/a>includes both the softcover and digital edition of the Advent Reflections and a set of 5 corresponding Advent Liturgies to print out and pray as a family or with others. It is available now in <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.christianbook.com\/\">our online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This month, $10 Patrons receive a weekly guided audio Lectio Divina practice with one of the passages of scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary. <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">Become a Patron<\/a> today to receive these practices.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in going further with your own spiritual transformation? We are still accepting applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\">Transforming Community 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\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. You are invited to join our next\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Transforming Community<\/i><\/b><\/a><b>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Delivered 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>This season we invite you to walk through Advent by engaging with the lectionary Scripture readings and listening for what God might want to say through them. 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