{"id":16381,"date":"2022-10-18T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=16381"},"modified":"2022-10-17T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T18:16:09","slug":"season-17-episode-8-sabbath-leaders-cultivating-sabbath-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2022\/10\/season-17-episode-8-sabbath-leaders-cultivating-sabbath-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 17: Episode 8 | Sabbath Leaders Cultivating Sabbath Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the next few episodes we are turning our attention from a leader\u2019s personal sabbath practice towards how they can form and shape their communities around sabbath. We\u2019ll be talking to a number of pastors and leaders about their efforts and challenges in leading others in the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Today Ruth sits down with Jeanne and Jarrett Stevens. As co-pastors of a busy church in Chicago, the Stevens have been saved by rhythms of work and rest. Ruth talks with Jeanne and Jarrett about their own practices of sabbath, the ways they\u2019ve tried to incorporate these rhythms in their church, and the challenges and opportunities presented in this as we emerge from COVID. They also pose the question, what would it look like as a leader to leave a legacy of sabbath keeping in their community?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16384 \" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jeanne and Jarrett Stevens\" width=\"172\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stevens.jpg 1880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>Jarrett &amp; Jeanne Stevens founded and have served as co-lead pastors of Soul City Church in Chicago, IL for the past 11 years. They have both authored several books. Jarrett wrote \u201cThe Deity Formerly Known as God,\u201d \u201cFour Small Words\u201d, and his latest release, \u201cPraying Through.\u201d Jeanne has authored many devotionals, \u201cEveryday Brave,\u201d \u201cGrit &amp; Grace,\u201d and \u201cYou are Enough.\u201d She is a contributing author to \u201cTwelve Women of the Bible\u201d and \u201cReal Women, Real Faith.\u201d She has a new book released in May of 2022 called \u201cWhat&#8217;s Here Now?\u201d They are both passionate about helping people wake up to the transforming love of Jesus and experience soul-level change in every area of their lives.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\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=\"Season 17: Episode 8 | Sabbath Leaders Cultivating Sabbath Communities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=sa5s4-12eae21-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&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-seventeen\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 17<\/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>Purchase Ruth\u2019s new book! <em>Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest <\/em>is out now, wherever you buy books (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Embracing-Rhythms-Work-Rest-Sabbatical\/dp\/1514002639\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P9JFHAYIN67R&amp;keywords=embracing+rhythms+of+work+and+rest&amp;qid=1661791155&amp;sprefix=embracing+rhythms%2Caps%2C85&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest-ruth-haley-barton\/1140934566?ean=9781514002636\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> | Bookshop.org).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/sabbath-journal\">You can also pre-order the Sabbath Journal<\/a>, which will be available sometime in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This season of our podcast is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">GoodKind<\/a>. GoodKind is all about helping people cultivate the GoodKind of habits and holiday practices that allow them to engage with God and one another throughout the year. They have a great tool for Advent, a Sabbath Box to help you practice unplugging, and more. To learn more about them and the products they make, you can find them at <a href=\"https:\/\/goodkind.shop\/\">goodkind.shop\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nYesterday, Today, Forever from Transforming Center Resource <em>Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! This season, patrons will receive an overflow of bonus content from the episodes, including exclusive conversations between Ruth and guests, clips that we couldn\u2019t fit into the final cuts, and more! Become a patron today by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/transformingcenter\">our Patreon page<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\"><strong>Transforming Center<\/strong><\/a><strong> exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\"><strong><em>Transforming Community<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>:\u00ae A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.<\/strong>\u00a0 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>Over the next few episodes we are turning our attention from a leader\u2019s personal sabbath practice towards how they can form and shape their communities around sabbath. 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