{"id":18745,"date":"2024-09-04T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=18745"},"modified":"2024-09-18T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T17:05:54","slug":"season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth has been naming what she is noticing and observing regarding the future of Christian <em>spirituality<\/em>\u2013 how the Spirit is moving and how we can align ourselves to participate in the future God is leading us into. Elements she is naming include respect for the role of desire; emphasis on spiritual direction; welcoming and inclusive; committed to justice; and more. This season Ruth will sit down with thoughtful Christian leaders to discuss their thoughts on one of these elements, as it has to do with the future of Christian spirituality. This season was inspired by the Beyond Words series by the same name. Check out those posts <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tag\/The-Future-of-Christian-Spirituality-Series\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Ruth sits down with Father Ron Rolheiser. This topic for this season was born out of an invitation from Ron to Ruth in 2019. Ruth was invited to speak at a conference honoring Ron\u2019s time at the Oblate School. The conference theme was the future of Christian spirituality. This idea has captivated Ruth, and she has been thinking and writing about it ever since. In today\u2019s episode, Ruth and Father Ron discuss their thoughts on the future broadly. They discuss theology vs. spirituality, how going deeper into our own denominations brings us toward unity, and how God is like a GPS that never tires. The two close with their thoughts on how the future of Christian spirituality is Christocentric and what that looks like in practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18746 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Rolheiser\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ron-2021-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Ronald Rolheiser<\/strong> is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is President Emeritus of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, and a Professor of Spirituality there. He is a community builder, lecturer, and writer. Along with his academic knowledge in systematic theology and philosophy, he has become a popular speaker in the areas of contemporary spirituality, religion, and secularity.<\/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); height: 150px;\" title=\"S24 Ep 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=6turb-16bb47e-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-twenty-four\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 24<\/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><em>Did the audio quality make it difficult to hear episode 1? You were not alone. Ronald Rolheiser\u2019s audio quality was not great and yet what he said was worth the extra effort. We have transcribed the episode in the hopes it \u00a0would help you digest this great content. Find the transcript\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jSkQP1hNYdd1c5PrVqI8JjQSe5zFsgK4kRXh3zylvE0\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jSkQP1hNYdd1c5PrVqI8JjQSe5zFsgK4kRXh3zylvE0\/edit?usp%3Dsharing&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726764078764000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Hp7uBunYd2NMJONIM7hd2\">HERE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Mm6bfh\">Our Secular Age<\/a> by Charles Taylor<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4g5dW7k\">The Holy Longing<\/a> by Ronald Rolheiser<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QicCTb\">Befriending our Desires<\/a> by Philip Sheldrake<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist<br \/>\nTender Moment from <em>Music in Solitude<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support the podcast! <strong>This season patrons will receive special bonus episodes with each guest, guiding listeners on how to pray into these different topics. <\/strong>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! Learn more and apply <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copywrite\">*this post contains affiliate links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[4586],"class_list":["post-18745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-season-24"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith - Transforming Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transformingcenter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-04T09:00:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-18T17:05:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"625\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@TransformingCtr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TransformingCtr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Transforming Center\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/\",\"name\":\"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith - Transforming Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-04T09:00:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-18T17:05:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/3bee7a85c315cb4b1aa0117ff1241c37\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg\",\"width\":625,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast Show Notes\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/\",\"name\":\"Transforming Center\",\"description\":\"Strengthen The Soul Of Your Leadership\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/3bee7a85c315cb4b1aa0117ff1241c37\",\"name\":\"Transforming Center\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/transforming-center-site-icon-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/transforming-center-site-icon-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"Transforming Center\"},\"description\":\"We desire to see churches and Christian organizations become communities of authentic spiritual transformation \u2013 and that begins with transforming leaders. We seek to strengthen the souls of pastors and leaders, equipping them to guide their churches and organizations to become spiritually transforming communities that discern and do the will of God in their settings. Read more about the Transforming Center.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/author\/spire2\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith - Transforming Center","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith","og_description":"Welcome to season 24! This season we are exploring the future of Christian spirituality. Based on her own experience and the lives of people she accompanies on the journey, Ruth&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/","og_site_name":"Transforming Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transformingcenter","article_published_time":"2024-09-04T09:00:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-18T17:05:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":625,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Transforming Center","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@TransformingCtr","twitter_site":"@TransformingCtr","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Transforming Center","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/","url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/","name":"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith - Transforming Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-04T09:00:51+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-18T17:05:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/3bee7a85c315cb4b1aa0117ff1241c37"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSOYL-podcast-2018.jpg","width":625,"height":300,"caption":"Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast Show Notes"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2024\/09\/season-24-episode-1-the-future-of-christian-spirituality-towards-a-more-unified-faith\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Season 24: Episode 1 | The Future of Christian Spirituality: Towards a More Unified Faith"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/","name":"Transforming Center","description":"Strengthen The Soul Of Your Leadership","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/3bee7a85c315cb4b1aa0117ff1241c37","name":"Transforming Center","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/transforming-center-site-icon-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/transforming-center-site-icon-150x150.png","caption":"Transforming Center"},"description":"We desire to see churches and Christian organizations become communities of authentic spiritual transformation \u2013 and that begins with transforming leaders. We seek to strengthen the souls of pastors and leaders, equipping them to guide their churches and organizations to become spiritually transforming communities that discern and do the will of God in their settings. Read more about the Transforming Center.","url":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/author\/spire2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18745"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18775,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18745\/revisions\/18775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}