{"id":7501,"date":"2017-03-15T00:03:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T05:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:40:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:40:40","slug":"bonus-episode-lent-returning-god-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/03\/bonus-episode-lent-returning-god-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonus Episode | Lent: Returning to God with All Your Heart (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Wiens begin the discussion of Lent by talking about the seasons of the church calendar. Each season has unique invitations and keep us connected with Jesus\u2019 spiritual journey while he was on earth. Lent invites us into aspects of transformation that we might not choose on our own, or even know how to choose.\u00a0 They also discuss some of the unique challenges for leaders during the season of Lent. Whether you have never participated in Lent or wish to re-engage Lent in a fresh way, you will learn something new in this bonus episode of the <em>Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7pacg-68879c?from=shortcode&amp;width=100%25&amp;height=100&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0&amp;skin=1&amp;resource=episode%3D7pacg-68879c&amp;domain=com\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-one\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 1<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access more podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in the podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/lent-resources\/products\/lent-a-season-of-returning\">Lent: A Season of Returning<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other resources for Lent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em> \u2028<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/lent-resources\/products\/an-invitation-to-walk-with-christ-stations-of-the-cross-prayer-guide\">An Invitation to Walk with Christ: Stations of the Cross Prayer Guide<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\"><i class=\"fa fa-apple\" style=\"font-size: 150%;\"><\/i> Subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/transforming-resources\/ssoyl.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7490\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSYOL-book-for-leaders-soul-3.png\" alt=\"The book for leaders who want make sure they don't lose track of their own soul.\" width=\"610\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSYOL-book-for-leaders-soul-3.png 1210w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSYOL-book-for-leaders-soul-3-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSYOL-book-for-leaders-soul-3-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SSYOL-book-for-leaders-soul-3-1024x250.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Haley Barton and Steve Wiens begin the discussion of Lent by talking about the seasons of the church calendar. 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