{"id":7574,"date":"2017-04-05T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=7574"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:40:43","slug":"episode-3-prayer-deepening-intimacy-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/04\/episode-3-prayer-deepening-intimacy-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 3 | Prayer &#8211; Deepening Our Intimacy With God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How does Ruth respond when a pastor admits they don\u2019t know how to pray anymore? You will be surprised. This episode is for those who feel stuck in their prayer even though prayer is part of their job description. Ruth describes transitions in the life of prayer with a rich discussion of intimacy that isn\u2019t about sex \u2014 or at least mostly not about sex. \ud83d\ude42 Ruth shares a liberating way to pray for someone when they ask, \u201cPlease pray for me.\u201d Best of all, Ruth ends this episode by guiding you through a prayer practice. Don\u2019t miss Episode 3 of Season 1: <em>Sacred Rhythms in the Life of the Leader.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/yfq7f-6887bb?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%3Dyfq7f-6887bb&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\/books\/products\/sacred-rhythms-arranging-our-lives-for-spiritual-transformation\">Sacred Rhythms<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/books\/products\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-seeking-god-in-the-crucible-of-ministry\">Strengthening the Soul of your Leadership<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<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>How does Ruth respond when a pastor admits they don\u2019t know how to pray anymore? 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