{"id":7620,"date":"2017-05-03T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=7620"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:43:31","slug":"episode-7-art-practice-spiritual-discernment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/05\/episode-7-art-practice-spiritual-discernment\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 7 | The Art and Practice of Spiritual Discernment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discernment is not a subjective woo-woo experience! Ruth begins episode 7 by explaining why discernment is an art AND a practice. This discussion highlights the unlikely place discernment begins, and why it is important to remember God\u2019s wisdom is often very different than human wisdom. Steve shares his own story of discerning together with other leaders and the surprising win that resulted for his team \u2014 transformation. Circling back to an earlier episode on spiritual direction, Ruth gets clear on the role of spiritual direction in the life of a spiritual leader. Facing a big decision? Listen to episode 7 of Season 1 of Season 1: <em>Sacred Rhythms in the Life of the Leader.<\/em><\/p>\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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/uizxw-688a17?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%3Duizxw-688a17&amp;domain=com\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in the podcast: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/all\/products\/pursuing-gods-will-together-a-discernment-practice-for-leadership-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pursuing God\u2019s Will Together<\/a><\/em>, Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Glittering-Images-Susan-Howatch\/dp\/0449214362\/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1489198754&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glittering Images<\/a><\/em> by Susan Howatch\u00a0(Caution: contains some explicit content)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>Discernment is not a subjective woo-woo experience! 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