{"id":8297,"date":"2018-03-14T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=8297"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:26:05","slug":"season-3-episode-7-get-ready-preparing-discernment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/03\/season-3-episode-7-get-ready-preparing-discernment\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 3: Episode 7 | Get Ready: Preparing for Discernment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are seven episodes in and we haven\u2019t yet talked about the practice of discerning together. Everyone knows that it doesn\u2019t go well when you paint a room and skip the prep work. Ruth shares why the prep work is so important to corporate leadership discernment. The running joke through this season crops up again as Ruth and Steve discuss the first step in the discernment process. Ruth and Steve end this episode talking about circumcision. I am not kidding.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7jsxy-8618e2?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%3D7jsxy-8618e2&amp;domain=com&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;rtl=0\" 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-three\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 3<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\">SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES AND DON&#8217;T MISS FUTURE EPISODES<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Mentioned in this episode:<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Pursuing God's Will Together book\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/products\/pursuing-gods-will-together-a-discernment-practice-for-leadership-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pursuing God\u2019s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership Groups<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Chapter 9)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/pgwt-book\/Movements%20in%20Corporate%20Leadership%20Discernment.pdf\"><em>Movements in Corporate Leadership Discernment<\/em> (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/transforming-resources\/pgwt.shtml\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8284\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pgwt-book-ad.png\" alt=\"A call to leadership that is spiritual \u2013 leadership that is rooted in discerning and doing the will of God\" width=\"609\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pgwt-book-ad.png 1210w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pgwt-book-ad-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pgwt-book-ad-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/pgwt-book-ad-1024x250.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are seven episodes in and we haven\u2019t yet talked about the practice of discerning together. 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