{"id":8497,"date":"2018-05-30T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=8497"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:21:45","slug":"season-4-episode-9-finding-god-crucible-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/05\/season-4-episode-9-finding-god-crucible-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 4: Episode 9 | Finding God in the Crucible of Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This episode begins with a discussion of the kind of lonineless that is probably the hardest for a spiritual leader \u2013 when we feel God is against us. Moses&#8217; story in Exodus 33 has a lot to teach us. If you have ever doubted God\u2019s goodness to you because of the personal cost of ministry to yourself or maybe those close to you, you&#8217;ll want to listen to the conclusion to Season 4 and discover what really is the promised land. A touching word from Ruth about ending well and what legacy means for the spiritual leader who finds freedom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/yzw5w-863d6b?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%3Dyzw5w-863d6b&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-four\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 4<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<br \/>\nMentioned in this episode:<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-seeking-god-in-the-crucible-of-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership<\/a><\/em> (Chapters 10&#038;13)<br \/>\nThe intro and outro music is \u201cKingdom Come\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewliturgy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Niequist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/03\/expanded-edition-now-available-strengthen-soul-team\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8457\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssoyl-book-free-bonuses-1024x250.png\" alt=\"Strengthen the Soul of Your Team!\" width=\"609\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssoyl-book-free-bonuses-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssoyl-book-free-bonuses-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssoyl-book-free-bonuses-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ssoyl-book-free-bonuses.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This episode begins with a discussion of the kind of lonineless that is probably the hardest for a spiritual leader \u2013 when we feel God is against us. 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