{"id":9868,"date":"2018-12-19T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=9868"},"modified":"2020-04-10T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:59:02","slug":"season-6-episode-5-sweet-hours-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/12\/season-6-episode-5-sweet-hours-of-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 6: Episode 5 | Sweet Hours of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fixed hour of prayer. It is as simple as praying at fixed hours of the day. It is about reorienting ourselves to God. Ruth shares the four prayer movements that are used in the <em>Transforming Community<\/em> experience at the Transforming Center. Whether this is new or you have written this practice off as too rote, you&#8217;re invited to pray these prayers as if you really mean them.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iugwwuq5kmhfft5aadsbvtksage?t=Strengthening_the_Soul_of_Your_Leadership_with_Ruth_Haley_Barton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7fh55-9f9b7d?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7fh55-9f9b7d?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' height='122' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-six\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 6<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/products\/invitation-to-retreat-the-gift-and-necessity-of-time-away-with-god\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invitation to Retreat<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Community<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iona-Abbey-Worship-Book\/dp\/1901557502\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544558736&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=iona+worship+book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Iona Abby Worship Book<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Praying-Church-Following-Jesus-Hourly\/dp\/1557254818\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1544558861&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Praying+with+the+Church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today,<\/em><\/a> Scot Mcknight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exploring Further:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/music-in-solitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music in Solitude<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthhaleybarton.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruth Haley Barton<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stevewiens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Wiens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a patron:<\/strong> Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We have gotten fantastic feedback about the podcast, and we would like to create even more content. We need you! <a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/patron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Become a patron and receive exclusive bonuses and our gratitude.<\/a> Learn more.<\/p>\n<p>Music Credit: The intro and outro by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaronniequist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Niequist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fixed hour of prayer. It is as simple as praying at fixed hours of the day. It is about reorienting ourselves to God. 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