{"id":9874,"date":"2018-12-26T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2020-04-10T10:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:58:57","slug":"season-6-episode-6-letting-go-of-your-grip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/12\/season-6-episode-6-letting-go-of-your-grip\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 6: Episode 6 | Letting Go of Your Grip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steve has control issues even if surrender is one of the major movements of the spiritual life. Retreat is a powerful tool to practice surrender. Could your absence from those you love while on retreat be a ministry? Ruth discusses the ministry of absence. Ruth also shares a personal story about her daughter, and how being away on retreat was an opportunity for God to care for those she loved.<\/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 loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/x74ud-9f9be5?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/x74ud-9f9be5?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" 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><\/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>Steve has control issues even if surrender is one of the major movements of the spiritual life. Retreat is a powerful tool to practice surrender. 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