Ruth Haley Barton - Co-Founder & President

Ruth Haley Barton is a spiritual director, teacher and retreat leader trained through the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation (Bethesda, Maryland).  Educated at
Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois) and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (Lombard, Illinois), Ruth has served on the pastoral staff of several churches, including Willow Creek Community Church. 

A student of Family Systems Theory as it relates to congregational life (Lombard Mennonite Peace Center), Ruth consults with leadership teams in church and organizational settings.  She provides teaching and guidance in the areas of spiritual  formation and leadership development, community building and discernment.

Her published works include:

  • Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry (InterVarsity Press, June, 2008)
  • Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation (InterVarsity Press, 2006)
  • Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God’s Transforming Presence (InterVarsity Press, 2004)
  • An Ordinary Day with Jesus: Experiencing the Reality of God in Your Everyday Life, co-authored with John Ortberg (Zondervan, 2002)
  • Longing for More (InterVarsity Press, 2007)
  • Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership (InterVarsity Press, 1998)
  • Ruth: Relationships that Bring Life (Shaw, 2001)
Ruth and her husband, Christopher, have three daughters,
Charity, Bethany, and Haley.

 

Contact Ruth at ruthbarton@thetransformingcenter.org