Ruth Haley Barton speaks, teaches and provides guided experiences on spiritual formation themes and practices, spiritual leadership and community-building and discernment at the leadership level.
Each of the teaching themes below can be presented in a variety of formats—Plenary addresses, one-day conferences, or weekend retreats that include time for guided experiences.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND SPIRITUAL
DISCIPLINES - GENERAL
Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation (Congregational retreat)
This is a Friday night, Saturday retreat.
Session topics include:
Session 1: Opening to the Gift of Spiritual Transformation
Session 2: Encountering God in Solitude and Silence
Session 3: Engaging the Scriptures for Spiritual Transformation
Session 4: Experiencing Transformation through Self-Examination and Confession
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Encountering God in Solitude and Silence
Engaging the Scriptures for Spiritual Transformation
Experiencing Transformation through
Self-Examination and Confession
Prayer: Deepening Our Intimacy with God
Encountering God Together in Community
Spiritual Friendship: Encountering God Together on the Road of Life
The Art and Practice of Personal Discernment
Flesh and Blood Spirituality: Honoring the Body as a Spiritual Practice
Meeting God in the Wilderness Experiences of Life
Evangelism: An Invitation to Spiritual Transformation
Establishing Rhythms of Work and Rest: Simplicity, Slowing, and Sabbath
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AND
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
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Discerning and Doing God’s Will Together:
Teaching and training in the practice of corporate discernment.
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Giving You the Best I’ve Got: The best thing leaders bring to leadership is their own transforming selves.
Understanding the Stages of the Spiritual Journey: For Yourself and Others
The Conundrum of Calling
The Loneliness of Leadership
Resting in God: Avoiding the Dangers of Depletion in Ministry
Beyond Teamwork: Cultivating Spiritual Community at the Leadership Level
Equal to the Task Leadership Development and Cultivating Community at the Leadership Level
ADDITIONAL THEMES
RELATED TO PUBLISHED WORKS
You are also welcome to choose topics based on Ruth's published works:
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry, (InterVarsity Press, 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, John Ortberg and Ruth Haley Barton (Zondervan, 2001)
Equal to the Task: Men and Women in Partnership at Work, at Church, at Home, (InterVarsity Press, 1998)
