Do you find yourself busy ministering to others and helping them experience God, but never finding time to be with God yourself? The demands of ministry can make you think you have to choose between helping others to be formed spiritually or setting aside time for your own spiritual growth. With a never-ending list of people and decisions that need your attention, often your own soul suffers, growing parched and fatigued.
But you don't have to choose between your grownth and others', as if they're separate. Focusing on your spiritual formation is often the best choice you can make for yourself and for those you lead. In Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton reveals the urgency of making your own growth priority in order to serve and lead well in long-term ministry. But she doesn't stop there. Knowing the demands of ministry, Barton helps you establish daily formational rhythms and soul-nurturing practices to ensure your soul gets the nourishment it needs.
Here is an invitation that frees you to lead with wisdom and strength as you are led and formed by the Holy Spirit and equipped for even more powerful ministry.
