Discernment: The Heart of Spiritual Leadership Retreat
“When I first read Ruth Barton's article on leadership discernment (Discerning God's Will Together: Discovering a Process of Leadership Discernment) I knew immediately she was saying something that I had not heard a lot in my leadership circles. After sharing the article with our elders and leadership team our hearts were united in wanting to learn more about a Spirit led process of discerning the will of God in community.
When Ruth led us in a retreat on leadership discernment we not only gained invaluable insight into the process, but God revealed himself to us in a way that none of us ever expected. As Ruth guided us to practice what we were learning, God led us to a unanimous decision around a real church issue on which there was great division. We all marveled at what God did and were given great hope for how we can come together to discern and do God's will.
We have now made a commitment to practice leadership discernment regarding important decisions we face. There is tremendous hunger among our leadership for more of what we have tasted."
--Senior Pastor, Tempe, Arizona
