Ruth Haley Barton

Ruth Haley Barton is founder and chief essence officer of the Transforming Center, a ministry dedicated to strengthening the souls of pastors and Christian leaders and the congregations and organizations they serve. A practitioner, teacher and leader in the area of Christian spirituality and spiritual formation for more than 20 years, Ruth teaches and leads the Transforming Center's two-year Transforming Community experience—a practice-based spiritual formation journey for leaders. 

A trained spiritual director and retreat leader, Ruth is the author of numerous books and resources on the spiritual life including Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, Sacred Rhythms, Pursuing God’s Will Together and most recently Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. She reflects regularly on spirituality and leadership in her blog, Beyond Words, and on her podcast, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership.