This beautiful cross between Ordering Your Private World (GordonMacDonald) and Celebration of Discipline (Foster) isn’t a book you merely read; rather, one you process with the Holy Spirit, with passages that call to be re-read and swallowed slowly. Definitely not “a glorified self-help project.”
Deeply engaging, though a little repetitive, if you’ve never delved deeply into spiritual calling and soul tending, the repetition will reinforce Barton’s emphasis on the values of solitude—“in solitude we must stop believing our own press”—regaining one’s soul—“exploration of the relationship between a person’s private encounters with God … and the call to leadership in the public arena”—spiritual rhythms, living within limits, and guiding others on the spiritual journey within a community. Barton opens up the life and leadership of Moses as a way of relating all these principles and more.
Strengthening is literary “boot camp for the soul.” Reading it alone or as a group study could change the face of your leadership team.
