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Pivot Podcast
Over the past few years, church leaders have been forced to respond to several global crises in the blink of an eye. In a moment with little information and lots of uncertainty, churches reinvented nearly every aspect of church. Season 5 of the Pivot podcast explores the changing landscape of the church. Our co-hosts will dig into difficult questions that faith leaders are asking now, and provide an understanding of the deeper cultural shifts that account for the unraveling of inherited models…
Episodes
Pivot PodcastEpisode 17: Sharing the Weight
The open-ended nature of the pandemic has made some of the pivots necessary for ministry more challenging.Pastor Christa Compton joins Terri and Louise for a…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 16: Living Faith
Mission development and faith during the pandemic are the topic of today's episode. Pastor Maryanne Kehlenbach of Living Faith Church joins Terri and Louise…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 15: Lessons from a Military Chaplain
What can help us prepare for the challenging seasons we are in? Pastor Aaron Fuller, a Navy reserve chaplain and parish pastor, joins Terri and Louise for a…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 14: Leading in Liminal Space
Tending the mission and vision of a congregation is still important during a pandemic. How do we do that? Pastor Mike Carlson, of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 13: Embracing What's New
Welcome to season 2. Join Terri Elton from Luther Seminary and Louise Johnson from LEAD as they discuss where we find ourselves now. We continue to live in a…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 12: Reflections and Learning
As church leaders, the pandemic has been and is causing us to rethink so much. Reflect with us on these changes, specifically around community, capacity, and…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 11: Promising Innovation
Christian innovation is different than secular innovation, but what makes it unique?
Pivot PodcastEpisode 10: Creating Conditions
Like the times our GPS isn't able to reroute us, the things we were doing before are no longer working. Where is the church going now? For more, listen to this…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 9: Permanent Whitewater
Leading right now is like navigating through relentless whitewater rapids. If you are questioning everything right now, you are not alone. Today's episode…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 8: Our New Home
It's time to begin to build sustainable patterns for this time we are living in.
Pivot PodcastEpisode 7: Exhausted in the Wilderness
Pastors and church leaders are experiencing fatigue and exhaustion. Join us for a conversation on the realities facing pastors now. Resources Journeying in the…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 6: Love Your Neighbor Part 2
A continuing conversation about loving our neighbors in online community.
Pivot PodcastEpisode 5: Love Your Neighbor Part 1
Who is your neighbor on Zoom? When community includes online spaces, we are called to love our neighbors in both familiar and new ways.
Pivot PodcastEpisode 4: Community
Episode Resource Beyond the Screen by Andrew Zirschky https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Screen-Ministry-Connected-Generation/dp/1501810073#ace-g3379618840
Pivot PodcastEpisode 3: Lament
Lament is a language that changes how we communicate with God. Lament powerfully expresses complex feelings and situations.
Pivot PodcastEpisode 2a: Loss and George Floyd
Links: Jesus Wept — Online Worship Slideshow Teesha Hadra and John Hambrick Black & White: Disrupting Racism One Relationship at a Time (Abingdon, 2018) An…
Pivot PodcastEpisode 2: Loss
The basic contours of what it means to do ministry are gone. Our congregations miss much of community life. How do we engage the various layers of loss.
Pivot PodcastEpisode 1: Pivot
What does it mean to pivot? How can Christian leaders help their congregations and organizations respond to times of chaos and crisis–faithfully and…