#169: Christian Community in Crisis: How the Church Showed Up When the Twin Cities Needed It Most
Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm bring you inside the last eight months in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.... Read more.
#168: Ryan Burge on Religious Nones and What They Mean for Your Church
What do the growing numbers of religious nones reveal about the Americans sitting just outside your church doors?... Read more.
#167: Faith and Political Identity: The Church Beyond Polarization with Ryan Burge
When politics overtakes faith: Dr. Ryan Burge unpacks what the data say about polarization, identity, and the vanishing American church.... Read more.
#166: Setting the Table: How Missional Church Happens at Dinner
Verlon Fosner shares how dinner church creates a fundamentally different entry point for faith by recovering the ancient practice of gathering around Jesus' table.... Read more.
#164: Learning to Let Go in Ministry: Beyond Church Growth Pressure
Dr. Andrew Root and Rev. Kara Root share what they learned about letting go.... Read more.
#163: What Does Lay-Led Ministry Actually Look Like? (Your Questions Answered)
In this special Q&A episode, Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm answer your real questions about the shift from clergy-led to lay-led ministry.... Read more.
#156: Burnout Prevention in Ministry: Why Inner Work Sustains Church Leadership with Wes Granberg-Michaelson
Wes Granberg-Michaelson shares insights from five decades of church leadership about why tending your inner life is essential for sustainable ministry.... Read more.
#152: A Whole-Community Approach to Pastoral Care for Churches
Dr. Cody Sanders—Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary and author of Spiritual Care First Aid—shares how churches... Read more.
#151: Learning to Ask God Questions First
Bishop Scott Johnson and Deacon Timothy Siburg share how the Nebraska Synod of the ELCA is helping churches move from fixing institutional decline to discerning... Read more.
#148: Cruciform Leadership: Why Church Leaders Need the Cross More Than Success
Drawing from her journey from corporate consultant to ministry executive, Nicole Massie Martin reveals how most leadership models ignore the very heart of Christian... Read more.
#143: Authentic Christian Leadership: Why Character Beats Charisma Every Time
Jason Jensen of InterVarsity shares how his engineering mindset failed in cross-cultural ministry—and how it reshaped his view of spiritual authority.... Read more.
#140: Church Leadership Today: Cultivating Encounters with the Living God
Hosts Terri Elton, Dwight Zscheile, and Alicia Granholm tackle some key church leadership challenges facing pastors and ministry leaders today.... Read more.
#130: Being Church During Community Crisis
With Pastor Marcos Canales and Nina Lau Branson, discover how being church in a community crisis goes far beyond emergency preparedness.... Read more.
#129: One Church, Multiple Models: How the Mixed Ecology Approach Transforms Ministry
In this insightful episode of the Pivot Podcast, we talk with Dwight Zscheile about the concept of "one church multiple models" through what he calls a "mixed ecology"... Read more.
#122: Rediscovering Your Church’s Identity
In this quarterly Q&A, hosts Terri Elton, Dwight Zscheile, and Alicia Granholm tackle the common challenge of church identity confusion.... Read more.
#116: Church Community Building: The Power of Rewilding
Discover a fresh approach to church community building through the concept of "rewilding" with Steve Aisthorpe, author of "Rewilding the Church."... Read more.
#109: Ministry Education in Crisis? Why Seminary Leaders Are Actually Hopeful
In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Luther Seminary President, the Rev. Dr. Robin Steinke, shares how theological education is evolving.... Read more.
#107: Church Leadership Q&A: How to Lead Change When Your Congregation Resists
Alicia Granholm, Dwight Zscheile, and Terri Elton address listener-submitted questions about navigating resistance, fostering trust, and discerning God's will in... Read more.
#98: Reimagining Contemplative Practices for Modern Life: From Wall Street to Renewal with Westina Matthews
Discover the transformative power of contemplative practices with Westina Matthews, a former Wall Street executive turned spiritual director.... Read more.
