2.13: 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 li... Read more.
Ministry in the Pandemic Leader’s Survey
A look at ministry trends from a survey of 700 pastors... Read more.
1.12: 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 co... Read more.
1.11: Promising Innovation
Christian innovation is different than secular innovation, but what makes it unique?... Read more.
1.10: 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 ... Read more.
1.9: Permanent Whitewater
Leading right now is like navigating through relentless whitewater rapids. If you are questioning everything right now, you are not alone.... Read more.
1.8: Our New Home
It's time to begin to build sustainable patterns for this time we are living in.... Read more.
1.7: Exhausted in the Wilderness
Pastors and church leaders are experiencing fatigue and exhaustion. Join us for a conversation on the realities facing pastors now.... Read more.
1.6: Love Your Neighbor Part 2
A continuing conversation about loving our neighbors in online community.... Read more.
1.5: 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.... Read more.
1.4: Community
Pivot hosts Terri Elton from Luther Seminary, Scott Cormode of Fuller Seminary and Louise Johnson from LEAD gather to discuss cultivating community.... Read more.
1.3: Lament
Lament is a language that changes how we communicate with God. Lament powerfully expresses complex feelings and situations.... Read more.
1.2a: Loss and George Floyd
In the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, Louise Johnson and Terri Elton consider ways churches can respond and pursue justice.... Read more.
1.2: 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?... Read more.
1.1: What Does it Mean to Pivot?
How can Christian leaders help their congregations and organizations respond to times of chaos and crisis–faithfully and effectively?... Read more.
Innovation: From Buzzword to Renewal
As innovation becomes a buzzword, it’s easy for church leaders to reduce it to a trend. But how might it play a powerful role in renewal?... Read more.