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5.54: How to Listen to Your Neighbors’ Spiritual Stories

Embrace change with active listening.

Listening to Spiritual Lives in Your Ministry Context

Learning more about the stories and struggles of those entrusted to our care

5.53: Word of Encouragement for Church Leaders

Rediscover the sacred pause, navigate challenges, and make this season a profound spiritual journey.

7 Frequently Asked Faithful Innovation Questions

Exploring potential paths to answer questions often posed to Faith+Lead

5.52: Centering Discipleship

In this engaging episode of the Pivot podcast, co-hosts Dee Stokes and Dwight Zscheile extend a warm welcome to E. K. Strawser, a distinguished community leader and author.

5.51: Q&A Response Session #1

In this episode, co-hosts Dee Stokes and Dwight Zscheile answer YOUR frequently asked questions about challenges faith communities are facing.

Burned Out and Overwhelmed?

Engage laypeople in team leadership to take pressure off pastors

5.50: Burned out and Overwhelmed? Why this is more normal than you think and what to do about it

Join host, Dr. Dee Stokes, as she speaks with guest Jorge Acevedo as they help church leaders' exhaustion and find sustainable solutions.

Learning to Ask ‘God Questions’: Transforming an Inherited Church

When people come alive in God, they really step up in their daily lives and church

5.49: Learning to Ask ‘God Questions’: Transforming an Inherited Church

Join Dr. Dee Stokes, Dwight Zscheile, and guest Blair Pogue as they explore why we talk about church, how to rediscover God, and shifting the focus from membership to discipleship

Blue Sky Day

A congregational listening practice for the changing church

5.48: Meeting Neighbors Where They Are

Join Dr. Dee Stokes, Dwight Zscheile, and guest Carl Johnson as they discover why the traditional one-size-fits-all approach is no longer effective and explore the benefits of a mixed ecology model for your community.

Why Are So Many Churches Struggling Today?

Unraveling associations, necessary renunciations, and embracing transformation

5.47: Why Are So Many Churches Struggling Today?

Join Dr. Dee Stokes, Dwight Zscheile, and guest Ted A. Smith as they navigate the transition from the Age of Association to the Age of Authenticity

Four Key Pivots for Today’s Church

The Pivot Podcast is back with an episode on faithful responses to cultural shifts

5.46: Four Key Pivots for Today’s Church

Co-hosts Dr. Dee Stokes and Dwight Zscheile kick off season 5 of the podcast with an overview of the four key pivots for today's church

A Good Death: A Legacy of Hope and New Life

Ministry can continue after a church closes

4.44: How to Cultivate the Mixed Ecology in a Regional Church System with Calla Gilson

Terri Elton and Dee Stokes welcome Calla Gilson.