FRAMEWORK CATEGORY
Shift Ministry Models
Christian communities need to harness skills of agile leadership, stewardship, social entrepreneurism, and management to be nimble enough to respond to a changing cultural landscape.
#188: Faith and Work: How Worship Can Close the Sunday-to-Monday Gap
Most churches, without ever meaning to, teach people that faith and work belong to two separate worlds. Katie Roelofs joins Pivot to make the case that it doesn't have to be that way.
#184: Christian Leadership Begins with Listening: Scott Cormode on Ancient Practices for a Changing Church
What is vocation, really? Dr. Scott Cormode joins Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm to challenge how we typically define calling.
#177: Missional Church, Whole Gospel: Beyond the Evangelism vs. Justice Debate
Al Tizon makes the case that reconciliation is the most powerful framework for mission available to the church today.
The Ministry of Compensation Negotiation
How advocating for your salary honors God, your congregation, and yourself
#173: Church Community Building Starts with Discipleship
What does real church community cultivation actually require? For most churches, the honest answer is: more than we're currently doing.
#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.
#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.
#162: How to Recognize Church Planters Already in Your Congregation
John McGinley shares how they're equipping everyday disciples to plant new worshiping communities in gyms, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces.
The Stewardship Trap
Why it's so easy to fall into manipulative language—and how to find your way back
#159: Discovering Church Unity When Two Congregations Merge
Pastor Brian Brown shares what it actually takes to build church unity across racial and cultural lines.
