Pivot Podcast

Mar 06 2025 119 ep. 35 mins 40
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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 of church. What are the four key pivots that today's church must make? New episodes post weekly on Thursdays.

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“God Is Running the Universe, Not Me”: A Lenten Reality Check

Mar 05 2025 9 mins  
What is the true meaning of the Lenten season for today's church leaders? In this reflective episode, the Rev. Blair Pogue explores how traditional Lenten practices can help ministry leaders navigate extreme polarization, institutional suspicion, and personal burnout. Discover how remembering your baptismal identity and spending time in Jesus' loving presence can transform your lea

How Coffee and Laundry Transformed a Congregation

Feb 26 2025 35 mins  
Many churches struggle with creating meaningful church community service initiatives that authentically connect with neighbors. In this episode, Nancy Dyson from St. John's Episcopal Church in St. Cloud, Minnesota shares how a simple cup of coffee led to "Laundry Love" - a thriving ministry serving 80-100 people monthly at a local laundromat. Nancy reveals how showing up consistent

Is Your Church Too Tame? Embracing the Wild Spirit

Feb 20 2025 33 mins  
Discover a fresh approach to church community building through the concept of "rewilding" with Steve Aisthorpe, author of "Rewilding the Church."

The $0 Ministry Experiment that Reached Hundreds of New People

Feb 13 2025 35 mins  
oin Rev. Canon Dave Male, Co-Director of Vision and Strategy for the Church of England, as he shares practical ways to build authentic relationships in your neighborhood.

Wait, Who’s Actually Growing Churches in the West?

Feb 05 2025 49 mins  
Dr. Harvey Kwiyani, a Malawian missiologist, shares how African Christians are successfully reaching secular Western societies in ways that traditional Western churches haven't.

Is Your Preaching Actually Reaching People?

Jan 29 2025 39 mins  
n this episode, Dr. Dee Stokes and Rev. Dr. Adam White share insights from their groundbreaking "And How Will They Hear?" initiative at Luther Seminary, revealing how systematic listening transforms both preaching and congregational engagement.

Learn and Fail Like a Skateboarder

Jan 23 2025 39 mins  
What does it truly mean to be a missional church in post-Christian America? Bryan Halferty, lead pastor of Anchor Church in Tacoma, Washington, discovered that it starts with a fundamental shift - from trying to fix problems to listening for where God is already at work. Through his unlikely combination of skateboarding and church planting, Bryan shares how embracing "failing forwa

MLK's Beloved Community: Your Church's Guide Through Divided Times

Jan 16 2025 35 mins  
How can Dr. King's vision of beloved community guide church leaders through today's political tensions? Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson shares powerful insights on prophetic leadership, hope, and transformation for our current moment.

What If Sermon Prep Could Transform Your Spiritual Life?

Jan 09 2025 37 mins  
Discover a transformative approach to how to write a sermon with the Rev. Dr. Lisa Cressman, founder of Backstory Preaching.

Ministry Education in Crisis? Why Seminary Leaders Are Actually Hopeful

Jan 02 2025 35 mins  
The landscape of ministry education is undergoing dramatic change. Traditional seminary enrollment is declining, fewer churches can afford full-time pastors, and leaders are questioning how to adapt. But in this insightful conversation with Luther Seminary President the Rev. Dr. Robin Steinke, we discover how these challenges are opening up exciting new possibilities for forming Ch