What If Sermon Prep Could Transform Your Spiritual Life?
Struggling with how to write a sermon that connects with your congregation while maintaining your own spiritual well-being? Rev. Dr. Lisa Cressman, founder of Backstory Preaching, reveals a transforma...
9 Tammi 202537min
Ministry Education in Crisis? Why Seminary Leaders Are Actually Hopeful
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. ...
2 Tammi 202535min
Advent Hope: A Gift We Receive with Rolf Jacobson
"Oh, that you would tear open the heavens and come down!"This cry from Isaiah 64 expresses humanity's deep longing for hope. In this special Advent reflection, Professor Rolf Jacobson of Luther Semina...
19 Joulu 20248min
When Church Change Feels Hard: Your Questions Answered
"I lost five council members when I tried to make changes."This candid admission from a church leader captures the real challenges of leading congregations today. In this special Q&A episode, hosts Al...
12 Joulu 202436min
Episode 106: Beer Church and Beyond Creating Spiritual Community in Breweries, Parks, and Public Spaces with promo
What does church look like when it moves from traditional sanctuaries to breweries, hiking trails, and pizza shops? In this episode, Bryan Willkom, founder of Jesus Fit, shares how Beer Church and oth...
5 Joulu 202443min
Episode 105: Reclaiming Advent - Simple Church Activities for Sacred Presence
Tired of endless church Advent activities that leave everyone exhausted? In this episode, the Rev. Dr. Steve Thomason shares a revolutionary approach to the Advent season—one that subtracts rather tha...
26 Marras 202442min
Episode 104: Can the West Be Converted?
American pastors want things fast, large, and famous... but the kingdom of God comes slowly, in small and mostly unrecognized ways." In this paradigm-shifting conversation, Dr. Michael W. Goheen chall...
21 Marras 202443min
Episode 103: Church Community Building: How a Café Created a Church
How do you build authentic church community from scratch? In this inspiring episode of the Pivot Podcast, pioneer lay minister Fiona Mayne shares her remarkable journey from financial advisor to churc...
14 Marras 202432min
