The Two Things That Have Always Renewed the Church
Why is Christian community so hard to cultivate in contemporary culture? In this episode of Pivot Podcast, host Dwight Zscheile continues his conversation with Dr. Jennifer Wojciechowski, a professor ...
9 Apr 30min
The Easter Word That Doesn't Expire feat. Jennifer Vija Pietz
"Your labor is not in vain." It's one of Paul's most direct declarations in 1 Corinthians 15, and Dr. Jennifer Pietz, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, believes it has everythin...
2 Apr 9min
The Roots of the Crisis of Community in the West
Cultivating Christian community can feel really hard today, but the reasons run deeper than most church leaders realize. In part one of this two-part conversation, Luther Seminary professor Dwight Zsc...
26 Mar 30min
When Fear Became Normal, the Church Got Real
What does Christian community look like when a city is in crisis? In this first episode of Season 6 of the Pivot Podcast, Faith+Lead scholars Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm go inside the last eig...
19 Mar 29min
Most Americans Still Believe in God. So Why Aren't They in Your Church?
What does Ryan Burge's research on religious nones reveal about the Americans sitting just outside your church doors? In part two of this two-part conversation, Dwight and Alicia continue their discus...
12 Mar 32min
When Did Politics Become More Powerful Than Faith?
What happens when political identity becomes stronger than faith identity? Dr. Ryan Burge is a data scientist, professor, and pastor who watched his own 150-year-old congregation close its doors in 20...
5 Mar 32min
Setting the Table: When Dinner Church Filled Rooms with the Unchurched
Dr. Verlon Fosner's Seattle congregation was declining 14% every year despite doing everything right—improved worship, new programs, upgraded tech. So Verlon stopped trying to fix the decline and star...
26 Feb 44min
What If Lent Wasn't About Giving Up, But Showing Up?
Church leaders often approach Lent with a familiar script: add a devotional practice, give something up, host a midweek service. But what if this season called us to something deeper? In this special ...
17 Feb 11min
