Is Your Church Too Tame? Embracing the Wild Spirit
What if our instinct to manage and control church life is actually holding us back from authentic community building? In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Steve Aisthorpe, author of "Rewilding the Ch...
20 Feb 202533min
The $0 Ministry Experiment that Reached Hundreds of New People
Is your church struggling to connect with neighbors beyond your walls? In this episode, Rev. Canon Dave Male, Co-Director of Vision and Strategy for the Church of England, shares how churches can move...
13 Feb 202535min
Wait, Who’s Actually Growing Churches in the West?
What if everything you think you know about how to evangelize is about to change? In this provocative episode, Dr. Harvey Kwiyani, a Malawian missiologist and director of the Center for Global Witness...
5 Feb 202549min
Is Your Preaching Actually Reaching People?
Most preachers spend hours on sermon preparation - studying scripture, crafting illustrations, and polishing delivery. But research shows there's a crucial step that's often missing: creating intentio...
29 Jan 202539min
Beyond Church-Centric Ministry: Anchor Church's mission to make a great city
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 - fro...
23 Jan 202539min
MLK's Beloved Community: Your Church's Guide Through Divided Times
As we approach both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day 2025, many church leaders are wrestling with how to offer hope while addressing the deep divisions in our communities. In this timel...
16 Jan 202535min
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 Jan 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 Jan 202535min
