In this compelling follow-up episode, the Pivot Podcast dives deeper into the heart of church leadership and innovation. Dr. Andy Root, Dr. Michael Binder, and Dr. Dwight Zscheile challenge prevailing notions about church growth and effectiveness, proposing a radical shift in approach. Could the key to revitalizing ministry be found in doing less, waiting on God, and embracing uncertainty?

Explore why slowing down might be the most innovative step a church can take, how to redefine growth beyond numbers, and what it means to cultivate the courage to ask difficult questions about God's activity. This conversation offers hope and practical wisdom for leaders feeling burnt out or discouraged, inviting them to rediscover the heart of authentic, Christ-centered ministry in a rapidly changing world.

SHOW NOTES:
"The Congregation in a Secular Age," by Andrew Root | https://www.andrewroot.org/the-congregation-in-a-secular-age/
Find more about Andrew Root's book, "The Church after Innovation" | https://www.andrewroot.org/the-church-after-innovation/
"Leading Faithful Innovation" by Michael Binder, Dwight Zscheile, and Tessa Pinkstaff | https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506488769/Leading-Faithful-Innovation
"Four Key Pivots the Church Must Make" | https://faithlead.org/about/framework/four-key-pivots/
"The Rise and Fall of American Growth," by Robert J. Gordon | https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691175805/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-growth?srsltid=AfmBOop2sj6p08skcsIp5yK-7-nmcXAWbgZgFcplJM43xqVg0rUOKY7T
Download: Free sample chapter of Leading Faithful Innovation | https://faithlead.org/topics/faithful-innovation/ 

Listen to the Podcast:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1515600522
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0cDv3mtwlzTozjxcyYdFVj 

Join us on social:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faithleadfromluther/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lutherfaithlead 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4dzZyWXbVgs

In this compelling follow-up episode, the Pivot Podcast dives deeper into the heart of church leadership and innovation. Dr. Andy Root, Dr. Michael Binder, and Dr. Dwight Zscheile challenge prevailing notions about church growth and effectiveness, proposing a radical shift in approach. Could the key to revitalizing ministry be found in doing less, waiting on God, and embracing uncertainty?
Explore why slowing down might be the most innovative step a church can take, how to redefine growth beyond numbers, and what it means to cultivate the courage to ask difficult questions about God's activity. This conversation offers hope and practical wisdom for leaders feeling burnt out or discouraged, inviting them to rediscover the heart of authentic, Christ-centered ministry in a rapidly changing world.
SHOW NOTES:
<ul>
<li>"The Congregation in a Secular Age," by Andrew Root | <a href="https://www.andrewroot.org/the-congregation-in-a-secular-age/">https://www.andrewroot.org/the-congregation-in-a-secular-age/</a></li>
<li>Find more about Andrew Root's book, "The Church after Innovation" | <a href="https://www.andrewroot.org/the-church-after-innovation/">https://www.andrewroot.org/the-church-after-innovation/</a></li>
<li>"Leading Faithful Innovation" by Michael Binder, Dwight Zscheile, and Tessa Pinkstaff | <a href="https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506488769/Leading-Faithful-Innovation">https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506488769/Leading-Faithful-Innovation</a></li>
<li>"Four Key Pivots the Church Must Make" | <a href="https://faithlead.org/about/framework/four-key-pivots/">https://faithlead.org/about/framework/four-key-pivots/</a></li>
<li>"The Rise and Fall of American Growth," by Robert J. Gordon | <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691175805/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-growth?srsltid=AfmBOop2sj6p08skcsIp5yK-7-nmcXAWbgZgFcplJM43xqVg0rUOKY7T">https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691175805/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-growth?srsltid=AfmBOop2sj6p08skcsIp5yK-7-nmcXAWbgZgFcplJM43xqVg0rUOKY7T</a></li>
<li>Download: Free sample chapter of Leading Faithful Innovation | <a href="https://faithlead.org/topics/faithful-innovation/">https://faithlead.org/topics/faithful-innovation/ </a></li>
</ul>
Listen to the Podcast:
<ul>
<li>Apple: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1515600522">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1515600522</a></li>
<li>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0cDv3mtwlzTozjxcyYdFVj">https://open.spotify.com/show/0cDv3mtwlzTozjxcyYdFVj </a></li>
</ul>
Join us on social:
<ul>
<li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/faithleadfromluther/">https://www.instagram.com/faithleadfromluther/ </a></li>
<li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lutherfaithlead">https://www.facebook.com/lutherfaithlead </a></li>
</ul>
Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/4dzZyWXbVgs">https://youtu.be/4dzZyWXbVgs</a>

COVID-19 forced church leaders to respond to a global crisis in the blink of an eye. In a moment with little information and much uncertainty, churches reinvented nearly every aspect of church. This moment has ignited imagination, created collaborations, launched experiments, and dreamed of new possibilities as the heroic efforts of leaders continue to lead ministry. The response to these challenges has been great, but there comes a time when responding is no sufficient. If the church is going to live into a new reality, it will need to pivot.
Pivot invites church leaders to use the disruptive moment of COVID-19 to reimagine how they think about church, ministry, and leadership. Each week three veteran church leaders wrestle with making spiritual sense of this time, name how the Christian faith is a resource for navigating this moment in history, offer ideas on how church leaders can pivot toward the emerging future, and suggest practices for engaging others in this work.
Pivot is co-sponsored by LEAD and Faith+Lead.

COVID-19 forced church leaders to respond to a global crisis in the blink of an eye. In a moment with little information and much uncertainty, churches reinvented nearly every aspect of church. This moment has ignited imagination, created collaborations, launched experiments, and dreamed of new possibilities as the heroic efforts of leaders continue to lead ministry. The response to these challenges has been great, but there comes a time when responding is no sufficient. If the church is going to live into a new reality, it will need to pivot.
Pivot invites church leaders to use the disruptive moment of COVID-19 to reimagine how they think about church, ministry, and leadership. Each week three veteran church leaders wrestle with making spiritual sense of this time, name how the Christian faith is a resource for navigating this moment in history, offer ideas on how church leaders can pivot toward the emerging future, and suggest practices for engaging others in this work.
Pivot is co-sponsored by <a href="https://waytolead.org/">LEAD</a> and Faith+Lead.

Pivot

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. 

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.

Episode 93: Beyond Church Growth Strategies: Is Innovation a Helpful Category for the Church? Part 2

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