How can church leaders introduce change and new spiritual practices in resistant congregations? In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Dr. Jinna Jin shares stories, strategies, and encouragement for overwhelmed pastors.

As an experienced church consultant and professor, Jinna discusses why commitment to spiritual practices is essential for discerning God's leading in a rapidly changing culture. She shares how practices like dwelling in the Word slowly transformed leaders in one church, and why the most resistant people are often leaders themselves.

Jinna also explains how pursuing change raises crucial questions of congregational identity and vision. What can churches hold onto, and what might they need to let go of to engage a new generation or neighbors? In the midst of the uncertainty of change, she urges leaders to model God's unchanging peace and tend to their own mental, spiritual and relational health. Her biggest piece of advice for overwhelmed leaders? Find a supportive learning community to journey with.

Full of stories and practical wisdom, this conversation will encourage and equip pastors and lay leaders to faithfully navigate change for the sake of the church's participation in God's mission.

Resources mentioned in this episode: Dwelling in the Word PDF

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How can church leaders introduce change and new spiritual practices in resistant congregations? In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Dr. Jinna Jin shares stories, strategies, and encouragement for overwhelmed pastors.
As an experienced church consultant and professor, Jinna discusses why commitment to spiritual practices is essential for discerning God's leading in a rapidly changing culture. She shares how practices like dwelling in the Word slowly transformed leaders in one church, and why the most resistant people are often leaders themselves.
Jinna also explains how pursuing change raises crucial questions of congregational identity and vision. What can churches hold onto, and what might they need to let go of to engage a new generation or neighbors? In the midst of the uncertainty of change, she urges leaders to model God's unchanging peace and tend to their own mental, spiritual and relational health. Her biggest piece of advice for overwhelmed leaders? Find a supportive learning community to journey with.
Full of stories and practical wisdom, this conversation will encourage and equip pastors and lay leaders to faithfully navigate change for the sake of the church's participation in God's mission.
Resources mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://21595306.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21595306/Faith%2BLeader/FL_Dwelling%20in%20the%20Word.pdf">Dwelling in the Word PDF</a>
Listen to the Podcast here:
<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>
Episode 81 landing page: <a href="https://faithlead.org/?post_type=podcast_episode&amp;p=47037">https://faithlead.org/podcast_episode/5-81-changing-church-culture-through-spiritual-practices/</a>
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YouTube Video URL: <a href="https://youtu.be/Widd9rSVGt8">https://youtu.be/Widd9rSVGt8</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

Welcome to the Pivot podcast, a production of Luther Seminary's Faith+Lead. Faith+Lead is an ecosystem of theological resources and training, designed to equip Christian disciples and leaders to follow God into a faithful future. Find out more at faithlead.org

Welcome to the Pivot podcast, a production of Luther Seminary's Faith+Lead. Faith+Lead is an ecosystem of theological resources and training, designed to equip Christian disciples and leaders to follow God into a faithful future. Find out more at faithlead.org

In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, Dr. Jinna Jin shares stories, strategies, and encouragement for overwhelmed pastors.

Episode 81: Changing Church Culture Through Spiritual Practices

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