Pivot Podcast
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Over the past few years, church leaders have been forced to respond to several global crises in the blink of an eye. In a moment with little information and lots of uncertainty, churches reinvented nearly every aspect 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. What are the four key pivots that today's church must make? New episodes post weekly on Thursdays.
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Half of Christians Say Faith Is Private. Here's What We're Losing
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May 28, 2026 |
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You Don't Own the Spirit: The Meaning of Pentecost
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May 21, 2026 |
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The False Choice That's Been Costing the Church for a Hundred Years
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May 14, 2026 |
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The Early Church Was Figuring It Out Too
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May 07, 2026 |
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God Doesn't Say Follow Your Bliss
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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What to Say (and Not to Say) to People Who Are Suffering
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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A Crowd Is Not a Community
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The Two Things That Have Always Renewed the Church
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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The Easter Word That Doesn't Expire feat. Jennifer Vija Pietz
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The Roots of the Crisis of Community in the West
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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When Fear Became Normal, the Church Got Real
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Most Americans Still Believe in God. So Why Aren't They in Your Church?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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When Did Politics Become More Powerful Than Faith?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Setting the Table: When Dinner Church Filled Rooms with the Unchurched
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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What If Lent Wasn't About Giving Up, But Showing Up?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Problem With Trying to Make God Show Up
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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What If You Stopped Doing Everything? A Q&A on Lay-Led Ministry
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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The Church Planters Hiding in Your Congregation
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Why Stay Protestant?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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What Happens When Familiarity Wears Off the Edge
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Two Pastors, One Vision, and a Merger That Changed Everything
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Pastoral Care for Pastors: What That Stable Teaches Us
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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What Does AI Mean for the Church? A Conversation with Dr. Paul Hoffman
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Pain You Don't Name, You Transmit to Others
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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What Blessing Actually Means (And Why It Matters This Thanksgiving)
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Church Planting Without a Template: The Starter's Way
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Why Young Adults Aren't Necessarily Leaving Faith (And What They're Actually Looking For)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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When Mental Health Ministry Becomes Everyone's Work
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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A Regional Church System Cultivates Faithful Innovation
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Gap Between Sunday Sermons and Monday Struggles
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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The Sacred Listening Revolution in Youth Ministry
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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What Happens When Church Leaders Stop Trying to Be Perfect
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Why You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Why Smaller Churches Have a Secret Advantage Right Now
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Why 70% of Church Change Efforts Fail (And How to Beat Those Odds)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Why Your Church's Best Days Are Ahead (Even If Attendance Is Down)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Why Authentic Christian Leadership Has Nothing to Do With Perfect Methods
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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The Lost Art That Formed Deep Disciples for 300 Years (And Why Churches Are Rediscovering It)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Question that Left Stewardship Leaders Speechless
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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What If Your Church's Problems Aren't Meant to Be Fixed?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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What if Your "Empty" Church Building is Actually Your Greatest Ministry Asset?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Why We're "The Ancients Again" (And What That Means for Your Church)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do (with Dr. Angela Gorrell)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Why This Church Traded Their Biggest Event for a Coffee Shop (And What Happened Next)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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How Fresh Expressions Saved This Pastor's Ministry (And Her Sanity)
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Has Religion Become Obsolete? with Christian Smith (Part 2)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Has Religion Become Obsolete? A Conversation with Christian Smith
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Reframing Evangelism: Following Jesus into Sorrow with Andy Root Part 2
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Reframing Evangelism: Following Jesus into Sorrow with Andy Root (Part 1)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Being Church During Community Crisis
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May 29, 2025 |
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One Vine, Many Branches: Why Your Church Needs Multiple Models to Thrive
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May 22, 2025 |
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What Do Jazz and Biblical Preaching Have in Common? Finding Your Improvisational Voice
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May 15, 2025 |
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From Harbor to Breakwater: How This Church Turned $150K into $6 Million in Community Impact
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May 08, 2025 |
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What Today's College Students Are Really Seeking in Spiritual Communities
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Radical Relief of Grace: Where Churches Find Freedom Beyond Achievement
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Setting the Sails to God's Spirit: A Father and Son's Journey in Church Leadership
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Holy Week: Slowing Down the Journey
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Stop Fixing Everything: Rediscover Your Church's Purpose
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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You Don't Have to Do Youth Ministry Alone: The Freedom of Church Collaboration
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Tending the Garden of Faith: Christian Mysticism for a Disenchanted Age
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Planting in Jesus’s Way: Leading as Apprentices
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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“God Is Running the Universe, Not Me”: A Lenten Reality Check
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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How Coffee and Laundry Transformed a Congregation
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Is Your Church Too Tame? Embracing the Wild Spirit
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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The $0 Ministry Experiment that Reached Hundreds of New People
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Wait, Who’s Actually Growing Churches in the West?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Is Your Preaching Actually Reaching People?
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Beyond Church-Centric Ministry: Anchor Church's mission to make a great city
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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MLK's Beloved Community: Your Church's Guide Through Divided Times
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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What If Sermon Prep Could Transform Your Spiritual Life?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Ministry Education in Crisis? Why Seminary Leaders Are Actually Hopeful
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Advent Hope: A Gift We Receive with Rolf Jacobson
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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When Church Change Feels Hard: Your Questions Answered
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 106: Beer Church and Beyond Creating Spiritual Community in Breweries, Parks, and Public Spaces with promo
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Reclaiming Advent - Simple Church Activities for Sacred Presence
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 104: Can the West Be Converted?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 103: Church Community Building: How a Café Created a Church
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Political Theology Reimagined: Dr. Joel Lawrence on “Sabbath Politics” in a Polarized World
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Reformation Day Wisdom for the 21st Century Church
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Church Planting Reimagined: Nick Warnes on Discernment, Adaptability, and Inclusive Leadership
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 99: The Future of Church Planting: Innovating for God's Mission with Len Tang
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Reimagining Contemplative Practices for Modern Life: From Wall Street to Renewal
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 97: Innovative Church Fundraising Ideas: Transforming Spaces into Sustainable Income
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 96: Missional Leadership Reimagined: JR Woodward’s Four Spaces of Belonging
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Fresh Expressions of Church and the Mixed Ecology
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 94: Fresh Expressions of Church: Exploring Churros, Chocolate, and Christ
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 93: Beyond Church Growth Strategies: Is Innovation a Helpful Category for the Church? Part 2
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 92: Innovation: Hype or Hope (1 of 2)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 91: Fruit of Evangelism
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 90: Faith and Justice: Lessons from Ferguson with Rev. F. Willis Johnson
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Episode 89: Faith and Politics: How to Lead with Wisdom
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 88: Preventing Pastoral Burnout: Insights and Strategies from Rev. Nicole Bullock
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 87: Unleashing Lay Leadership: Vicki Elfers’ Lay Leadership Success Story
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 86: The Practical Discipleship Revolution: Mark Scandrette and the “Jesus Dojo”
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 85: Is Your Church Ready for Lay-Led Ministry?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Episode 84: Building Beloved Community in Challenging Times with Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 83: Discipling the Disillusioned: Christian Authenticity with Yolanda Solomon
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 82: Biblical Justice: Bridging the Gap Between Scripture and the Streets
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 81: Changing Church Culture Through Spiritual Practices
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 80: The Future is Lay-Led: How Lay Ministry Training is Transforming Churches
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 79: Bonhoeffer’s Secret to Faithful Discipleship with Tripp Fuller
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 78: Church Leadership Q&A: Insights and Strategies for Pastoring Today
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 77: The Displacement of Enchantment
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 76: Coaching Training for Church Leaders
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 75: How to have Spiritual Conversations with Your Neighbors: Let’s Talk about the Difference Jesus Makes
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 74: Fresh Expressions: How to Start New Christian Communities
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 73: Even Divisive Congregations Can Change
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 72: How to Invite Others to Engage in Spiritual Practices
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 71: Renewing a Congregation’s Identity
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Easter Is Coming: Resurrection Hope for Church Leaders
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 69: Exploring Pastoral Leadership Models: Mega Church
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 68: Exploring Pastoral Leadership Models: Collaborative Leadership
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 67: Exploring Pastoral Leadership Models: Rural Church
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 66: Exploring Pastoral Leadership Models: Part-Time is Plenty
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 65: Exploring Pastoral Leadership Models: Micro Church
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 64: Pivot Podcast Q&A Response Session
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 63: Lent: The Gift of Journeying in the Wilderness for Church Leaders
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 62: Funding Forward: New Business Models for Ministry
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 61: Fostering Faith in Everyday Life
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 60: How to Start a New Ministry
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 59: Empowering Lay Leaders
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 58: How to Help Your Church Change through Design Thinking
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 57: What to do when you find yourself saying: “I wasn’t trained for this”
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Episode 56: What does the birth of Jesus mean to you?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 55: The Harvest is Plentiful but the Laborers Are Few
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 54: How to Listen to Your Neighbors' Spiritual Stories
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 53: Word of Encouragement for Church Leaders
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 52: Centering Discipleship
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 51: Q&A Response Session #1
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 50: Burned Out and Overwhelmed?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Episode 49: Learning to Ask 'God Questions': Transforming an Inherited Church
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 48: Meeting Neighbors Where They Are
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 47: Why Are So Many Churches Struggling Today?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 46: Four Key Pivots for Today's Church
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 45: Cultivating Leaders for the Mixed Ecology
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 44: How to Cultivate the Mixed Ecology in a Regional Church System with Calla Gilson
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 43: How to Get Started in the Mixed Ecology in a Local Church with Roz Picardo
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Rural Fresh Expression with Kerri Meyer
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 41: The Role of Church Planting in the Mixed Ecology with Wole Agbaje
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Introducing Dinner Church with JD Larson
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode 39: How the Inherited and Innovative Church Work Together with Jorge Acevedo
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 38: Practicing Fresh Expressions with Jonny Baker
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Episode 37: The Mixed Ecology in Christian History with Jennie Wojciechowksi
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 36: The Mixed Ecology in the US with Michael Beck
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Where Did Fresh Expressions Come From? Learning from the UK with Michael Moynagh
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Introducing the Mixed Ecology and Why It Matters
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 33: What difference does Faithful Innovation make?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Episode 32: Iterating and Integrating Faithful Innovation
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 30: Telling Stories
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 31: Reflecting on Learning
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 29: Experimenting
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 27: Discerning the Challenge
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 28: The Art of Not Knowing
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 26: Listening
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Episode 25: Why Innovate in the Church?
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 24: Why is Faithful Innovation a Faith Practice
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Episode 23: What is Faithful Innovation?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 22: Themes and Personal Reflections
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 21: Mustard Seed and Hope that Moves Mountains
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 20: Slow and Patient
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 19: Setting the Table
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Episode 18: Why Not?: Hope and Light
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Episode 17: Sharing the Weight
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Episode 16: Living Faith
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 15: Lessons from a Military Chaplain
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Episode 14: Leading in Liminal Space
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 13: Embracing What's New
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 12: Reflections and Learning
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Promising Innovation
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Creating Conditions
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Permanent Whitewater
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Episode 8: Our New Home
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Episode 7: Exhausted in the Wilderness
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Episode 6: Love Your Neighbor Part 2
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 5: Love Your Neighbor Part 1
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Episode 4: Community
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Episode 3: Lament
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Episode 2a: Loss and George Floyd
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Episode 2: Loss
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Episode 1: Pivot
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May 27, 2020 |