In the latest Pivot podcast, Dr. Kathryn Schifferdecker explores what the ancient Scriptures have to say about who we are and how we're called to live together.
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In the latest Pivot podcast, Rolf Jacobson shares what he learned, theologically and personally, about suffering, community, and what it means to show up for someone in crisis.
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In the latest Pivot podcast, what does real church community cultivation actually require? For most churches, the honest answer is: more than we're currently doing.
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Faith+Lead’s April roundup offers timely courses, leadership cohorts, and free resources to equip leaders for ministry in changing times. From the “God and” series on pastoral care to lay leadership training and a new certificate cohort, these opportunities support faithful, adaptive leadership across our congregations.
Explore the full roundup—including podcasts, an ebook, and preaching resources—and take your next faithful step in ministry.
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In the latest Pivot podcast, why is Christian community so hard to cultivate right now? Dwight Zscheile continues his conversation with Dr. Jennifer Wojciechowski.
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In this Easter reflection, Dr. Jennifer Pietz, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, draws on 1 Corinthians 15.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, we find the loneliness epidemic has deep roots. Dwight Zscheile and Dr. Jennifer Wojciechowski explore why.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm bring you inside the last eight months in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, what do the growing numbers of religious nones reveal about the Americans sitting just outside your church doors?
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Faith+Lead’s latest Monthly Roundup highlights new learning opportunities for church leaders, including on-demand courses on church history and vocation, a spring cohort for lay ministry formation, and a certificate program focused on leadership in difficult times. Free resources—such as Enter the Bible courses, the Preacher to Preacher series, and a new Bible in a Year podcast—are also available.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Dr. Ryan Burge unpacks what the data say about polarization, identity, and the vanishing American church.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Verlon Fosner shares how dinner church creates a fundamentally different entry point for faith by recovering the ancient practice of gathering around Jesus' table.
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In this special Pivot Podcast Lenten reflection, the Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson invites us into four transformative Lenten practices for church leaders.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Dr. Andrew Root and Rev. Kara Root share what they learned about letting go.
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Faith+Lead’s February 2026 Roundup includes new on-demand courses on justice and leadership in polarized times, a free mini-course on shifting from “fixing” to listening, a live February 19 workshop with Dr. Alicia Granholm, and a guided certificate cohort beginning in April. Free Lent resources, a new Bible-in-a-Year podcast, and the Rutlen Lecture are also available. Read the full newsletter for details and registration links.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm answer your real questions about the shift from clergy-led to lay-led ministry.
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In the latest Pivot podcast, John McGinley shares how they're equipping everyday disciples to plant new worshiping communities in gyms, schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Beth Felker Jones explores why Protestant faith still matters in a moment when many are converting to Catholicism, embracing Orthodoxy, or deconstructing entirely.
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Faith+Lead from Luther Seminary now offers eight online, self-paced certificate programs designed for today’s ministry leaders. These non-degree micro-credentials provide focused, practical learning in areas such as biblical foundations, leadership in difficult times, rural ministry, spiritual formation, and theology and church history.
Each certificate includes on-demand courses, structured reflection, and verified completion that can be shared with judicatory leaders. Designed for busy pastors and lay leaders, Faith+Lead certificates empower leaders to deepen their calling and lead with confidence—right where they are.
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In this latest Pivot podcast, Keith Bodner shares how a moment of panic in the pulpit led him to rediscover the confrontational power of Jesus' money parables.
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