How Every Church Can Pivot to Be Tov with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer
Sep 12, 2023
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Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, authors of 'Pivot', discuss creating healthy church cultures, accountable leadership, and responding to abuse and scandal in the digital age with Steve Carter. They emphasize the importance of listening to the Spirit, stewarding power, and diagnosing heart and team health. This episode provides valuable insights for anyone seeking to see the church become 'tov'.
Listening to the Spirit and surrendering to his leading is essential for creating healthier churches.
True transformation in church organizations requires surrendering to the work of God's Spirit and allowing Him to lead.
Deep dives
The Journey of Writing 'Pivot'
The authors discuss how their previous book, 'A Church Called Tove', led to the creation of 'Pivot'. They explain that 'Pivot' was inspired by the many questions they received about how to actually implement a culture of goodness in church organizations. Through conversations and research, the book was developed to provide answers and guidance on building cultures of goodness.
The Three P's: Priorities, Practices, and Powers
Dr. Scott McKnight explains that the book is structured around the three significant dimensions of church life that need to be developed for transformation to occur: character, power, and example. He shares that these dimensions were grouped into priorities, practices, and powers, creating a framework that helps churches work towards becoming a church of Tove.
The Importance of Truth and Transformation
Laura Beringer emphasizes that transformation cannot happen through willpower alone, but rather through surrendering to the work of God's Spirit. She shares that one of the biggest takeaways from the process of writing 'Pivot' was the recognition that true transformation requires listening to the Spirit and allowing Him to lead.
Leadership Examples and the Tove Tool
The authors discuss the importance of leadership examples and the need for leaders to model integrity and hope. They also highlight the Tove tool, which is provided in the book, as a valuable resource for churches. The tool consists of questions that promote honest reflection and conversations, enabling churches to identify areas for growth and improvement in their pursuit of a Tove culture.
How do we call out injustice and seek shalom without becoming self-righteous?
In their new book, Pivot: The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church Into a Tov Culture, father-daughter duo Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer follow up their previous book, A Church Called Tov一charting a course for those seeking to create a healthier church culture.
In this episode, they share with Steve Carter:
How healthier churches exist when leaders listen to the Spirit and surrender to his leading.
How to build a church culture in which power is stewarded, not abused; where people are shepherded, not manipulated; where leadership is accountable, not untouchable.
How to diagnose the health of your heart and team, even when everything looks “put-together” externally.
How to respond thoughtfully to abuse and scandal in the digital age.
This book is a must-read for any pastor, leader, discipler, human, who aches to see the church become tov.