Craft & Character

How Every Church Can Pivot to Be Tov with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer

Sep 12, 2023

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'.

54:46

Episode guests

Laura Barringer

Scot McKnight

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Quick takeaways

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.

Introduction

2min

Origins of 'Pivot' and Cultures of Goodness

24min

Exploring Biblical Locations and Leadership

6min

Speaking the Truth vs Being Judgmental

10min

The Process of Writing Commentaries and Motivating People

11min

Where to Find the Speakers and Pre-order a Book

2min

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.

EPISODE LINKS

Scot and Laura’s co-written books: Pivot, A Church Called Tov

Laura’s website: https://www.laurabarringer.net/

Scot’s Substack: https://scotmcknight.substack.com/

https://www.churchcalledtov.org/

@scotmcknight

@laurambarringer

@steveryancarter

@craft_character

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