Louise Johnson
Co-Host of Pivot
Louise Johnson is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and serves as Director for Leadership Development at LEAD. Louise has 20 years of experience leading organizational change in church institutions and is passionate about accompanying adaptive leaders.
Louise Johnson has hosted 23 Episodes.
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Episode 22: Themes and Personal Reflections
April 30th, 2021 | Season 2 | 34 mins 56 secs
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Episode 21: Mustard Seed and Hope that Moves Mountains
April 22nd, 2021 | Season 2 | 33 mins 27 secs
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Episode 20: Slow and Patient
April 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 37 mins 39 secs
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Episode 19: Setting the Table
April 6th, 2021 | Season 2 | 33 mins 23 secs
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Episode 18: Why Not?: Hope and Light
March 29th, 2021 | Season 2 | 36 mins 41 secs
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Episode 17: Sharing the Weight
March 10th, 2021 | Season 2 | 39 mins 5 secs
christa compton, christian, christianity, church leadership, coronavirus, ministry, pandemic, pastor, pivot
The open-ended nature of the pandemic has made some of the pivots necessary for ministry more challenging.Pastor Christa Compton joins Terri and Louise for a conversation.
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Episode 16: Living Faith
March 6th, 2021 | Season 2 | 30 mins 50 secs
christian, church leader, coronavirus, covid, elca, evangelical lutheran, leadership, lutheran, maryanne kehlenbach, mission, mission developer, mission development, pandemic, pastor
Mission development and faith during the pandemic are the topic of today's episode. Pastor Maryanne Kehlenbach of Living Faith Church joins Terri and Louise for this conversation.
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Episode 15: Lessons from a Military Chaplain
February 22nd, 2021 | Season 2 | 26 mins 59 secs
aaron fuller, chaplain, chaplaincy, christianity, church, community, coronavirus, discipleship, discipleship practices, lead, leader, louise johnson, military chaplain, ministry, navy, navy chaplain, navy reserve, online ministry, pandemic, pastor, pivot, possibility, terri elton
What can help us prepare for the challenging seasons we are in? Pastor Aaron Fuller, a Navy reserve chaplain and parish pastor, joins Terri and Louise for a conversation around discipleship practices.
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Episode 14: Leading in Liminal Space
February 15th, 2021 | Season 2 | 27 mins 22 secs
christianity, church, community, coronavirus, lead, leader, louise johnson, mike carlson, ministry, mission, online ministry, pandemic, pastor, pivot, possibility, st andrews lutheran church, terri elton, vision
Tending the mission and vision of a congregation is still important during a pandemic. How do we do that? Pastor Mike Carlson, of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, joins Louise and Terri to explore this and more in today's episode.
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Episode 13: Embracing What's New
February 8th, 2021 | Season 2 | 20 mins 33 secs
christianity, church, community, coronavirus, lead, leader, louise johnson, ministry, online ministry, pandemic, pastor, pivot, possibility, terri elton
Welcome to season 2. Join Terri Elton from Luther Seminary and Louise Johnson from LEAD as they discuss where we find ourselves now. We continue to live in a liminal space, but even amidst the uncertainty, new possibilities and connections are happening.
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Episode 12: Reflections and Learning
September 1st, 2020 | Season 1 | 43 mins 5 secs
christianity, church, community, coronavirus, leader, ministry, online ministry, pandemic, pastor, pivot
As church leaders, the pandemic has been and is causing us to rethink so much. Reflect with us on these changes, specifically around community, capacity, and competency.
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Episode 11: Promising Innovation
August 25th, 2020 | Season 1 | 34 mins 26 secs
christian innovation, christianity, church innovation, coronavirus, leadership, ministry, pastor, pivot
Christian innovation is different than secular innovation, but what makes it unique?
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Episode 10: Creating Conditions
August 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 36 mins 55 secs
Like the times our GPS isn't able to reroute us, the things we were doing before are no longer working. Where is the church going now? For more, listen to this conversation about creating conditions.
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Episode 9: Permanent Whitewater
August 4th, 2020 | Season 1 | 30 mins 43 secs
christianity, church, complexity, leadership, mind traps, ministry, pastor, thrive
Leading right now is like navigating through relentless whitewater rapids. If you are questioning everything right now, you are not alone.
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Episode 8: Our New Home
July 28th, 2020 | Season 1 | 24 mins 37 secs
christianity, church, coronavirus, leadership, ministry, pastor, schedules
It's time to begin to build sustainable patterns for this time we are living in.
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Episode 7: Exhausted in the Wilderness
July 21st, 2020 | Season 1 | 20 mins 41 secs
christianity, church, clergy, coronavirus, exhaustion, fatigue, pastor, rest, sabbath
Pastors and church leaders are experiencing fatigue and exhaustion. Join us for a conversation on the realities facing pastors now.