Terri Elton
Co-Host of Pivot
Terri Elton is a lay leader in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Professor of Leadership at Luther Seminary. She has extensive experience in congregational and synodical leadership, is a teacher and author, and enjoys awakening the church’s missional imagination and innovative spirit.
Terri Elton has hosted 34 Episodes.
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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.
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Episode 6: Love Your Neighbor Part 2
July 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 32 mins 2 secs
christianity, community, leadership, love, neighbors
A continuing conversation about loving our neighbors in online community.
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Episode 5: Love Your Neighbor Part 1
June 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 24 mins 9 secs
christianity, love your neighbor, neighbor, online community
Who is your neighbor on Zoom? When community includes online spaces, we are called to love our neighbors in both familiar and new ways.
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Episode 4: Community
June 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 23 mins 35 secs
christian community, church, community, online church, pastoral leadership
Community, whether online or in-person, is all about engagement. Real community is also about communication and vulnerability. Let's imagine what that can look like.
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Episode 3: Lament
June 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 23 mins 5 secs
Lament is a language that changes how we communicate with God. Lament powerfully expresses complex feelings and situations.
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Episode 2a: Loss and George Floyd
June 5th, 2020 | Season 1 | 25 mins 44 secs
There are many responses to loss. The killing of George Floyd includes grief that expresses itself in acts like protesting, giving, and listening. In the middle of loss, what can we do to address racism?