Pivot, Scot McKnight
Pivot, Scot McKnight
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Pivot
The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Culture

Author: Scot McKnight, Laura Barringer

Narrator: Michael Beck

Unabridged: 7 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2023


Synopsis

A practical guide to help you build a culture in your church or organization that resists abuse and cultivates goodness.

After the release of their groundbreaking book, A Church Called Tov, which recorded the stories of abuse and toxic church cultures at some of the most prominent churches in the United States, New Testament scholar and blogger for Christianity Today Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer heard from a flood of people who had experienced similar instances of abuse. After all they’ve seen and heard, they still believe it’s possible for church cultures to be transformed from toxic to tov―from oppressive to good.

In Pivot, Scot and Laura help churches to implement practices,establish priorities, and cultivate the Kingdom Gospel-centered qualities that form goodness cultures. Readers will find answers to the four most common questions people have about culture transformation: How can I transform the culture in my church or organization to make it tov? I believe my workplace has unhealthy values. How do I initiate change? How do I unleash a culture of goodness in my ministry? I’m not in a position of church leadership. What are some red flags that indicate a toxic culture, and what can I do if I see them? Pivot also includes the following practical features: The “Tov tool,” a survey to help you discern your organization’s culture and to promote spiritual conversations A “getting to work” section at the end of each chapter with questions and next steps for application Transformation is never easy. But for the sake of the next generation, we must do it.

About Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight (PhD, Nottingham) has been a Professor of New Testament for more than four decades. He is the author of more than ninety books, including the award-winning The Jesus Creed as well as The King Jesus Gospel, A Fellowship of Differents, One.Life, The Blue Parakeet, Revelation for the Rest of Us, and Kingdom Conspiracy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Samaria on January 25, 2024

This book was eye opening. It helped me understand what is meant by the term “spiritual abuse”, and how to avoid it. It’s good for anyone interested in positively influencing the culture of a church, but would be especially good for a leadership team to work through together. It is full of cautionar......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on August 07, 2023

This is a timely and necessary read for anyone in ministry. From cover to cover, this book is brilliant and highly practical and is designed to be a guidebook to walk you through the hard work of building a healthier (tov-er) church culture. The way that Scot and Laura combine the Biblical wisdom fr......more

Goodreads review by Julie on March 29, 2024

The writings apply to churches starting, transforming or just hanging on and in need of a pivot. I enjoyed this book even more than A Church Called Tov which in my opinion took half the book to explain the problem. That’s fine but I was ready for the meat and potatoes when I started Tov. Be patient w......more

Goodreads review by Casey on October 02, 2023

A great and practical follow-up to A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. They said in the intro that you don't have to read Tov first for Pivot to be useful, but I'd still recommend it. This book pivots (get it) from the theoretical founda......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 07, 2023

A beautiful and necessary work for those in church ministry. PIVOT offers both hope for a healthy and good (tov) culture, as well as a cautionary tale for leaders and systems who choose not to put in the work and drift toward unhealthy or toxicity. Practical, filled with excellent and provoking revie......more