The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Episodes
CNLP 695 | Chad Veach on Red Flags of Pride in Ministry, How to Process When People Leave Your Church, and What Happens When You're Operating Out of Gifting Alone
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Veach talks about the red flags of pride in ministry and leadership, how to process things when people leave your church, and what happens when y...
CNLP 694 | The Story Behind Unreasonable Hospitality and The Bear, Navigating Control and Collaboration, and Handling Criticism and Praise with Will Guidara
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will Guidara shares the backstory to his book, Unreasonable Hospitality, and his involvement in the hit TV series The Bear. Plus, Will and Carey discu...
CNLP 693 | Al Gordon on Revival and Pre-Revival in the Church, The Anatomy of a Revival, and Rethinking the Things That The Church Got Wrong
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Al Gordon, founder of Saint.Church in London, talks about revival and pre-revival in the church, the anatomy of revival, and rethinking the things the...
CNLP 692 | Tim Ross on Deconstruction, Destruction and Reconstruction, Code-Switching as a Pastor, and Podcasting as the Future of Ministry
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Ross talks about the difference between deconstruction, destruction, and reconstruction. Plus, the pressure to code switch as a pastor, how podcas...
CNLP 691 | Leadership Red Flag: Excuse Making Leaders v. Progress Making Leaders
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are two kinds of leaders: leaders who make excuses and leaders who make progress. A huge red flag in leadership centers on the leaders who make ...
CNLP 690 | Pete Scazzero Questions the Mid-Life Crisis, Discusses How Leaders are MisFormed for Ministry, And Outlines The Revolution Needed to Transform the Church
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the mid-life crisis real? Pete Scazzero questions the mid-life crisis and explains what really happens to most leaders in their thirties and early ...
CNLP 689 | DeSizing the Church, The Drug of Size, The Good and Bad of the Church Growth Movement, and What Small and Large Churches Get Right
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an era where the average church in America has an attendance of about 50 people, Karl Vaters talks about desizing the church. Karl also discusses t...
CNLP 688 | Henry Cloud Unpacks His Traumatic Past, Offers Advice on Combatting Depression and Panic Attacks, And Outlines The Problems with The Dominant Models of Psychology In the Church
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Cloud unpacks his traumatic childhood and past and offers advice on combatting depression and panic attacks. Plus, Henry outlines the problems w...
CNLP 687 | Secrecy and Exposure in Leadership, How Your Body Keeps Score of Trauma, and How the "Go Mode" That Makes You Successful Can Lead To Your Undoing with Chuck DeGroat
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck DeGroat returns to the podcast to discuss secrecy and exposure in leadership, how your body keeps score of trauma, and how the 'go mode' that ma...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 7: Sharon McMahon on The Monetization of Hate, The Exhausted Majority, and Why People Crave Certainty and How it Explains the Growth of Churches and Influencers
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon McMahon, also known as @SharonSaySo on Instagram, explains the business model behind the monetization of hate and how that's driving division. ...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 6: Mark Sayers on Conspiracy Theories, Cultural Elites, and What God is Doing When It Seems You Can't Win Anymore
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Sayers, Pastor and author, weighs in on why people inside and outside the church are so upset and the rise of the culture wars. He discusses why ...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 5: NT Wright on Christians Buying Into The Culture Wars, How the Gospel is Political, And Advice on Leading Through the Election Without Losing People
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Theologian N.T. Wright deconstructs why Christians have bought into the culture wars, discusses how the Gospel is political, and offers his best advic...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 4: Our Political Sickness and Advice on Guiding Your Staff When They Want to Express Their Views
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Wear, founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, discusses our political sickness and how to guide your staff when they want to s...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 3: Ed Stetzer on How to Lead in an Age of Outrage, Why 2024 Will Be More Divided than 2020 (But Why The Church Is Better Prepared), And What Happens When Your Political Win Matters More Than Your Moral Views
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three of Pastoring in a Partisan Age, Ed Stetzer talks about how to lead in an age of outrage. What happens when your political win matte...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 2: Andy Stanley on Why Picking Sides Sidelines the Church, On Disagreeing Politically, Culturally, and Theologically, And How to Handle People Who Criticize You
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when everyone in your church is in conflict? In this episode, Andy Stanley continues our seven-part series on Pastoring in a Partisan A...
ELECTION SERIES | EP 1: The Hidden Reasons Your Church is Divided (And How to Fix It)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is your church so divided? In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof kicks off our seven-part series on Pastoring in a Partisan Age. Carey looks at three hi...
CNLP 686 | What Business Leaders Need From Church Leaders to Create Exponential Growth in Giving, Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneur, and the Detoxing Power of Time Off for Leaders
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Business leader and serial entrepreneur Lee Domingue talks about what business leaders need from church leaders to create exponential growth in giving...
CNLP 685 | 5 Ways to Scale Your Personal Capacity
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
85% of churches never reach more than 200 people. Why? Because their leadership doesn't scale. In this episode, you'll learn the top reasons leaders w...
CNLP 684 | Seth Godin Unpacks His Creative Process, Talks Strategy, and Explains How He Overcame 800 Rejections
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Godin returns to the podcast to unpack his creative process and shares insights from his latest work, This is Strategy. Seth also discusses how n...
CNLP 683 | The Impact Childhood Trauma Has on Leaders, Top Lessons from Working at Facebook & Meta, and How to Examine Your (True) Leadership Motivation
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nona Jones shares how childhood abuse and trauma impact leaders. Nona also provides her top lessons from her time in senior leadership at Facebook and...
CNLP 682 | Malcolm Gladwell Deconstructs His Writing Process and Habits, Shares His Theory on How to Reach People in a Crowded World, and Explains the Revenge of the Tipping Point
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times Bestselling Author, returns to the podcast and deconstructs his writing process and habits. Malcolm shares how to rea...
CNLP 681 | Lysa Teurkurst on Red Flags You Can't Trust Someone, How to Recover From Betrayal, and Why She Didn't Quit Ministry
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can you trust someone? Here are the red flags. Lysa TerKeurst, #1 New York Times Bestselling author, returns to the podcast and talks about the red ...
CNLP 680 | 7 Stages Every Founder & Church Planter Faces: Avoid Common Mistakes
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Ritzheimer has helped launch 20,000 businesses, and he shares the patterns of success and failure he sees in start-ups and church plants. Scott...
CNLP 679 | The 10th Anniversary Interview: Mark Clark Interviews Carey About The Podcast Origins, How it Grew, and The Power of Staying Grounded
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bayside Church Senior Pastor Mark Clark flips the mic and joins Carey in his basement studio for a wide-ranging personal conversation. Carey discusse...
CNLP 678 | Jim Collins Breaks Down How the Mighty Fall, The Liability of Charisma, Why Growth is Not a Goal, and His Personal Flywheel
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary leadership expert Jim Collins joins us for a special tenth-anniversary podcast episode. Jim breaks down the five stages of How The Mighty Fa...
CNLP 677 | Carlos Whittaker on Becoming Amish and a Monk (for a while), How Technology Addicts Us To Knowledge and Control, and What Changes in Your Brain When You Ditch Your Phone
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Whittaker returns to the podcast to talk about his latest experiment—becoming a monk and becoming Amish for seven weeks to detox from his ph...
CNLP 676 | Sharon McMahon on The Monetization of Hate, The Exhausted Majority, and How the Crave for Certainty Grows Churches and Influencers
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon McMahon, also known as @SharonSaySo on Instagram, explains the business model behind the monetization of hate and how that's driving division. ...
CNLP 675 | Mark Sayers on Conspiracy Theories, The Rise of The Culture Wars, The Reasons People are So Upset, Cultural Elites, and What God is Doing When It Seems You Can't Win Anymore
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Sayers, Pastor and author, weighs in on why people inside and outside the church are so upset and the rise of the culture wars. He discusses why ...
CNLP 674 | N.T. Wright on Christians Buying Into The Culture Wars, How the Gospel is Political, And Advice on Leading Through the Election Without Losing People
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Theologian N.T. Wright deconstructs why Christians have bought into the culture wars, discusses how the Gospel is political, and offers his best advic...
CNLP 673 | Michael Wear on Our Political Sickness, Advice on Guiding Your Staff When They Want to Express Their Views, and What to Preach Before the Election
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Wear, founder of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, discusses our political sickness, how to guide your staff when they want to shar...
CNLP 672 | Ed Stetzer on How to Lead in an Age of Outrage, Why 2024 Will Be More Divided than 2020 (But Why The Church Is Better Prepared), And What Happens When Your Political Win Matters More Than Your Moral Views
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three of Pastoring in a Partisan Age, Ed Stetzer talks about how to lead in an age of outrage. What happens when your political win matte...
CNLP 671 | Andy Stanley on Why Picking Sides Sidelines the Church, On Disagreeing Politically, Culturally, and Theologically, And How to Handle Critics
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when everyone in your church is in conflict? In this episode, Andy Stanley continues our seven-part series on Pastoring in a Partisan A...
CNLP 670 | The Hidden Reasons Your Church is Divided (And How to Fix It)
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is your church so divided? In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof kicks off our seven-part series on Pastoring in a Partisan Age. Carey looks at three hi...
CNLP 669 | Karin Hurt and David Dye on How to Handle Conflict At Work, Exactly What to Say When You're Facing Conflict, And Practical Strategies to Handle Difficult Bosses
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership experts Karin Hurt and David Dye offer precise phrases and advice on how to handle conflict at work, exactly what to say when you're faci...
CNLP 668 | Hal Donaldson on The Cost of Neglecting Self-Care In Leadership, What Mother Teresa Said To Him, And How to Stop Entertaining Weighty Topics After 8:00 pm
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Convoy of Hope Founder Hal Donaldson talks about the cost of neglecting self-care in leadership, what Mother Teresa said to him, how to make critical...
CNLP 667 | Charles Duhigg on How to Apply Supercommunicators Principles to Preaching and Public Speaking, What Makes A Leader a Supercommunicator, And the Brain Science of Communication
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author, returns to the podcast to share how to apply the principles of Supercommunicators to preaching and...
CNLP 666 | Max Lucado On How To Teach On the End Times, Why People Are Ready to Hear About Eternity, Green, Yellow, and Red Flags of Integrity and Life at 70 Years Old
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max Lucado talks about the end times, why he decided to teach on it, how to teach on it in a way that's helpful to your congregation, and why people a...
CNLP 665 | Nicky Gumbel and Archie Coates on Keys to Church Revitalization in a Post-Christian Era, How to Create a Vibrant Church Culture, And Field Notes on Successful Succession From a Successor and Outgoing Pastor
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alpha's Nicky Gumbel and Archie Coates, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, discuss the keys to church revitalization in a post-Christian era and how...
CNLP 664 | The Sermon Impact Matrix: What Separates Preachers and Communication in Dying, Stagnant, Shallow, and Growing Churches
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof breaks down four distinct communication styles typical of dying, stagnant, shallow, and growing churches. He also give...
CNLP 663 | Rich Villodas on How to Know When Your Soul is in Danger, How He's Approaching the 2024 Election Differently, And Why Many Christians Are on the Broad—Not the Narrow—Path
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rich Villodas discusses how to know whether your soul is in danger, the exact disciplines and strategies he uses to maintain and grow his personal in...
CNLP 662 | Brad Hill On How to Double Your Outreach and Reach More People, The NIHITO Mantra, and The Early Adopter Advantage in the Future of Tech and AI
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Hill, Chief Solutions Officer at Gloo and former President of Ministry Brands, discusses how to double your church outreach and reach more people...
CNLP 661 | Priscilla Shirer on Improving Your Communication Skills and How Actors Learn to Cry on Demand
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Priscilla Shirer, author, evangelist, actress, and speaker, discusses how to improve your communication skills, how she learned acting skills, and how...
CNLP 660 | Steve Cuss On How to Recognize if You Have Chronic Anxiety (or Anxieties), How To Handle People Who Get Their Kicks Out of Kicking the Leader, And The Complex Job Description of Lead Pastors
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Cuss talks about how to recognize if you have chronic anxiety (or anxieties). Steve and Carey discuss how to handle people who get their kicks o...
CNLP 659 | Dr. Alison Cook on Why Therapy Has Become the New "Church", The Dangers of Spiritual ByPassing, and What To Do When You Want to Escape From Your Life
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alison Cook discusses how therapy has become the new church. She and Carey also discuss the dangers of spiritual bypassing, what to do when you wa...
CNLP 658 | Spotting Toxic People In Your Organization: Six Subtle Signs Leaders Miss
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every organization and every church has them: toxic people. But how do you spot them? In this teaching, Carey Nieuwhof covers six subtle signs leader...
CNLP 657 | Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley on The Backstory of the One Minute Manager, Seagull Management, The Power of Simplicity and Brevity, And How To Stay Fit, Engaged, and Contributing at Age 85
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary leadership expert Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley talk about the backstory of the One Minute Manager. They also discuss seagull management, t...
CNLP 656 | James JP Poulter on the Best and Worst Case Scenarios for AI in the Next Decade, Practical AI Tools You Should Start Using Now, And The Pastoral Implications of AI
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James (JP) Poulter talks about the best and worst-case scenarios for AI in the next decade, practical AI tools you should start using now, and the pas...
CNLP 655 | William Ury On How To Fire Underperforming Staff and Handle Angry Church Members, De-Escalating Nuclear Conflict with Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un and Dennis Rodman, and Negotiating Peace in the Middle East
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Ury, co-founder of the Harvard Program on Negotiation and one of the world's leading experts on negotiation, coaches leaders on how to fire un...
CNLP 654 | Matt Chandler Opens Up About Hitting the Wall, Lessons from His Leave of Absence After His Instagram Incident, And How to Revitalize a Dying Church
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Chandler joins the conversation today and opens up about hitting the wall in his late thirties. He discusses recovering from a dead heart and fr...
CNLP 653 | Ken Costa on The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer, When Millennials and Gen Z Inherit Unprecedented Money, and The Keys to Wealth For Beginning Investors
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global investment banker, financier, and philanthropist Ken Costa talks about the 100 trillion dollar wealth transfer that's happening over the next d...
CNLP 652 | Rethinking Rest: 4 Strategies To Sustain Peak Leadership Performance
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
41% of Americans experience burnout after taking time off in the summer. In this episode, Carey breaks down why rest isn't enough to sustain a leader...
CNLP 651 | Rich Birch on What Growing Churches Are Doing Right Now, The First 100 Days of a New Attender's Journey, Creating a Compelling Invite Culture at Your Church, and To Live Stream or Not to Live Stream
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UnSeminary's Rich Birch returns to the podcast to talk about what growing churches are doing right now, the first 100 days of a new attender's journey...
CNLP 650 | Gavin Adams on Why Leading a Church is Harder Than Leading a Business, Overcoming Your Insecurity When Working With Gifted People, And Top Advice from Home Depot, Popeye's, and Coca Cola on Leading and Scaling Change
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gavin Adams, former Woodstock City Church Lead Pastor and entrepreneur, talks about why leading a church is harder than leading a business. He als...
CNLP 649 | Tara-Leigh Cobble on the Power of Digital Discipleship, Lessons From 350M Bible Recap Downloads, NeuroFeedback Therapy and The Word of God's Impact on Her Brain, and Leader Character Traps
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tara-Leigh Cobble talks about how and why she changed her mind on the power of digital discipleship, lessons from 350 million downloads on the Bible R...
CNLP 648 | Kadi Cole On Creating Safe Spaces for Self-Reporting Pastoral Misconduct, Why Older Female Leaders Often Resist Younger Female Leaders, and the Remaining Pay Gap Between Men and Women
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kadi Cole returns to discuss creating a safe space for self-reporting pastoral misconduct before it starts or before it escalates. Carey and Kadi dive...
CNLP 647 | Lee Strobel on The Future of Evangelism, The Best Arguments For and Against Christianity, and Sharing Truth in an Age that Doesn't Believe in it
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Strobel, award-winning author and former journalist, talks about sharing truth in an age that doesn't believe in it. Lee discusses logical trip li...
CNLP 646 | Prof G (Scott Galloway) on A Generation of Young Men Filled With Rage and Shame, The Biggest Threat AI Poses, and An Atheist's View on Rethinking How to Be the Church
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prof G, Scott Galloway, joins the podcast for the first time to talk about why a generation of young men are filled with rage and shame and what we c...
CNLP 645 | Jon Tyson on Secularism, Responding To The Cultural Obsession with Identity, Generational Differences in the Church, Aging Well in Leadership, Tech, AI, and Discipleship
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Tyson talks about secularism and how to respond to the new obsession with identity. He discusses generational differences in the church, getting o...
CNLP 644 | Annie F. Downs On The Opportunity Churches Are Missing With Single Men and Women, A New Take on Sexual Purity, Finishing Well, and Lessons from 100 Million Podcast Downloads
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Annie F. Downs talks about how churches are missing opportunities in ministry to and with single men and women. Plus, she discusses a new take on se...
CNLP 643 | George Kamel on How to Effectively Pitch Yourself As a Young Leader, How to Get Noticed and Promoted in Leadership, EQ Tips, and Money Advice for Millennials and Gen Z In the New Housing Reality
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
George Kamel talks about his rise from a college graduate intern at Dave Ramsey to an on-air personality. He outlines how to effectively pitch yoursel...
CNLP 642 | Willie and Korie Robertson on Duck Dynasty's Backstory, The Terrible Side of Rapid Growth, And How to Make Marriage, Family, and Friendship Work in the Spotlight
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Robertson share the backstory behind the rise of their A&E reality show and how they got started. Plus, Willie and Kor...
CNLP 641 | Daniel Harkavy On Imagining Your Funeral When You're a Young Leader, Self-Leadership, Team Effectiveness, and What Separates The Best Leaders from the Rest
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's the value of imagining your own funeral? Daniel Harkavy, author and top leadership coach, discusses the significance of imagining your funeral ...
CNLP 640 | Shauna Pilgreen on Church Planting Mistakes, Best Practices in a Post-Christian and Progressive Culture, Planting a Church Without a PlayBook, and How to Communicate with Deeply Unchurched People
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you plant a church without a playbook? Shauna Pilgreen discusses planting a church in San Francisco without a playbook, church planting mistake...
CNLP 639 | Jeff Jones on Rebranding Christianity, What the Church Can Learn from Dominos Pizza, And How to Know What the Community Really Thinks About Your Church or Organization
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Jones discusses rebranding Christianity. He and Carey talk about how to know what the community really thinks about your church or business and h...
CNLP 638 | Jon Chasteen On Leading Broken Churches and Organizations You Inherited, Leading a Church After a Moral Failure, And When to Kill What Your Predecessor Built or Leave it Alone
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Chasteen talks about what he learned after being picked (at age 34) to be the senior pastor of a megachurch after the founding pastor's moral fail...
CNLP 637 | Tim Stevens On the Dynamics of Abuse At Willow Creek, The Problem of Isolated Leaders, Leading When You Start With Zero Trust, And Building a New Culture and Finding Momentum As You Reach the Next Generation
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Willow Creek Executive Pastor Tim Stevens unpacks the situation at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. In a transparent conversation, Tim...
CNLP 636 | Jennie Allen on Recovering From Feeling Numb In Life and Leadership, Untangling Your Emotions, Gen Z Revival, Why There Are No Fake Christians Left, and the Value of Being Raw & Transparent
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jennie Allen talks deeply about how to recover from feeling numb in life and leadership. She and Carey discuss untangling your emotions, Gen Z revival...
CNLP 635 | Cal Newport With Advice to Church Leaders on Boundaries, How Pseudo-Productivity Leads to Burnout, and Why Slow Productivity is the Future for Knowledge Workers
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cal Newport returns to the podcast with advice to church leaders and business leaders on setting boundaries and how to not be available to your congre...
CNLP 634 | Daryl Cripe on How to Reverse the Decline in Small, Mid-Sized, & Stuck Churches, How to Reach New People With No New Money, And How to Hit the Tipping Point in Church Revitalization
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daryl Cripe has worked with hundreds of church leaders and boards of all sizes. He shares the one key (more than anything else) that can reverse the d...
CNLP 633 | Craig Groeschel On the Three Things That Are Growing Life Church Right Now, His Best Advice for Leaders, and the Power of Pre-Decisions and Batch Decision-Making
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Groeschel is back on the podcast talking about the three things that are helping Life.Church grow right now. Plus, he spends time reflecting on ...
CNLP 632 | Jamie Kern Lima on Overcoming Failure and Rejection, The Difference Between Self-Confidence and Self-Worth, And the Real Reason Success Is Never Enough to Satisfy You
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Kern Lima, best-selling author, Founder of IT Cosmetics, and former CEO of billion-dollar company L'Oreal, talks about overcoming fear and rejec...
CNLP 631 | Dan Clark on the How to Raise More Money for Your Church from High Net Worth Donors, Why 89% of Potential Major Givers Don't Give to Their Potential To Your Cause and Scarcity v. Abundance Mindset
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Clark, CEO of Westfall Gold, talks about how to raise more money for your church or cause from high-net-worth donors. Dan also shares why 89% of p...
CNLP 630 | Adam Hamilton on What United Methodists Are Learning About Denominational Divorce Over LGBTQ, On Building a Church Whose Growth is 66% UnChurched People, and on Fusing the Best in the Evangelical and Mainline Traditions
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in America, returns to the podcast to share field notes for other denominations and churc...
CNLP 629 | Tod Bolsinger On Canoeing the Mountains, Disappointing People At a Rate They Can Absorb, and How to Handle Sabotage and the Anxiety of Leadership
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tod Bolsinger discusses why leadership is like canoeing the mountains these days, how to disappoint people at a rate they can absorb, and how to handl...
CNLP 628 | Kara Powell On Why The Next Generation is Deconstructing Their Faith and Walking Away, The Toxicity of Social Media, & What the Next Generation Wishes the Church Will Stop and Start Doing
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kara Powell brings her latest research explaining why the next generation is deconstructing their faith and walking away from church. She discusses ho...
CNLP 627 | John Ortberg Breaks Down the Divide Between Leadership and Spiritual Formation, Why It's Not True That If You're Not a Leader You're a Loser, And His Reflections on Willow Creek and Church Moral Failures
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Ortberg returns to the podcast and breaks down the divide between leadership and spiritual formation. John and Carey discuss the old adage, "If...
CNLP 626 | John Mark Comer On The Crisis in Discipleship, Why Weekend Sermons and Services Aren't Resonating Like They Used To, Determining Your Real Motives, and Why He's No Longer Travelling and Speaking
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 5 of the Church Trends series, John Mark Comer talks about the crisis in discipleship. John Mark also dives into the stages of spiritual gro...
CNLP 625 | Brady Shearer on Social Media Trends for 2024, How TikTok is Disrupting Social Media, The Best Social Media Strategy for Churches, and The New Metrics for Digital Church
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 4 of the Church Trends Series, ProChurch Tools founder Brady Shearer outlines the social media trends for 2024. Brady talks about how TikTok...
CNLP 624 | Ryan Burge On The Rise of the Nones, Christianity as a Luxury Good, The Threat To Democracy With the Decline in Religion, And Why The Nones Are Very Reachable
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 3 of the Church Trends Series, Political Scientist and Author Ryan Burge talks about the rise of the nones—people professing no religion. ...
CNLP 623 | David Kinnaman on Why 84% of Americans Are Now Spiritually Open, Why 25% of People are Still Deconstructing, And Why Your Ministry Might Want to Target Women (Not Men) If Your Church Wants to Reach and Keep Families
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of the Church Trends series, David Kinnaman shares the very latest from Barna on a surprising spiritual openness that's growing in America w...
CNLP 622 | J.P. Pokluda and Gabrielle McCullough Talk 2024 Church Trends: Why the Stable Church is Disappearing, How to Engage the New Core of Your Church—Millennials and Gen Z—in Serving, Giving, And Confession, & a New Breed of Megachurch Pastor
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of the Church Trends series, J.P. Pokluda and Gabrielle (Brie) McCullough of Harris Creek Baptist join Carey to talk about church trends f...
NEW SERIES | 2024 Church Trends
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2024 will be a pivotal year for most church leaders, and it will probably be a pivotal year for your church. The dust has settled from the Great Resig...
CNLP 621 | The Best of Art of Leadership Network 2023: Featuring N.T. Wright, Granger Smith, Dr. John Deloney, Andy Wood, and more!
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a world with millions of podcasts, it can be hard to filter through the options and find shows you connect with. In this episode, Carey asked some...
CNLP 620 | Dr Karyn Gordon on The Top Three Issues Facing High Performing Leaders and Couples, Setting Your Vision Drive and Hitting Your Goals, And the Keys to Bouncing Back From Failure
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Karyn Gordon outlines the top three issues facing high-performing leaders and couples, how to set your vision and hit your goals for 2024, and the...
CNLP 619 | Mike Foster on How to Tell It's Time to Leave Your Job, Coming Back After Public Failure, and Finding the Question That's Motivating Your Life
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Foster joins Carey to talk about how to tell when it's time to leave your job, coming back after public failure, and finding the question that's ...
CNLP 618 | Jenni Catron On Signs That a Toxic Culture is Developing in Your Organization, How To Cast Vision for the Future When You Can't See Ahead, And How To Create Cultural Values for Your Church Or Organization
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenni Catron shares the subtle signs that a toxic culture is developing in your organization and reflects on lessons learned when she found herself i...
CNLP 617 | William Vanderbloemen On The Exact Qualities You Should Look for In Your Next Staff Hire, Finding Unicorns, The Power of Replying Quickly, and William's Two Hours With Bill Clinton
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
William Vanderbloemen returns to the podcast! William and Carey discuss the exact qualities you should look for in your next staff hire (based on ...
CNLP 616 | Grant and Cheyanne Skeldon on What The Next Gen Thinks is Wrong With the Church, It's Not a Next-Generation Crisis But a Discipleship Crisis, Close Friends v. Close Up Friends, and Predictions About the Future Church
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grant and Cheyanne Skeldon, who work extensively with next-gen leaders, join Carey on the podcast for the first time. Grant and Cheyanne talk about wh...
CNLP 615 | Heather McGowan Explains Why What Made you Successful As a Leader Today Won't Make You Successful in the Future, The Four Shifts that Need to Happen At Work, And What Generation Z Sees as Non-Negotiable in Workplace
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Future of Work strategist Heather McGowan explains why what made you successful as a leader today won't make you successful in the future. Heather div...
CNLP 614 | Philip Yancey on The Grace Crisis, His Time in the White House With Bill Clinton, Roe v. Wade, and Why He Thought Publishing What's So Amazing About Grace Would Get Him Cancelled
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Yancey is back on the podcast, discussing the grace crisis facing modern Christianity. Philip also talks to Carey about his two hours in the Wh...
CNLP 613 | Kevin Palau on Doing Ministry In a Deeply Post-Christian and Post-Modern Culture, Building Relationships As Evangelicals with the LGBTQ+ Community, and Staying Passionate About Evangelism in a Hostile Culture
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Palau, President of the Palau Association, talks about how to do ministry in a deeply post-Christian and post-modern culture like Portland. Kevi...
CNLP 612 | Kyle Idleman on Redefining Moral Failure, Productivity as Identity, the Power of Early Burnout Intervention and the Value of a Sabbatical When You're Not In Crisis
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, author and pastor Kyle Idleman opens up about redefining moral failure. Kyle discusses what happens when your productivity is your id...
CNLP 611 | Russell Moore on Leaving the Southern Baptist Convention, Why "Normal" Leaders Have Stepped Away Leaving Fringe Leaders in Church Leadership, The Reason The Culture Is Rejecting The Church, Weaponized Nostalgia, and the Outrage Cycle
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Moore joins Carey to discuss leaving the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Russell talks about being tried for 'heresy,' why 'normal' leade...
CNLP 610 | John Burke on What Near Death Experiences Show us About Heaven, Hell, and the Truth About Jesus, Answering Skeptics Who Doubt An Afterlife, and On No Longer Being the Lead Pastor of a Church You Founded
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Burke, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, returns to the podcast to talk about his latest research on what near-death experiences (NDE) show u...
CNLP 609 | Louie Giglio's Thoughts on Asbury, the Paradigm Shift That's Coming in Church, How to Know When to Go Off Script in Ministry, And Filling the Hole That High Achievement Can't Fill
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Passion founder, Louie Giglio, joins Carey to discuss his experience at Asbury University in February 2023. Louie shares his thoughts on the paradigm ...
CNLP 608 | Kenny Jahng Shares The Untapped Potential Leaders Are Missing In Church Technology, The Ideal Tech Stack for Average Sized Churches, The Pros and Cons of Using AI in Your Work
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ministry in the Age of AI: Episode Four Entrepreneur, former church online pastor, and founder of Big Click Syndicate, Kenny Jahng talks about the unt...
CNLP 607 | Ann Skeet and Brian Green on AI Doomsday Scenarios and Best Case Scenarios, Why AI is Outpacing Our Ethics and the Morality Around It, Mass Distraction, The Coming Trust Crisis, And Why Leaders and Church Leaders Can't Ignore It
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ministry in the Age of AI: Episode Three Ethics and AI experts Ann Skeet and Brian Green join Carey and our series, Ministry in the Age of AI. Ethics ...
CNLP 606 | Professor John Lennox and How the Book of Revelation Foreshadows The Advances In Artificial Intelligence, Current and Future Threats to Human Agency and Free Will, and Why Christians Should Advance Into Technology, Not Retreat
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ministry in the Age of AI: Episode Two Oxford University Professor John C. Lennox joins Carey and our series, Ministry in the Age of AI. John C. Len...
CNLP 605 | Professor John Wyatt on Future Breakthroughs in AI, Transhumanism, Who Will Lose Their Jobs to AI, AI Relationships & SexBots, And A Call for Theological and Philosophical Voices
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ministry in the Age of AI: Episode One Oxford Professor Emeritus Dr. John Wyatt joins Carey as we kick off our series, Ministry in the Age of AI. John...
CNLP Trailer | Ministry in the Age of AI: Navigating a New Era (NEW SERIES)
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ministry in the Age of AI is a brand new series coming to the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast. Did you know that 43% percent of church leaders are u...