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 out of kicking the leader and the problem with the...Read the whole entry... »

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

9 days ago 1h 12m

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 want to escape your life, and how much cognitive...Read the whole entry... »

CNLP 658 | Spotting Toxic People In Your Organization: Six Subtle Signs Leaders Miss

14 days ago 31m 25s

Every organization and every church has them: toxic people. But how do you spot them? In this teaching, Carey Nieuwhof covers six subtle signs leaders miss. Carey outlines exactly what you need to...Read the whole entry... »

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

16 days ago 1h 14m

Legendary leadership expert Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley talk about the backstory of the One Minute Manager. They also discuss seagull management, the power of simplicity and brevity, and how to...Read the whole entry... »

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

23 days ago 1h 20m

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 pastoral implications for AI for every church leader....Read the whole entry... »

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

28 days ago 1h 59m

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 underperforming staff and handle angry church...Read the whole entry... »

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

30 days ago 1h 25m

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 from brain cancer, lessons he learned from his...Read the whole entry... »

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

May 28th, 2024 57m 30s

Global investment banker, financier, and philanthropist Ken Costa talks about the 100 trillion dollar wealth transfer that's happening over the next decade as Boomers pass on their wealth to their...Read the whole entry... »

CNLP 652 | Rethinking Rest: 4 Strategies To Sustain Peak Leadership Performance

May 23rd, 2024 30m 47s

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. He explains what's at stake when you return...Read the whole entry... »

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

May 21st, 2024 1h 22m

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 at your church, whether to live stream or not...Read the whole entry... »

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

May 14th, 2024 1h 25m

Dr. Gavin Adams, former Woodstock City Church Lead Pastor and entrepreneur, talks about why leading a church is harder than leading a business. He also discusses overcoming your insecurity as a...Read the whole entry... »

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

May 9th, 2024 1h 15m

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 Recap podcast, how neurofeedback therapy and the...Read the whole entry... »

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

May 7th, 2024 1h 23m

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 into how this one thing could drastically change...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 30th, 2024 1h 30m

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 lines, why the future of evangelism is probably...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 23rd, 2024 1h 4m

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 can do about it. Plus, he discusses the biggest...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 18th, 2024 1h 24m

Jon Tyson talks about secularism and how to respond to the new obsession with identity. He discusses generational differences in the church, getting older in leadership, and what he learned from...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 16th, 2024 1h 33m

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 sexual purity, how to finish well, why your 50s,...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 9th, 2024 1h 20m

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 yourself to an influencer as a young leader, how to get...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 4th, 2024 1h 29m

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 Korie discuss the terrible side of rapid growth and...Read the whole entry... »

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

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 10m

What's the value of imagining your own funeral? Daniel Harkavy, author and top leadership coach, discusses the significance of imagining your funeral when you're a young leader. He and Carey dive...Read the whole entry... »

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

Mar 26th, 2024 1h

How do you plant a church without a playbook? Shauna Pilgreen discusses planting a church in San Francisco without a playbook, church planting mistakes, and best planting practices in a...Read the whole entry... »

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

Mar 21st, 2024 1h 17m

Jeff Jones discusses rebranding Christianity. He and Carey talk about how to know what the community really thinks about your church or business and how to calculate the net promotor score for your...Read the whole entry... »

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

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 14m

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 failure. He discusses the keys to leading broken...Read the whole entry... »

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

Mar 12th, 2024 1h 10m

Former Willow Creek Executive Pastor Tim Stevens unpacks the situation at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. In a transparent conversation, Tim dissects the dynamics of abuse at Willow Creek,...Read the whole entry... »

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

Mar 7th, 2024 1h 31m

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, and why there are no fake Christians left. ...Read the whole entry... »