# The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234.md RSS feed: https://careynieuwhof.libsyn.com/rss Official site: http://careynieuwhof.libsyn.com/ Author: Carey Nieuwhof Episodes: 849 ## Resource The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast is a podcast all about leadership, change and personal growth. The goal? To help you lead like never before—in your church or in your business. Carey interviews top business and church leaders like Seth Godin, Adam Grant, Nancy Duarte, Simon Sinek, Cal Newport, Patrick Lencioni, Tim Keller, Annie F. Downs, Andy Stanley, Craig Groeschel, Rob Pelinka, Michael Hyatt, Christine Caine, John Mark Comer, Henry Cloud, Gordon MacDonald, Francis Chan, Lysa TerKeurst, Ian Morgan Cron and many more. For insightful posts on leadership, change and personal growth, episode transcripts and podcast show notes, go to https://careynieuwhof.com/. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234.md ## Episodes - [CNLP 819 | Required Listening: Eugene Peterson on the Rhythms of a Reflective Life, The Challenges of Leading Through the 1960s, and the Origin of the Message](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-819-required-listening-eugene-peterson-on-the-rhythms-of-a-reflective-life-the-challenges-of-leading-through-the-1960s-and-the-origin-of-the-message) — 2026-07-23T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 818 | Required Listening: Gordon MacDonald on the View From 80 and 15 Lessons On What Really Matter in Life and Leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-818-required-listening-gordon-macdonald-on-the-view-from-80-and-15-lessons-on-what-really-matter-in-life-and-leadership) — 2026-07-21T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 817 | Grieving Your Ministry Wounds: Father Ronald Rolheiser and John Mark Comer on Getting Past Bitterness and Giving Your Life and Death Away](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-817-grieving-your-ministry-wounds-father-ronald-rolheiser-and-john-mark-comer-on-getting-past-bitterness-and-giving-your-life-and-death-away) — 2026-07-14T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 816 | The Brutal Reality of Pastoring: John Ortberg on Leadership Pain, the Introvert's Ministry Dilemma, and Dealing With the Job You Didn't Sign Up For](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-816-the-brutal-reality-of-pastoring-john-ortberg-on-leadership-pain-the-introvert-s-ministry-dilemma-and-dealing-with-the-job-you-didn-t-sign-up-for) — 2026-07-09T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 815 | The Death of Secularism: Matt Chandler on Why Pastors Shouldn't Wear Capes and When the Church Is All Wood and No Fire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-815-the-death-of-secularism-matt-chandler-on-why-pastors-shouldn-t-wear-capes-and-when-the-church-is-all-wood-and-no-fire) — 2026-07-07T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 814 | Networking Without the Awkward: Michael Bungay Stanier on Better 1:1s and Building a Path No One Else Is Walking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-814-networking-without-the-awkward-michael-bungay-stanier-on-better-1-1s-and-building-a-path-no-one-else-is-walking) — 2026-06-30T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 813 | Church Trends Update: Your Congregation Is Being Discipled 49 Hours a Week (And Not By You), The Wrong Convo About AI, Women Leaving, and the Anti-Celebrity Pastor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-813-church-trends-update-your-congregation-is-being-discipled-49-hours-a-week-and-not-by-you-the-wrong-convo-about-ai-women-leaving-and-the-anti-celebrity-pastor) — 2026-06-25T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 812 | Creativity Is the Church's Lost Superpower: Al Gordon on How Stress and Algorithms Are Killing Your Imagination and How to Unlock Creativity in Your Team](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-812-creativity-is-the-church-s-lost-superpower-al-gordon-on-how-stress-and-algorithms-are-killing-your-imagination-and-how-to-unlock-creativity-in-your-team) — 2026-06-23T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 811 | The Myth of 10,000 Hours: David Epstein on How Creativity Actually Works and Why Constraints Set You Free](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-811-the-myth-of-10-000-hours-david-epstein-on-how-creativity-actually-works-and-why-constraints-set-you-free) — 2026-06-16T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 810 | The End of Anxiety? Joshua Becker on Spiritual Minimalism and When Enough is Enough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-810-the-end-of-anxiety-joshua-becker-on-spiritual-minimalism-and-when-enough-is-enough) — 2026-06-11T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 809 | Get Past Broke Thinking In Your Church: The Lean Startup's Eric Reis on When To Take A Risk and Why Harder is Easier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-809-get-past-broke-thinking-in-your-church-the-lean-startup-s-eric-reis-on-when-to-take-a-risk-and-why-harder-is-easier) — 2026-06-09T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 808 | Why Leadership Is Designed to Kill You: Nicole Martin on Leading Christianity Today in a Divided, Rapidly Changing World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-808-why-leadership-is-designed-to-kill-you-nicole-martin-on-leading-christianity-today-in-a-divided-rapidly-changing-world) — 2026-06-02T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 807 | How to Make Your Life Burnout-Proof: Burnout 20 Years Later, Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-807-how-to-make-your-life-burnout-proof-burnout-20-years-later-part-2) — 2026-05-28T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 806 | I Was Almost Ministry Road Kill: Burn Out 20 Years Later, Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-806-i-was-almost-ministry-road-kill-burn-out-20-years-later-part-1) — 2026-05-26T09:05:00+00:00 - [Breaking Mental Strongholds: A Conversation with Louie Giglio, Jennie Allen, and Craig Groeschel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/breaking-mental-strongholds-a-conversation-with-louie-giglio-jennie-allen-and-craig-groeschel) — 2026-05-21T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 805 | The Reason Your Church Isn't Multiplying and Fresh Trends in Church Planting With Dave Ferguson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-805-the-reason-your-church-isn-t-multiplying-and-fresh-trends-in-church-planting-with-dave-ferguson) — 2026-05-19T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 804 | How to De-escalate an Angry Church and Leading a Ministry You Didn't Start with Rich Villodas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-804-how-to-de-escalate-an-angry-church-and-leading-a-ministry-you-didn-t-start-with-rich-villodas) — 2026-05-14T15:56:19+00:00 - [CNLP 803 | Mass-Marketed Sin, Political Warfare, and Why Your Best Staff Keep Leaving with Joel Muddamalle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-803-mass-marketed-sin-political-warfare-and-why-your-best-staff-keep-leaving-with-joel-muddamalle) — 2026-05-12T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 802 | How the Modern Church Was Shaped: Church Growth, Seeker Sensitive, Attractional, Missional with Todd Wilson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-802-how-the-modern-church-was-shaped-church-growth-seeker-sensitive-attractional-missional-with-todd-wilson) — 2026-05-05T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 801 | When the Ministry Playbook Doesn't Work Anymore: Robby Gallaty and Vick Green on the Keys to Discipleship and Revival](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-801-when-the-ministry-playbook-doesn-t-work-anymore-robby-gallaty-and-vick-green-on-the-keys-to-discipleship-and-revival) — 2026-04-28T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 800 | Women in Ministry: Preston Sprinkle on What the Bible Actually Says](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-800-women-in-ministry-preston-sprinkle-on-what-the-bible-actually-says) — 2026-04-23T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 799 | Christine Caine: The Real Reasons Women Are Done With Church](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-799-christine-caine-the-real-reasons-women-are-done-with-church) — 2026-04-21T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 798 |Finally Beat Sermon Deadline Procrastination: Jon Acuff on Procrastination, Building an Audience, and AI-Proofing Your Impact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-798-finally-beat-sermon-deadline-procrastination-jon-acuff-on-procrastination-building-an-audience-and-ai-proofing-your-impact) — 2026-04-14T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 797 | Why You Shouldn't Chase Your Passion: Bill Gurley on the Delusional Factor Every Outlier Needs and How to Find a Mentor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-797-why-you-shouldn-t-chase-your-passion-bill-gurley-on-the-delusional-factor-every-outlier-needs-and-how-to-find-a-mentor) — 2026-04-09T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 796 | Best Advice For Preachers: Arthur Brooks on How To Reclaim 20 Hours of Sermon Writing Time + The Meaning of Your Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-796-best-advice-for-preachers-arthur-brooks-on-how-to-reclaim-20-hours-of-sermon-writing-time-the-meaning-of-your-life) — 2026-04-07T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 795 | A 100% Digital Church: What Mark Lutz Learned That Physical Churches Are Missing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-795-a-100-digital-church-what-mark-lutz-learned-that-physical-churches-are-missing) — 2026-03-31T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 794 | Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs and the Science Behind How Prayer Builds Resilience With Nir Eyal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-794-overcoming-your-self-limiting-beliefs-and-the-science-behind-how-prayer-builds-resilience-with-nir-eyal) — 2026-03-26T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 793 | Carl Lentz On Preaching While Having Sex Outside Marriage, How the Pressure of Church Growth Got To Him, And Warning Signs for Other Church Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-793-carl-lentz-on-preaching-while-having-sex-outside-marriage-how-the-pressure-of-church-growth-got-to-him-and-warning-signs-for-other-church-leaders) — 2026-03-24T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 792 | I Wanted to Quit Everything: Jennie Allen on Suffering, Spiritual Warfare, Lies Leaders Believe, and Not Giving Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-792-i-wanted-to-quit-everything-jennie-allen-on-suffering-spiritual-warfare-lies-leaders-believe-and-not-giving-up) — 2026-03-17T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 791 | Why Church Dating Advice No Longer Works: JJ and Kait Tomlin on the Realities Single Christians Face](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-791-why-church-dating-advice-no-longer-works-jj-and-kait-tomlin-on-the-realities-single-christians-face) — 2026-03-12T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 790 | Red Flags Driving Women Out of Church (and How to Fix Them) with Kadi Cole](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-790-red-flags-driving-women-out-of-church-and-how-to-fix-them-with-kadi-cole) — 2026-03-10T09:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 789 | Beth Moore on Knowing When It's Time to Leave and Proof-Texting Scripture to Keep the Pulpit and Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-789-beth-moore-on-knowing-when-it-s-time-to-leave-and-proof-texting-scripture-to-keep-the-pulpit-and-power) — 2026-03-03T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 788 | Are You Marketing Revival? The Problem with Mixed Motives and Social Media in Church Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-788-are-you-marketing-revival-the-problem-with-mixed-motives-and-social-media-in-church-leaders) — 2026-02-26T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 787 | Emergency Episode | Pastoring Angry People: When to Speak, When to Stay Silent, and Leading Without Losing Everyone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-787-emergency-episode-pastoring-angry-people-when-to-speak-when-to-stay-silent-and-leading-without-losing-everyone) — 2026-02-24T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 786 | Craig Groeschel and His Therapist Join the Show: What Happens When a Leader Hits a Breaking Point](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-786-craig-groeschel-and-his-therapist-join-the-show-what-happens-when-a-leader-hits-a-breaking-point) — 2026-02-17T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 785 | Patrick Lencioni Opens Up About His Dark Night of the Soul, How Work Can Heal You, And Leading Next Gen Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-785-patrick-lencioni-opens-up-about-his-dark-night-of-the-soul-how-work-can-heal-you-and-leading-next-gen-leaders) — 2026-02-12T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 784 | Leadership is NOT Lonely! Henry Cloud on Founderitis and Why You're More In Control Than You Think](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-784-leadership-is-not-lonely-henry-cloud-on-founderitis-and-why-you-re-more-in-control-than-you-think) — 2026-02-10T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 783 | Are We Too Critical Of the Church? John Crist Returns to Talk Cynicism, Hope, and Getting the Tonight Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-783-are-we-too-critical-of-the-church-john-crist-returns-to-talk-cynicism-hope-and-getting-the-tonight-show) — 2026-02-03T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 782 | The Problem of Mini-Celebrity Pastors: Les McKeown on Growth Barriers for Church Leaders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-782-the-problem-of-mini-celebrity-pastors-les-mckeown-on-growth-barriers-for-church-leaders) — 2026-01-29T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 781 | John Mark Comer Goes to the Desert, Clarifies Where He Stands, and Deep Dives on a Major Challenge for Modern Discipleship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-781-john-mark-comer-goes-to-the-desert-clarifies-where-he-stands-and-deep-dives-on-a-major-challenge-for-modern-discipleship) — 2026-01-27T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 780 | Are You Clear Enough to Reach The Next Generation? The New Rules of Cultural Influence with YouTuber Ruslan KD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-780-are-you-clear-enough-to-reach-the-next-generation-the-new-rules-of-cultural-influence-with-youtuber-ruslan-kd) — 2026-01-20T10:05:00+00:00 - [CNLP 779 | Preaching at A Rave: Luke LeFevre + Daniel McLeod on Gen Z's Bold Faith and How to Use Gen Z's Gifts at Your Church](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/cnlp-779-preaching-at-a-rave-luke-lefevre-daniel-mcleod-on-gen-z-s-bold-faith-and-how-to-use-gen-z-s-gifts-at-your-church) — 2026-01-15T10:05:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.