# CNLP 785 | Patrick Lencioni Opens Up About His Dark Night of the Soul, How Work Can Heal You, And Leading Next Gen Leaders Page: 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 Text version: 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.md Podcast: [The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234) Published: 2026-02-12T10:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://careynieuwhof.libsyn.com/cnlp-785-patrick-lencioni-opens-up-about-his-dark-night-of-the-soul-how-work-can-heal-you-and-leading-next-gen-leaders Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/careynieuwhof/CNLP_785_With_Patrick-Lencioni.mp3?dest-id=125406 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/episodes/cnlp-785-patrick-lencioni-opens-up-about-his-dark-night-of-the-soul-how-work-can-heal-you-and-leading-next-gen-leaders Duration seconds: 4824 ## Resource Patrick Lencioni opens up about his dark night of the soul and his recent five-month sabbatical. Plus, we discuss how we go to work to heal and the joys and challenges of leading next-gen leaders. ๐Ÿ”— Show Notes ๐Ÿ“ฉ On The Rise Newsletter ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Preaching Cheat Sheet ๐Ÿง  The Art of Leadership Academy ๐ŸŽฅ Watch on YouTube Follow @careynieuwhof Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork โ—๏ธConnect with other podcast listeners about each episode of my podcast, including me. You'll get exclusive insights by asking questions, sharing insights, and learning how others are applying the content in real life. Join for free: https://careynieuwhof.com/shownotes HAYSTACK Haystack is an AI-powered search engine for everything you've ever preached. Your congregation can ask real questions like "Why does God allow suffering?" and get answers from their pastor. Book your demo by grabbing a spot on their calendar at thehaystack.ai . Mention this podcast and they'll import your sermon library for free. You'll see how it works with your own content before committing to anything. THE ART OF LEADERSHIP LIVE September 21โ€“23, 2026, I'm hosting The Art of Leadership LIVE in Nashville, Tennessee. If you've been thinking about applying, now is the time. Once Super Early Bird pricing expires, rates go up for good. Visit theartofleadershiplive.com to secure the best pricing. GLOO CONTENT STUDIO Gloo Content Studio is designed around one simple idea: one message can power a whole week of ministry. Reclaim your Mondays and extend the impact of your preaching at gloo.com/carey . Brought to you by The Art of Leadership Network ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-carey-nieuwhof-leadership-podcast-2463234/episodes/cnlp-785-patrick-lencioni-opens-up-about-his-dark-night-of-the-soul-how-work-can-heal-you-and-leading-next-gen-leaders/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET 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.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.