Podcast: LEADERSHIP

Only 1% of pastors say their churches are very effective at evangelism. Yet, 72% of people say they are open spiritually. In this episode, Barna CEO David Kinnaman and author Mark Matlock continue the 2025 Church Trends series and discuss the current…

Church planter Noah Herrin continues the 2025 church trends series as he and Carey discuss high-growth church planting. Noah shares how he created a ministry model that leads with community over content and how a 14-month-old church that attracts 700…

Joby Martin and Mike Housholder both lead high-conversion growth churches. That means the growth they’re seeing isn’t coming from transfer growth. How are they doing it? As the 2025 Church Trends series continues, they share their secrets to reaching…

J.P. Pokluda and Jennie Allen join Carey to share their experiences with the college revival happening across the United States.  As the 2025 Church Trends series continues, they discuss Gen Z’s embrace of confession and deliverance and whether…

Carey Nieuwhof shares the top 5 church trends leaders need to pay attention to in 2025. Carey discusses how Gen Z is in both revival and retreat, evangelism is on life support, church closures are outpacing church plants 3-1, the rise of the…

What’s wrong with the current approach to discipleship? Lutheran pastor and author Zach Zehnder talks about what’s wrong with the current approach to discipleship and what it’s like to plant a church in a mainline denomination. Plus, Carey and Zach…

How do leaders attract and keep high performers? Brett Hagler, Y Combinator grad and New Story Founder, shares a young leader’s counterintuitive advice on how to attract and keep high performers. Plus, Brett discusses getting better before getting…