Podcast: LEADERSHIP

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

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 what the next generation thinks is wrong with the church and why there’s no next-gen crisis but a…

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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

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 dives into the four shifts that need to happen at work and what the next generation expects as…

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The One Skill That Will Make or Break Your Life and Leadership

To be an emotionally healthy leader requires many skills, practices, and rhythms. Over the last several weeks, we’ve explored many relationship skills that are non-negotiable for leaders. But if there is just ONE skill I’m convinced every leader must…

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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

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 White House with Bill Clinton, Roe v. Wade, and why he initially thought publishing What’s So Amazing…

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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

Kevin Palau, President of the Palau Association, talks about how to do ministry in a deeply post-Christian and post-modern culture like Portland. Kevin discusses how to build relationships between evangelicals and the LGBTQ+ community, and what his…

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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

In this episode, author and pastor Kyle Idleman opens up about redefining moral failure. Kyle discusses what happens when your productivity is your identity, the struggle with asking for help, early intervention on the road to burnout, and the value…

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Why Bottling Up Emotions Kills Spiritual Growth

For the first 17 years of my Christian life, my emotional life was completely divorced from my spiritual life.  Or so I thought. When sadness, anger, or disappointment surfaced from my soul, I did not see them as gifts. As a leader, I saw my…

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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

Russell Moore joins Carey to discuss leaving the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Russell talks about being tried for ‘heresy,’ why ‘normal’ leaders have stepped away and allowed fringe leaders to run the church, and why the culture is really…

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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

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 us about heaven, hell, and the truth about Jesus. John answers questions for skeptics who doubt…

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The High Stakes Decision to Transform Your History into a Great Future

Leaders, by definition, are captivated by the future – moving forward, making progress, and changing the world. But what many leaders fail to appreciate is that we are all anchored in our past. In other words, none of us are “blank slates”. We each…

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