Podcast: LEADERSHIP

Slay the Dragon of Wrong Assumptions

Leadership can be a painful journey – especially in a church or ministry that depends on the depth and quality of the relationships within. Yet, in over 4 decades of leadership, I’ve found that so much of this pain is completely UNNECESSARY. Why?…

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CNLP 601 | Dave Ramsey on His Hardest Moments in Leadership, Leading A Gen Z and Millennial Team, His Strategy for Successful Succession, and Rules for Working with Your Adult Kids

Dave Ramsey is back on the podcast with his most personal conversation to date. Dave talks about the ups, downs, and hardest moments of his life in leadership. Dave shares his succession strategy and why everyone should have one, how he works with a…

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CNLP 600 | Jim Davis on The Great Dechurching, The Fastest and Largest Church Attendance Exit in U.S. History, The Future of Small, Medium, and Mega Churches, and The $24 Billion in Giving That Left the Church

Jim Davis joins Carey to discuss the massive research project he and his team have done to explain the exit of 40 million Americans from the church since the 1990s. He talks about why this shift is the largest church attendance shift in US history,…

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CNLP 599 | Arthur Brooks Explains The Science of Your Ideal Morning Routine to Maximize Dopamine and Creative Work, Working with Oprah Winfrey, & Why Most People Get Stuck in Their Forties (and How to Move Forward with Passion)

New York Times Bestselling author and Harvard Professor Arthur Brooks explains the science behind an ideal morning routine designed to maximize dopamine and creative work. Arthur shares the secret to his co-author Oprah Winfrey’s massive success and…

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Unleash the God-given voice of your people

In over four decades of leadership, I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the biggest gaps in our leadership training comes down to one essential skill… Creating safety where everyone around you feels empowered to communicate clearly…

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CNLP 598 | Miroslav Volf on What Makes a Life Worth Living, Walking The Communist Death March, Viktor Frankl, Jürgen Moltmann, and The Crippling Effect of Struggling for Superiority

In this fascinating interview, Yale University Professor Miroslav Volf talks about what makes life worth living, walking the communist death march, Viktor Frankl, Jürgen Moltmann, and the crippling effect of struggling for superiority.   …

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CNLP 597 | Matt Tresidder on Where Bad Leaders Come From, How to Deal with Brutal Feedback, The Secret to A Great One on One Meeting, and Why Management is Dead

Matt Tressider, CEO of Leadr and recent CEO of the year, joins Carey to talk about where bad leaders come from.  Matt shares his journey from rookie leader to CEO, his biggest mistakes, how to deal with brutal feedback, the secret to a great…

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CNLP 596 | Jon Acuff On The Difference Between High Performers and High Achievers, How to Make a Goal and Guarantee a Goal, and the Problem of False Humility In the Church

In today’s episode, Carey is joined by New York Times Bestselling author Jon Acuff. Jon talks about the difference between high performers and high achievers, how to set a goal and guarantee it, the value of thinking time, what he learned from taking…

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CNLP 595 | Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn On the Journey From A Type Leader to a Contemplative Life, The Disciplines of Solitude , Silence and Humility + Reflections on The Lives of Eugene Peterson, Henri Nouwen and Dallas Willard

In this episode, Carey is joined by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline, and Pastor Brenda Quinn. They talk about Richard’s journey from a Type A leader to a contemplative life and the disciplines of solution, humility, and silence….

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The Outrageous Way Jesus Measures Spiritual Maturity

Could you forgive someone if you knew they murdered your entire family? It sounds far-fetched. But this is the question posed in As We Forgive – a documentary about the tragedies of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the stories of two…

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