Podcast: LEADERSHIP

CNLP 535 | Kayla Stoecklein on the Unsustainable Pressures of Ministry on Church Leaders, How to Grieve Your Losses, and Overcoming Victim Mentality

Kayla Stoecklein returns to the podcast four years after her husband, Andrew, died by suicide to talk about the unsustainable pressures of ministry on church leaders, how she’s grieved her losses, making sure your loss doesn’t define you, and how to…

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CNLP 534 | Patrick Lencioni Opens Up About Becoming a Devout Christian, His Real Motivation, Genius Gaps, and Drunks and Monks

Table Group founder and bestselling author, Patrick Lencioni, returns to the podcast for a deeply personal conversation about his conversion to Christianity, becoming a more devoted follower of Jesus, how he views succession and his changing…

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Contending for Deep Rest in a World of Unrest

Every day, people all around us live in a chronic state of dread, anxious about what tomorrow will bring. Nations and economies are crumbling. News media agitates our deepest fears. It often feels like the ground is shaking beneath our feet. In a…

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CNLP 533 | Lysa Terkeurst on the Death of Her Marriage, Leading Through Personal Crisis, Giving Yourself Permission to Get Out of Leadership Things You Don’t Like, and When Good Boundaries Should Lead to Goodbyes

Proverbs 31 founder and New York Times bestselling author, Lysa TerKeurst, talks about the death of her marriage, leading through personal crisis, how she stopped doing numerous things in leadership that she didn’t like doing, and when to determine…

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CNLP 532 | Rich Birch on the Mini-Apocalypse that Happened Around Church Growth, How to Generate Growth at Your Church, and the Numbers that Matter Most in Church Planting

unSeminary founder, Rich Birch, returns to the podcast to discuss the mini-apocalypse that’s happened around church growth in the last few years, what growing churches are doing, why volunteers are a key to seeing your church grow, and the numbers…

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CNLP 531 | Nancy Duarte Outlines 4 Trends in Communication for Public Speakers and Preachers, the Power of Curation and What She Learned from Coaching Top Communicators

Nancy Duarte returns to the podcast to discuss four trends in communication preachers and public speakers need to pay attention to, the power of curation (and why the monologue might be limiting), and what she learned from coaching top communicators….

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Emotionally Healthy Hiring (Paid or Volunteer) Pt. 2

Hiring new staff (paid or volunteer) is one of the most difficult responsibilities of church leadership.  The difference between the right hire and the wrong hire will have long-term consequences in your church. Two weeks ago on the podcast, I…

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CNLP 530 | Jon and McRae Acuff on Who Teens Really Listen To, Why Adults Fail to Connect with Gen Z, and Creating a Better Soundtrack for the Next Generation

New York Times bestselling author, Jon Acuff, returns to the podcast with his 16-year-old daughter, McRae, to talk about who teens really listen to, why adults fail to connect with kids, and how to do it well, and what it takes to create a better…

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CNLP 529 | Brian Koppelman on the Backstory Behind Billions, Oceans 13, Rounders, and Working with Top Talent Like Brad Pitt and George Clooney

Brian Koppelman, showrunner for Billions and Super Pumped, and co-writer of films like Oceans 13 and Rounders, talks about how he got into making movies and TV shows, overcoming ADHD when it felt like failure, how his first movie almost didn’t get…

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CNLP 528 | Les McKeown on the Difference Between Feeling Like You’re Failing and Real Failure, Imposter Syndrome, and the Problem with People-Pleasing Leaders

Predictable Success founder, Les McKeown, discusses the difference between feeling like you’re a failure and real failure, the two keys to leaders who make it over the long haul, imposter syndrome and the problem with people-pleasing…

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