The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

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The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast is a podcast all about leadership, change and personal growth. The goal? To help you lead like never before—in your church or in your business.Carey interviews top business and church leaders like Seth Godin, Adam Grant, Nancy Duarte, Simon Sinek, Cal Newport, Patrick Lencioni, Tim Keller, Annie F. Downs, Andy Stanley, Craig Groeschel, Rob Pelinka, Michael Hyatt, Christine Caine, John Mark Comer, Henry Cloud, Gordon MacDonald, Francis Chan, Lysa TerKeurst, Ian Morgan Cron and many more.For insightful posts on leadership, change and personal growth, episode transcripts and podcast show notes, go to https://careynieuwhof.com/.

Recent Episodes
  • CNLP 724 | Leadership Wounds That Become Ticking Time Bombs: Levi Lusko on Navigating a Mid-Life Crisis in Ministry at 38 and the Mixed Gifting and Motivations of Preachers
    Apr 22, 2025 – 01:26:20
  • CNLP 723 | Pick My Brain: Raw Answers to Your Leadership Questions on Ambition, Being a "Professional" Christian, and Firing People
    Apr 17, 2025 – 35:26
  • CNLP 722 | When No One Trust Pastors Anymore: Glenn Packiam on The Nex-Gen Church Leader Mental Health Crisis And The Difference Between Being Weary and Wounded
    Apr 15, 2025 – 01:02:34
  • CNLP 721 | When Couples Fight About Everything: Gabe and Rebekah Lyons Open Up About Marriage, Sex, and Honest Advice for Two Career Couples
    Apr 8, 2025 – 01:08:44
  • CNLP 720 | Why Woke Broke: Mark Sayers on the Massive Trump-Era Cultural Upheaval and How to Find Hope in New Global Chaos
    Apr 3, 2025 – 01:30:56
  • CNLP 719 | Why Teens Don't Trust the Church: Kara Powell on Why Young Women are Dropping Out of Church, And The Keys to Reaching The Next Generation
    Apr 1, 2025 – 01:02:25
  • CNLP 718 | When Christians Become the Minority: Warren Bird and Adelle Banks on The Shifts Needed To Make Your Church Future-Ready and the Surprising Reasons People Give for Not Attending Church
    Mar 25, 2025 – 01:26:36
  • CNLP 717 | Does Character Even Matter Any More in Leadership (And Ministry)?
    Mar 20, 2025 – 24:31
  • CNLP 716 | A New Model for Funding Churches: Mark Batterson on Visionary Entrepreneurship, and The Gradual and Sudden Pattern of Success
    Mar 18, 2025 – 01:15:00
  • CNLP 715 | The Most Overlooked Group in Your Church: Annie F. Downs on What Many Churches Are Missing in Ministry and the Power of Human Connection On and Offline
    Mar 11, 2025 – 43:58
  • CNLP 714 | How A Brick and Mortar Bookstore Defied Amazon: Mart Green on The Inner Workings of the Green Family and Navigating the Reaction to the He Gets Us Campaign
    Mar 6, 2025 – 01:22:01
  • CNLP 713 | The Decline of the New Atheism: Justin Brierley on The Openness of Thinkers Like Jordan Peterson and How to Have Conversations With Spiritually Open People
    Mar 4, 2025 – 01:15:17
  • CNLP 712 | The Difference Between Preaching to a Pre-Christian and Post-Christian Culture: Mark Clark on Leveraging Your Unique Personality—Even Tourettes and OCD—and How to Talk to An Anxious Generation
    Feb 25, 2025 – 01:32:22
  • CNLP 711 | A Masterclass on the New Apologetics: Breaking Down What Wesley Huff Got Right with Joe Rogan and Billy Carson
    Feb 20, 2025 – 21:34
  • CNLP 710 | Craig Groeschel Breaks Down How He's Adapting His Communication and Preaching for Digital Ministry, AI, and Social Media, The Power of Extreme Habits and Behaviors, and Why People Are Bored With Cool Church
    Feb 18, 2025 – 01:16:25
  • CNLP 709 | How to Tell Whether Your Culture is Healthy, The Power of Culture in Getting Next Generation Talent, And Discovering Your Blind Spots As a Leader with Jenni Catron
    Feb 11, 2025 – 01:05:14
  • CNLP 708 | John Ortberg on What the Church Can Learn From Alcoholics, The Spiritual Power of Personal Inadequacy, and Why the Church Keeps Producing Elder Brothers
    Feb 6, 2025 – 01:21:27
  • CNLP 707 | Dave Ramsey On How God Broke Him as a Leader, His Top Business Lessons, and Why People Who Think They're Micromanagers Might Not Be
    Feb 4, 2025 – 58:31
  • CNLP 706 | Tyler Staton on Lessons From His Cancer Journey, Why He Didn't Pray for Healing, and What Happens When You Can No Longer Lead From Your Strengths
    Jan 28, 2025 – 01:11:31
  • CNLP 705 | Ramit Sethi On How to Teach Couples About Money in Your Church, Why Raising Money for Charity is So Hard, and How to Deal with Cheap Board Members
    Jan 23, 2025 – 01:20:06
  • CNLP 704 | The Dismal State of Evangelism, the Divide Between Church and Culture, and The Missed Opportunity of Unchurched People's Surprising Spiritual Openness with David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock
    Jan 21, 2025 – 01:15:51
  • CNLP 703 | Noah Herrin on High Growth Church Planting, Leading with Community over Content, and How a Church With An Average Age of 25 Got Started
    Jan 14, 2025 – 01:31:49
  • CNLP 702 |The Secrets of High Conversion Growth Churches And the Keys to Evangelism in Today's Culture with Joby Martin and Mike Housholder
    Jan 9, 2025 – 01:09:02
  • CNLP 701 | College Revival, Gen Z's Confession Movement, and Bridging the Revival to Churches with J.P. Pokluda and Jennie Allen
    Jan 7, 2025 – 01:18:49
  • CNLP 700 | 2025 Church Trends: Gen Z Is In Revival and Retreat At the Same Time, Evangelism is on Life Support, and More
    Jan 2, 2025 – 24:06
  • CNLP 699 | Zach Zehnder on What's Wrong in Current Discipleship, Planting a Church In a Mainline Denomination, and How to Know When It's Time to Leave
    Dec 31, 2024 – 01:13:47
  • CNLP 698 | Counterintuitive Advice on How to Attract and Keep High Performers, Getting Better Before Getting Bigger as a Younger Leader, and Thoughts on Paul Graham and Brian Chesky's Founder Mode with Brett Hagler
    Dec 24, 2024 – 01:17:23
  • CNLP 697 | Decision Fatigue is Bad. Indecision Fatigue is Worse: The Real Cost of Not Deciding
    Dec 19, 2024 – 22:49
  • CNLP 696 | Bob Goff on Being More Available as a Leader, Whimsy, What He's Learned from Millions of People Who Have His Phone Number, and How to Infuse Adventure Into an Otherwise Ordinary Life
    Dec 17, 2024 – 01:11:22
  • CNLP 695 | Chad Veach on Red Flags of Pride in Ministry, How to Process When People Leave Your Church, and What Happens When You're Operating Out of Gifting Alone
    Dec 10, 2024 – 01:07:24
  • CNLP 694 | The Story Behind Unreasonable Hospitality and The Bear, Navigating Control and Collaboration, and Handling Criticism and Praise with Will Guidara
    Dec 5, 2024 – 01:22:12
  • CNLP 693 | Al Gordon on Revival and Pre-Revival in the Church, The Anatomy of a Revival, and Rethinking the Things That The Church Got Wrong
    Dec 3, 2024 – 01:06:03
  • CNLP 692 | Tim Ross on Deconstruction, Destruction and Reconstruction, Code-Switching as a Pastor, and Podcasting as the Future of Ministry
    Nov 26, 2024 – 01:54:17
  • CNLP 691 | Leadership Red Flag: Excuse Making Leaders v. Progress Making Leaders
    Nov 21, 2024 – 26:18
  • CNLP 690 | Pete Scazzero Questions the Mid-Life Crisis, Discusses How Leaders are MisFormed for Ministry, And Outlines The Revolution Needed to Transform the Church
    Nov 19, 2024 – 01:28:19
  • CNLP 689 | DeSizing the Church, The Drug of Size, The Good and Bad of the Church Growth Movement, and What Small and Large Churches Get Right
    Nov 12, 2024 – 01:05:22
  • CNLP 688 | Henry Cloud Unpacks His Traumatic Past, Offers Advice on Combatting Depression and Panic Attacks, And Outlines The Problems with The Dominant Models of Psychology In the Church
    Nov 7, 2024 – 01:37:18
  • CNLP 687 | Secrecy and Exposure in Leadership, How Your Body Keeps Score of Trauma, and How the "Go Mode" That Makes You Successful Can Lead To Your Undoing with Chuck DeGroat
    Nov 5, 2024 – 01:17:28
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 7: Sharon McMahon on The Monetization of Hate, The Exhausted Majority, and Why People Crave Certainty and How it Explains the Growth of Churches and Influencers
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:21:57
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 6: Mark Sayers on Conspiracy Theories, Cultural Elites, and What God is Doing When It Seems You Can't Win Anymore
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:12:05
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 5: NT Wright on Christians Buying Into The Culture Wars, How the Gospel is Political, And Advice on Leading Through the Election Without Losing People
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:36:46
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 4: Our Political Sickness and Advice on Guiding Your Staff When They Want to Express Their Views
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:09:51
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 3: Ed Stetzer on How to Lead in an Age of Outrage, Why 2024 Will Be More Divided than 2020 (But Why The Church Is Better Prepared), And What Happens When Your Political Win Matters More Than Your Moral Views
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:09:00
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 2: Andy Stanley on Why Picking Sides Sidelines the Church, On Disagreeing Politically, Culturally, and Theologically, And How to Handle People Who Criticize You
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:17:22
  • ELECTION SERIES | EP 1: The Hidden Reasons Your Church is Divided (And How to Fix It)
    Oct 30, 2024 – 26:11
  • CNLP 686 | What Business Leaders Need From Church Leaders to Create Exponential Growth in Giving, Inside the Mind of an Entrepreneur, and the Detoxing Power of Time Off for Leaders
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:19:37
  • CNLP 685 | 5 Ways to Scale Your Personal Capacity
    Oct 24, 2024 – 27:37
  • CNLP 684 | Seth Godin Unpacks His Creative Process, Talks Strategy, and Explains How He Overcame 800 Rejections
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:25:37
  • CNLP 683 | The Impact Childhood Trauma Has on Leaders, Top Lessons from Working at Facebook & Meta, and How to Examine Your (True) Leadership Motivation
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:05:07
  • CNLP 682 | Malcolm Gladwell Deconstructs His Writing Process and Habits, Shares His Theory on How to Reach People in a Crowded World, and Explains the Revenge of the Tipping Point
    Oct 10, 2024 – 01:25:35
Recent Reviews
  • bgyvju7osdn5cqz1wp4k6xt80f3i2a
    Tinder for greedy pastors
    Carey Nieuwhof's guide for greedy pastors to meet and service rich businessmen. That's all this "Leadership" nonsense is about: Carey wants to juice his income by networking with "leaders"--which is code for "rich men who will pay me $1,000+ per hour for 'consulting services.'" Carey, you are gross. God help us. 🙏🏼
  • ZoePearl
    Great Content
    I just recently stumbled across this podcast and I am surprised that I have not heard Carey yet! I look forward to my commute to work every day so that I can try to listen and take in all of the great interviews from people I have heard about or have learned from during my spiritual journey. Thanks for the great content!
  • datfarm
    Tyler Staton Interview - Amazing
    I am a cancer survivor! Every word that Tyler spoke I felt coming out of my heart the entire interview! Everything he described as part of his cancer journey were almost exactly what I felt. Our cancers were different and our journeys were different, but the feelings and emotions were there. I spent the entire interview on the edge of weeping as I “relived” what I felt. God is faithful. He has proven that over and over again in my life. My journey didn’t go the way I wanted, but He never failed me. Thank you Tyler for sharing and Carey for continuing to bring interviews that are real and relevant!
  • Scott Weatherford
    Wisdom, insight, and entertaining
    Insight, wisdom, spiritual direction, and so much more. Carey is the voice I have been looking for and the voice to which I listen.
  • Donna570
    Ads
    Another podcast victim to the almighty dollar. It was a great conversation to listen to but now it’s like all the other podcasts interrupting with ads. Even the most popular leadership podcast (Andy Stanley) doesn’t interrupt his show. Keep ads at the beginning or end but don’t make your listeners reach for their phone while enjoying a conversation in order to fast forward through an ad. Disappointed.
  • JesseH17
    Great podcast for Christian Leaders
    This is a great resource for anyone who is part of the Christian community, particularly if you are in a business or leadership position.
  • Smarsack
    Be a life learner
    I’ve always enjoyed learning and I’m always looking to expand my understanding of where the world is and the church that functions within that world. This podcast gives me a fresh perspective about the Church and how to lead in this polarized world.
  • Mia in Idaho
    Makes a difference!
    I took Carey up on his challenge to preach about the election at my church. With this podcast’s help, it came together as a really meaningful and faith-building sermon series. We are a solidly purple church so it’s even more meaningful how many church members have loved it. Thank you Carey!!
  • setheller
    Great podcast
    This is one humble dude. And he makes the conversation flow so well. Very transparent and honest conversations. Love listening
  • DPTKnight
    Timely, Insightful and Well Executed
    This podcast provides timely insights and the content is well prepared! Learn something new with each listen!
  • Kasupr1
    Thoughtful and nuanced
    This is always one of my favorite podcasts to listen to. As a wife, mom, lay leader at my church and exec leader at work, the insights push me across the board. I am so thankful for the intention put into the conversations and vulnerability of the guests.
  • Mattjm23
    Carey will help you lead better
    I have listened to The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast for hundreds of episodes, going back to nearly the beginning of the podcast. This podcast is a fantastic source of leadership insights, stories, and experiences that will help you get better. And I feel like Carey has gotten much better as well. In the beginning I felt like his questions needed to be better, and he needed to listen more and talk less. And wow, has he gotten better! This is now one of the best leadership podcasts out there, and I highly encourage you to try it out. Perhaps the best way to try him out is to think about a topic that you would like to learn or grow in right now and find a show that addresses that. But allow me to recommend his conversations with Tim Keller and Eugene Peterson as amazing places to start! So dive in, enjoy, and lead better!!
  • Couvekatie
    Top listen
    This pod always floats to the top of my list. The interviews are always interesting and well done.
  • GW 31
    Great Insight!
    I’ve gained a lot of insight from this podcast. Currently I work as an associate pastor at a large church and these conversations have helped me keep my focus on the big picture while going through the day to day grind of ministry.
  • Liberty Pastor E
    Great leadership podcast
    Great podcast for leaders!!
  • GKinBurke
    Great show!
    Carey’s podcast is one of my regulars. Always insightful and thought-provoking. 10th anniversary podcast with Jim Collins was an example of the quality of the show. The recent series of considerations during a political season was also spot on! Well done, Carey.
  • Mahlen Roberts
    Love this work!
    Carey is a state of the art teacher and influencer. I am always left in better shape from his podcasts than when I clicked play.
  • Eleanor.Pyaro
    The best podcast for leaders
    I started listening to the leadership podcast a few years ago. I like Carey Nieuwhof's style of interviewing people, his questions, his curiosity, and his guests. I learned a lot from this podcast. Thank you Carey for doing an amazing job.
  • kelly.86
    Great podcast!
    I’m a fairly new listener to the CNLP and am thoroughly enjoying it! So many different guests with unique experiences from different walks of life makes for an incredibly interesting, diverse podcast where I am learning new things weekly! Hope this is here for many years to come!
  • Zenzenzenzen3'
    One of the best to do it!
    Very few people interview as well as Carey! A must listen!!
  • Chad@FWF
    A relevant, helpful and needed voice
    Carey is having the right conversations, at the right time, with the right people. Leader, tune in, he’s speaking into your world.
  • Dalatrod
    Best Leadership podcast
    I love the show so much! Every time I listen I learn something!!! Thankful for this resource!
  • Josiah Kennealy
    Must Listen Weekly!
    Carey - thanks so much for your support of next generation church leaders. So blessed by you!
  • Barnabas II
    Thank you!
    Thank you, Carey , for your practical and down to earth sharing in ways that has real traction.
  • wagner357
    Put Carey Nieuwhof on your MUST LISTEN list!
    Carey Nieuwhof is the Gold Standard when it comes to leadership podcasts. His background in church leadership is helpful for those of us in the trenches of ministry, but I appreciate the insight from leaders outside the church he exposes his listeners to. Keep up the good work!
  • erivera32
    Thank you!
    Thanks so much for providing regular practical content for ministry leaders. My life and ministry are better for it.
  • timaaaaaaay
    Top notch!
    As a church leader this is one of the most helpful podcasts that exists. Carey has such an incredible heart to serve the church and he does a great job of getting a variety of guests who help inspire excellence and creativity in leadership and ministry. I am always challenged and inspired and entertained when I listen to this show. Carey, you are a blessing to the church at large. Thank you for what you do!
  • Acefire9
    Challenging & Encouraging!
    You’ll love the challenging and encouraging teachings from Carey to aid you in any type of leadership experience!
  • Yopastorscott
    Leaders - Start Here
    Carey’s podcast is a must listen if you are a leader. I love this podcast and find myself binge listening often. Even on the longer episodes I find myself wanting more time.
  • ITR lady
    Every Leader should listen
    They are just a handful of podcasts that I consistently listen to, and this is one of them. I so appreciate Carey‘s interviewing style – he doesn’t talk over his guests or try to monopolize the conversation. He asks genuine questions which sparks a great conversation. I always learn something. I feel that I am a better person and leader as a result. Thank you Carey!
  • Ryan4997
    My go to podcast!
    Love Carey and the team! Eternally grateful for the impact you all have had on my ministry!
  • NevadaChurchLady
    Pastor
    The Carey Nieuwhof podcast is super insightful and helpful. The longer I’m in ministry, the more I need to stay in tune with changing styles and thoughts of the younger generations. This podcast helps with that, and I appreciate the perspective he brings.
  • JustinCSF
    The Best
    Easily the best leadership podcast out there!
  • PastorH20
    Solid podcast
    Listened off and on for years Has led me too many great books and other podcasts I’d give it a five but it tends to run a little long sometimes for the commute
  • trentclinville
    Leadership
    I have really gained insights from this podcast as a pastor and business leader.
  • Pastor M Perry
    Top notch leadership listen
    Relevant, insightful, and engaging, the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast is a masterclass in connecting conversations. The listener is ushered into the lives of Carey’s guests with the same care and consideration he displays during every interview.
  • DrAnderson
    10 years of great content
    Carey has done an excellent job of bringing us relevant interviews and challenging content for 10 years! While I don’t have time to listen to every episode, so many of them have been crucial to my own growth.
  • rvaldiviez
    Must Listen!!!!
    I love Carey’s North American yet forward thinking perspective on leadership and faith. He’s the best of the best!!
  • Brytheukeguy
    Encouraging churches
    This podcast is a great encouragement to pastors and churches alike. Although I am nearing retirement (30 here in the same church), Carey has provided a great deal of insight into ministry in these challenging times. I enjoy the variety of topics and guests that are brought on to the podcast… thanks!
  • kristoffergray
    Fantastic Content
    Whether reading his books, doing his studies with other church leaders, or listening to his podcast… Carey always has fantastic insights and practical application practices for leadership. We gave specifically used his recommendations and thoughts to drive decisions at our growing church. Worth the listen!
  • Brcombs123
    Take your leadership to the next level!
    Fantastic thought-provoking podcast that will leave you inspired to lead!
  • gabe6554332
    Top Tier
    Carey is amazing, kind, and thoughtful, and his podcast is no different! I’ve been listening for years and always enjoy the guests he brings on, and his ability to ask questions and listen for interesting roads to travel. Highly recommend!
  • OlinfromCali
    Carey’s Podcast is a Must-Listen
    There are some really great leadership podcasts out there, but only Carey has the access to some of the greatest leaders of our time. His ability to interview the best leaders, both Christian and mainstream, peels back the curtain or the culture and points his listeners to a wider reality, without compromising the Gospel. With two great recent mini-series about AI in the culture and how to approach the politics of the day in light of his desire to lead church leaders, it has been a can’t-miss podcast for 10 years and counting.
  • 1iron04
    Great leadership messages
    I have really enjoyed Carey’s podcasts over the past few months and have found myself repeating the podcasts to really dig into the content. Cheers to 10 years!
  • Dave Allman
    Great Podcast
    What I love the most about Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast is the practical wisdom he and his guests provide. If you’re looking for a great podcast with practical wisdom this is it!
  • Brand0n Hens0n
    Game Changer! I’ve listened for 10 years now.
    For 10 years of ministry Carey has been the biggest blessing to me through this podcast! So many great things I could say: helpful, well put together, and real! If you are in ministry leadership do yourself a favor and download every episode!
  • ryanschreck
    Helpful & Inspirational
    This is my “can’t miss” podcast. Every time I listen is learn something new and I’m inspired to grow in my leadership. I’m constantly introduced to new people and new ways of thinking…and my church always gets better for it!
  • AustinFranks
    Fuel for Forward-Thinking Leaders: A Podcast that Powers Growth
    If you’re looking for a podcast that cuts through the noise and delivers actionable leadership wisdom, look no further than Carey Nieuwhof’s leadership podcast. Carey masterfully blends insightful interviews with industry leaders and personal reflections, offering a well-rounded perspective on leadership challenges today. Each episode feels like a mini-masterclass, providing practical strategies to help leaders not only survive but thrive in an ever-evolving world. Whether you’re leading a team, a company, or simply trying to grow in your own leadership journey, this podcast is essential listening. It’s like fuel for anyone serious about leveling up their influence and impact.
  • Monsuriyehgirl
    greatly benefitted
    I love Carey’s podcast. Nearly every episode gives me a significant takeaway. I have greatly benefitted from his investment in me and my leadership.
  • Matt S 77
    Awesome Podcast
    So helpful for life and ministry.
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