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Why Your Weaknesses Don't Disqualify You From Leadership

In fact, your weaknesses might make you a better leader. Let me explain. I realize that’s somewhat counter-intuitive. If there’s an adjective that describes what most of us consider to be good leadership, it’s ‘strong.’ Strong leaders affect change and…
Episode 695: Chad Veach on the 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

Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Chad Veach talks about the red flags of pride in ministry and leadership, how to process things when people leave your church, and what happens when you’re operating out of your gifting alone,…
CNLP 515: Jim Burgen and Jesse DeYoung on the Anatomy of Toxic Church Leadership, Church Growth and Identity, and How Leadership Crushes You

Flatirons Church Lead Pastor, Jim Burgen, and Executive Pastor, Jesse DeYoung, talk candidly and openly about how a toxic leadership culture developed at Flatirons, how Jim ended up fusing church size and growth with his personal identity, how the weight…
CNLP 495: Tim Schurrer on Visionaries and Operators, Burning the Ships and What He Learned as a Young Leader from Apple, TOMS and as COO of Business Made Simple

Former Business Made Simple COO, Tim Schurrer, outlines what he learned working with Donald Miller, with TOMs shoes and initially with Apple retail. He discusses pivotal decisions, how abundance mentality wins out and why burning the ships is the right…
CNLP 467: Rick Warren on Finishing Well, Why Megachurch Pastors Fail, and Lessons Learned Over 42 Years at Saddleback

In 2021, Saddleback founding pastor, Rick Warren, announced he was retiring as senior pastor to embrace a new role. In this wide-ranging interview, Rick talks about how to leave a legacy of integrity, why so many megachurch pastors fail, what…
CNLP 451: Max Lucado on Leadership Insecurity, How to Replenish Your Content Well with Fresh Ideas, and the Keys to Effective Succession

Max Lucado has sold over 150 million books to date, and in this return interview, the multiple New York Times bestselling author returns to talk about how he captures his idea, why his first book was a disaster and how…
Think Again: Why Religion is Good for Us

“Think Again: Why Religion is Good for Us” is written by Mark Clark. Mark is the Senior Pastor of Bayside Church in Sacramento, a close friend, and co-creator of our courses The Art of Reaching and The Art of Preaching. Religious…
CNLP 366: Gordon MacDonald on The View from 80, 15 Life and Leadership Lessons After Eight Decades of Life

To mark his 80th birthday, Gordon MacDonald took some time to write down the top leadership and life lessons he’s learned so far. In this in-depth interview, Gordon unpacks all 15 lessons including avoiding the evils associated with institutional life,…
CNLP 366: Gordon MacDonald on The View from 80, 15 Life and Leadership Lessons After Eight Decades on the Planet

To mark his 80th birthday, Gordon MacDonald took some time to write down the top leadership and life lessons he’s learned so far. In this in-depth interview, Gordon unpacks all 15 lessons including avoiding the evils associated with institutional life,…
CNLP 319: Craig Groeschel on What He’s Learning from His Performance Coach, How to Handle High Demand Leadership, and How to Avoid Entitlement in Leadership

In May 2019, Craig Groeschel started to experience anxiety. He hired a performance coach to help drill down on what was going on and shares his insights into what he’s learned so far and how he’s handling the growing demands…
CNLP 307: John Ortberg and Carey Nieuwhof on Workaholism, How to Be Appropriately Vulnerable, and Finding God When Things are Bad in Leadership

John Ortberg has a brand new podcast, What Were You Thinking? Today, we flip the mic, and John interviews Carey Nieuwhof about workaholism, how to be appropriately vulnerable about your story, and finding God when things get tough in life…
CNLP 301: Albert Tate on How to Add Humour to Your Talks, a Conversation About Porn and Sex, and Handling the Pressures of Leadership

Albert Tate is one of the funniest conference speakers and preachers around today. In this episode, Albert breaks down how he finds comedic moments and how to deliver them. In addition, Albert talks candidly about his struggle with porn, deep…
