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CNLP 516: Michael McCain on Recruiting for Top Talent, the Problem with Short-Term Leadership Thinking, and Creating a Fantastic Culture in a $4 Billion Company

Maple Leaf Foods CEO, Michael McCain, joins the podcast to talk about the problem with short-term thinking in leadership, how to recruit top talent, and creating a fantastic culture in a $4 billion dollar company. Welcome to Episode 516 of…
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 514: Tripp Crosby on Comedy, Bombing on Stage, How to Be More Creative and the Genesis of Brilliant Ideas

Comedian and motivational speaker, Tripp Crosby, joins the podcast and talks about how to become more creative, the genesis of brilliant ideas, building up your confidence, what to do when you bomb on stage, and the letter he wrote to…
CNLP 513: Thom Rainer Dissects the Death of Denominations, the Stunning Decline in Evangelism, and the Digital Revolution for Small Churches

Bestselling author, Thom Rainer, returns to the podcast to discuss the three biggest shifts he’s seeing in the church right now: the death of denominations, the stunning decline in peoples’ commitment to evangelism and the promising hope for small churches…
CNLP 512: Brian Zahnd on Understanding Deconstruction, Nietzsche, Nihilism and the Alternative to Christianity, and the Oddity of Post-Christian America

Author and pastor, Brian Zahnd, gives an in-depth explanation of the deconstruction of Christianity that’s happening today, a brief history of existentialism, Friedrich Nietzsche and the alternative to Christianity, and the oddity of post-Christian America. Welcome to Episode 512 of…
CNLP 511: Rich Villodas on the New Exodus in Church Attendance, Why Pastors Keep Failing, and the Next Generation of Pastors and Church Attenders
Rich Villodas, pastoring, influence, social media, forgiveness, cancel culture, polarization
CNLP 510: Ramit Sethi on How to Stop Fighting about Money, the Power of Invisible Scripts, and Counter-Intuitive Marketing

#1 NYT bestselling author, podcaster and finance expert, Ramit Sethi, explains why so many couples fight about money (and how to end the argument), the power invisible scripts have over our thinking and lives, and why his counter-intuitive approach to…
CNLP 509: Malcolm Gladwell on His Personal Faith Journey, the Intersection of Church and Politics, and How He Fuels His Curiosity

New York Times bestselling author and Revisionist History host, Malcolm Gladwell, talks about his personal faith journey, his career theory, Jerry Falwell and Chuck Colson and the intersection of church and politics, and how he fuels his curiosity. Welcome to…
CNLP 508: Sam Collier on How to Build Momentum in Church Plants, Leaving Hillsong, and the People Who Start with You Will Leave

Story Church founder, Sam Collier, opens up about planting a church during a pandemic, why he started with Hillsong and decided to leave, replanting his church, leading while bleeding and why big church is the new small church. Welcome to…
CNLP 507: Chris Bail on the Truth about Algorithms and Echo Chambers, the Miserable Social Life of Internet Trolls, and How 6% of Users Generate 73% of Extreme Online Content

Duke University Professor, Chris Bail, discusses what his research revealed about the truth about algorithms, how 6% of social media users generate 73% of extreme content, the miserable social life of internet trolls, why echo chambers aren’t the problem and…
CNLP 506: Brian Tome on What 74 Million Americans are Looking for in Church Online, Two Key Reasons Church Leaders Fall from Grace, and Finding the Energy to Rebuild the Church for the Future

Crossroads Church founding pastor, Brian Tome, talks about what’s wrong with church online, what 74 million Americans are looking for in an online church experience, the two things pastors who disqualify themselves from ministry all have in common, and how…
CNLP 505: Terry Crews on Religion Gone Bad, Why Hollywood Doesn’t Care If You Lose Your Family, Shame, Redemption, and Overcoming Secret Addictions

Actor Terry Crews talks about his journey from a tough childhood growing up in Flint, Michigan, to breaking through in Hollywood and finding himself living a double life. He discusses what growing up in a cult did to him, finding…
