CNLP
CNLP 424: Rich Stearns on How to Beat Failure in Leadership, the Value of Persistence, and What For-Profits and Non-Profits Can Learn from Each Other
After a quick climb in the corporate world, Rich Stearns served as World Vision’s president for almost 20 years. He talks about how growing up in a traumatic environment didn’t stop him from going to Cornell and the Wharton School…
CNLP 423: Greg McKeown on How to 10X Your Influence by Listening, What He Learned from Stephen Covey, and How to Live Effortlessly
Greg McKeown returns to the podcast to talk about his latest New York Times bestselling book, Effortless…sort of. Greg and Carey also talk about podcasting, Greg’s next book idea on why listening can 10x your influence, what he learned from…
CNLP 422: Gordon MacDonald on the Damage Driven Leaders Create, Hitting the Wall in Leadership, and Getting Healthy
One of the most listened to guests in the history of this podcast, Gordon MacDonald, returns to discuss the damage that driven leaders do, how he hit walls in his own leadership and how he got healthier. In Gordon’s words,…
CNLP 421: Christine Caine on the Pain of Leadership, Outrage Culture, Why She Didn’t Quit and How to Lead With Your Heart Fully in It
In an emotional conversation, A21 founder and Mother Teresa Memorial Award winner, Christine Caine, talks about the pain of leadership in a highly critical, outrage-driven culture, how it led her to rethink how much longer she wants to lead with…
CNLP 420: Mark Clark on How to Effectively Reach More People in a Post-Modern, Post-Christian Culture
Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof talk about how church leaders can buck the current cultural trends and actually reach more people. Mark talks about what principles transcend time and what strategies need to change to reach more people, and Carey…
CNLP 419: Brett Hagler on Becoming Truly Innovative, Launching Out of Y Combinator, and How to Be More Entrepreneurial
Brett Hagler, co-founder of New Story, was the first non-profit to launch out of Y Combinator, a startup school for founders that has incubated companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, Reddit and DoorDash. He shares the lessons he learned on being…
CNLP 418: Tony Morgan on Church Attendance Trends, Creating an Effective Digital Strategy, and Online Metrics that Matter
Tony Morgan returns to the podcast to share the latest data on church attendance trends, best and worst practices for creating a digital strategy, and how to track online metrics that actually matter so you can connect with people who…
CNLP 417: Simon Sinek on Why the Church is Losing Ground, the Importance of Existential Flex and How Deep, Personal Crisis Spawned Start With Why
Simon Sinek unpacks his back story, including how his grandfather shaped him, how ADHD impacted his leadership and how a deep, personal crisis led to him developing the ideas behind Start With Why. Simon also talks about how existential flex…
CNLP 416: Phil Cooke Gives Pro Tips on Digital Media, How to Handle Critics and Crisis, and Why Gimmicks Don’t Work
Phil Cooke has produced TV and film programs in more than 100 countries and has been featured on NBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, The New York Times, Wired and Fast Company. He shares pro tips on maximizing your influence on…
CNLP 415: Dave Ferguson on the Future of the Micro-Church, Red Light, Green Light and Yellow Light People, and the Future of Networking
Dave Ferguson peers into the future to talk about the future of the micro-church, networks and how red light, green light and yellow light thinking will change the future. Plus, he talks about how to be resilient in the face…
CNLP 414: Tim Keller on Rethinking His Beliefs About Suffering, What Cancer is Teaching Him, How Culture is Changing and the Future of the Church
Tim Keller shares some personal reflections about his recent battle with pancreatic cancer and how it’s causing him to rethink his beliefs about God and suffering, drawing him even more deeply into truths he used to only partially understand. Tim…
CNLP 413: Francis Chan on Escalating Division, Asian Hate, and Why Influence in the Church Can’t Come from Self-Promotion
Francis Chan has become convicted that division in the church is escalating and causing deep harm. He also thinks it’s tied to the desire for celebrity and influence so many leaders have. Francis also talks about racial division and his…