CNLP
CNLP 022: How to Kill—And Rebuild—Your Marriage. An Interview With Justin And Trisha Davis

So you were in love. And then life and leadership happened, jeopardizing, and sometimes even killing, almost everything you once valued in each other. Justin and Trisha Davis honestly and candidly share how their marriage fell apart, and—more important—how God rebuilt…
CNLP 021: 90 Days To Momentum—A 10 Step Process to Regaining Lost Momentum. An Interview With Brian Dodd

Momentum is such a difficult thing to gain and such an easy thing to lose. What happens if you don’t have it? Can you regain it? And can you regain it quickly? Brian Dodd explains the 10 steps he used…
CNLP 020: How to Get Volunteers to Own Your Mission Like Staff Do—An Interview With Elevation Church’s Frank Bealer

Feel like nobody owns the mission like you do? What if you could change that? Frank Bealer from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina shares how they have motivated thousands of volunteers to own the mission as much as staff…
CNLP 019: How to Replace Yourself: Why Every Leader (Even Young Leaders) Need a Succession Plan to be Successful—An Interview with William Vanderbloemen

Why on earth would you think about succession, especially if you’re a young leader? Well, one of the hallmarks of great leadership is replacing yourself. Second, there is no success without a succession plan for any leadership role. William Vandenbloemen…
CNLP 018: What Makes Content Go Viral and How You Can Make A Bigger Impact Online. An Interview with Brian Orme

How do you get people to share the content you create? Ever wonder if you can you make something go viral? Those are great questions that most leaders wonder about at one time or another. In this episode, we answer those…
CNLP 016: How Anyone Can Become a Better Communicator — An Interview With Jeff Henderson

Can anyone become a better communicator? Jeff Henderson thinks so. Whether you speak every weekend or are simply trying to improve your presentations in the boardroom, Jeff shares what will kill your next presentations or talk and what will make…
CNLP 015: Turning Around a Declining Church without Blowing It Apart – An Interview with Dom Ruso

So how do you turn around a declining church without blowing it apart? Can it even be done? Or will it always take years to do, if it’s even possible? Dom Ruso talks about how he leveraged the past to…
CNLP 014: Why Sex is So Seductive – An Interview with XXXchurch.com’s Ryan Russell

Sex takes down more than its fair share of leaders and families. So why is sex so seductive? How do you open up an honest dialogue about sex with your kids or with your church? I interview XXXChurch.com’s Ryan Russell.…
CNLP 013: The Emptiness of Success, the Promise of Evangelism and the Multi-Ethnic Church—An Interview With Derwin Gray

So is success…empty? Why is it that the highs we all experience when we succeed at something never seem to outlast the lows or the hollowness that comes afterward? Derwin Gray has more than a little experience with that emotional…
CNLP 012: Strategic Leadership Lessons From Disney – An Interview with Steven Barr
What can your church or organization learn from Disney? More than you might think. Disney is not just a fantastic family vacation, it’s an amazing leadership organization that has sharpened many leaders. In today’s interview, I talk to Steven Barr, Executive…
CNLP 011: Overcoming Discouragement, Dissatisfaction and Overwhelm in Leadership – An Interview with Pete Wilson
Ever want to give up? No matter how successful you are you, you still struggle. Pete Wilson, lead pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville—a church plant that’s grown to over 5,000 on 5 campuses—talks about seasons in which he’s…
CNLP 010: How to Rapidly Navigate Change in a Traditional Church Context – An Interview with Ron Edmondson
How you do you navigate change when your context is really…traditional? Sometimes the very idea can seem impossible. In today’s interview, Ron Edmondson shares several important principles that have helped him and his team lead significant change at a plateaued…
