Podcast
CNLP 240: Annie F. Downs on the Secrets of Reaching a Large Audience and Connecting with A Growing Tribe by Keeping it Personal
So many women have much larger audiences than most male leaders, but most male leader are oblivious to it. So, Carey sits down and opens his notebook with author, podcaster and speaker Annie F. Downs. Carey talks to Annie about the growing tribe of women leaders who have massive audiences. Annie discusses how women do…
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The Ten Most Listened-To Podcasts of 2018
There’s never been more content in the world than there is right now, but the real question is: which content has helped you the most? Here’s a second question: which content do you want to come back to again and again for personal study or study with your team? Enter this list. Here are the…
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CNLP 195: Kevin Jennings on How to Help Your Online Platform Soar, How to Engineer a Successful Launch and Why Some Things Get Traction Online and Others Don’t
Kevin Jennings has done marketing and platform development with the likes of Tony Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Reggie Joiner, and Dave Ramsey. Plus, he’s been a behind the scenes team member on my podcast and blog. Kevin shares his marketing secrets and we give you the step-by-step strategy we used that helped move this podcast to…
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9 Quick Tips That Will Help You Better Lead People (What 175+ Podcast Interviews Have Taught Me)
So at one point or another, you’ve probably thought, “My job would be so much better if it weren’t for people.” We’ve all been there. I have. Of course, it doesn’t take long to figure out that your job IS people, and that if you don’t know how to lead them or manage them, you’ll…
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CNLP 146: Rodney Cox on How to Create Greater Self-Awareness in Leaders and Teams to Help Your Organization Move Forward Together
Self-awareness is huge for any leader. But how do you find it? And how do you move your whole team to a place where everyone has greater awareness of strengths and weaknesses? Rodney Cox and Carey Nieuwhof look at how ministry assessments changed the game for Carey and his team, and what it might do…
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CNLP Bonus 016: My Advice For Young Leaders And Developing Your Character With Doug Smith On The L3 Leadership Podcast
Today, I wanted to share this conversation that I had with a young leader to watch, Doug Smith. Doug had me as a guest on his podcast L3 Leadership earlier this year and we’re sharing it to celebrate the limited return of The High Impact Leader. I know you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I…
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CNLP Bonus 015: The Five Lies Leaders Believe with Barnabas Piper and Todd Adkins on the 5LQ Podcast
Last year, I had a refreshing and honest conversation with Todd Adkins and Barnabas Piper on their podcast, 5LQ, about insecurity, inadequacy and the lies that leaders believe. Today, I wanted to share this conversation with you as a bonus episode because we’re celebrating the limited return of The High Impact Leader. I know…
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Why It’s Easy (And Wrong) to Think Growing Churches Simply Won The Lottery
There’s a theory out there that goes something like this: growing churches grow because, well, they just got lucky. It’s like they won the talent lottery, the gifting lottery, the demographic lottery (right neighborhood) the nice-people-who-attend-their-church-and-don’t-block-change lottery, the perfect timing slot machine and just about every stroke of luck you can manufacture in your mind.…
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CNLP 135: Adam Weber on Planting A Megachurch as a Young Leader in a Mainline Denomination
You’ve heard all the excuses. Churches in this region don’t grow. Mainline denominations are dying. Adam Weber defied all the odds. He pastors one of the fastest growing churches in America and in one of the most unlikely places: South Dakota. And he did all this as a young United Methodist pastor. Welcome to Episode…
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CNLP 131: Kyle Idleman on Starting a Church at 22, Leading in a Megachurch and on Being a Writer
When he was in his early twenties, Kyle Idleman couldn’t get anyone to hire him as a preacher, so he started his own church, which grew to 1000. Two years later he left to join one of the largest churches in the US as a teaching pastor. Kyle and I talk about his journey as…
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