As you lead your church in 2026, the world—and the church—is shifting faster than anyone expected. Even more surprising, the shifts include a lot of positive movement—surges in faith among the next generation and rising commitment to Christ. Yes, there…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Nicole Martin made history as Christianity Today’s first Black female CEO — and took the hits that come with it. In this conversation: the backlash, Billy Graham’s original vision, how the magazine is…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Twenty years after burnout almost took him out, Carey is back with Part 2—the recovery playbook. You don’t need to get back to normal. Normal is what burned you out. In this solo…
This is a guest post by Andy Searles, Pastor of Church Together just outside Orlando, a chaplain for an MLS soccer team, and a leader within the Pro Soccer Chaplains Association. One of the world’s most recognizable soccer players joined…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Twenty years ago this month, Carey almost became ministry road kill. After 11 years of 30%+ annual growth, he burned out—hard. In Part 1 of this solo episode, Carey shares 5 honest insights…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: The vast majority of churches are plateaued or declining, and Exponential CEO Dave Ferguson explains why most churches never grow, let alone multiply. Plus, he shares the latest trends in church planting in…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Carey caught up with Rich backstage at Exponential to talk about the learnable skills that keep leaders and congregations non-anxious in an angry age, and the unique challenges and gifting needed to lead…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Joel Muddamalle is a theologian who thinks harder about spiritual warfare than almost anyone in the church today. In this conversation: how sin got a mass-marketing strategy, why your devices are a primary…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Most church leaders are leading inside a model they never chose—and rarely understand. In this episode, Todd Wilson, founder of Exponential, walks through the true history of the modern church: Church Growth, Seeker…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: What do you do when you run a playbook on discipleship that’s worked for years, and it stops working? That led Robby Gallaty to a place of despair, and out of that, revival…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Preston Sprinkle studied the full biblical narrative on women in ministry — inductively, without an agenda. From Genesis to Paul, here’s what he found and where it led him. We also tackle what…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Christine Caine returns to the podcast to discuss the real reasons she thinks women are done with the church, how to get them back, why playing the Holy Spirit’s role in other people’s…
Listen, subscribe, and leave a review on: Find yourself procrastinating? You’re not alone. Jon Acuff explains how to finally stop procrastinating on your sermon writing and other projects. Plus, he explains how he continues to grow as a leader, build…