Posts Tagged ‘Didn’t See It Coming’
CNLP 434: Steve Carter on Leaving Willow Creek, What Crisis Taught Him as a Millennial Leader, and Why Character Matters So Much
In 2018, Steve Carter was one of the named successors to Bill Hybels at Willow Creek. At 38, he was poised to become the senior pastor of one of the largest and most influential churches in America. Steve talks about the devastating revelations about the ongoing abuse that had been happening under his predecessor’s leadership,…
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Some Thoughts On Why MegaChurch Pastors Keep Falling
So this isn’t an easy post to write, nor a glib one. I’m not even sure what I’m about to write is accurate. But once again last week, we heard of yet another mega-church pastor who isn’t in leadership anymore, this one fired by his church because of character issues. I’m not naming names or…
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CNLP 215: You Never Thought You’d Be a Cynic, Did You? Free Audio Book Bonus. Chapter One of Didn’t See It Coming
In this special episode, Carey shares the audio book version of Chapter One of his new book, Didn’t See It Coming. Chapter One chronicles how cynicism starts in the heart of most leaders, how to know you’ve grown cynical, and begins to point toward a cure. The full audio book is available wherever audio books…
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The 7 Most Likely Challenges To Take You Out or Stunt Your Growth As a Leader
You didn’t start out in leadership to give up early or never realize your potential, but admit it: you’ve seen it happen to leaders around you all the time. The question is: is it happening to you? It’s a great question to ask…and not enough leaders ask it. There are challenges that almost everyone experiences…
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CNLP 210: Tony Morgan and Carey Nieuwhof on Why Leaders Grow Cynical and How to Combat What Appears to Be An Occupational Hazard
Tony Morgan is the founder of the Unstuck Group and he admits that cynicism has been a life long battle. In this special episode, Tony interviews Carey for his show The Unstuck Group Podcast about why most leaders grow cynical, why most leaders keep defaulting to a cynical view of people and situations, and how…
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Why Church Leadership Is Such a Crazy Emotional Roller Coaster
Life is emotional. But if you’re in ministry, it feels like it’s even a little more emotional. As in, crazy-emotional-roller-coaster emotional. That’s true even if you think of yourself as more rational than emotional. Sometimes you get surprised by how intense ministry is. I started out in my twenties as a lawyer, so emotion wasn’t…
Read More 7 Painful Truths About Burnout and Leadership
Ever wonder if you’re burning out as a leader? Or maybe you think it’s just a season and you’ll push through it. That worked for me…until it didn’t work any more. 8 years ago I experienced burnout for the first time. It was like I fell off a cliff and lost control of my heart, mind, energy and…
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5 Things Netflix Is Showing Church Leaders About the Future
Netflix and other on-demand video providers, have already changed the culture more than you think. And they’ve probably changed you more than you think. Remember the good old days, back in say, 2007, when people would gather around a set together to watch a TV show live when it was first broadcast? Barely, right? Whenever culture shifts, church…
Read More How Do You Kill The Cynicism Inside You?
Is any part of you growing cynical? I think you know what I mean. I have to: Fight the ‘been there” “done that” and “I can explain that in ten seconds if you let me” tendency that comes with having lived a while. Battle the “I don’t think I’m going to trust anyone again” impulse…
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