megachurch
CNLP 467: Rick Warren on Finishing Well, Why Megachurch Pastors Fail, and Lessons Learned Over 42 Years at Saddleback
In 2021, Saddleback founding pastor, Rick Warren, announced he was retiring as senior pastor to embrace a new role. In this wide-ranging interview, Rick talks about how to leave a legacy of integrity, why so many megachurch pastors fail, what…
Some Reflections on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
Like so many leaders in the church space, I listened to The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast, which just recently wrapped up its (near) final episode. To say it was hard to listen to is an understatement. It…
CNLP 448: Michael Todd on the Backstory to His Drive and Success, Lessons from Taking 103 Days Off Leadership, and How Crazy Faith Works
Michael Todd, New York Times bestselling author and pastor of Transformation Church, takes us behind the scenes to share what he’s learned about where his drive and quest for success comes from, what taking 103 days off of leadership has…
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…
CNLP 137: Justin Dean on the Future Church in the Online World
So what are you not doing online that you should be doing? What are you doing that you may want to stop? And where is online church heading in the future? Justin Dean joins Carey for a far-reaching conversation about…
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…