Podcast Episodes

2025 Church Trends UPDATE: The Gen Z Revival is Real (New Data) + The Mental Health Crisis is Shifting To A Whole New Front

Season 1 Episode 742

Major update to Carey's 2025 church trends with stunning new data. Gen Z church attendance has quadrupled (4% to 16%), with young men leading at 21%. US data shows similar revival patterns.

Meanwhile…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How To Know When You've Crossed A Moral Line: Max Lucado on Church Leadership, Moral Failure, and How to Tame Your Thoughts

Season 1 Episode 741

Max Lucado talks about his new role at Gateway Church, how to carry the trauma and disappointment of a congregation after the senior pastor has breached trust, how to know if and when you've crossed …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Overpoliticized and Undermoralized: David Brooks on the American Church, Culture, Becoming a Christian and Being Pastored By Tim Keller

Season 1 Episode 740

What if our culture’s biggest crisis isn’t political, but spiritual and relational?

New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and Atlantic columnist David Brooks talks about how American culture …

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Young and Fighting About Money, Sex and Power: Ashley and Jaime Wooldridge on How They Radically Transformed Their Marriage and Went On To Lead One of America's Fastest Growing Churches

Season 1 Episode 739

There's nothing like honesty when it comes to hearing people's stories. CCV Lead Pastor Ashley Wooldridge returns to the podcast with his wife, Jaime.

In a raw conversation, they open up about their …

Published on 2 months ago

Don't Make the Pastor the Product: Ashley Wooldridge on Building One of America's Fastest-Growing Churches Through Team Empowerment

Season 1 Episode 738

Lessons from one of America's fastest-growing and largest churches, Christ Church of the Valley (CCV). Senior Pastor Ashley Wooldridge talks about lessons he learned from a decade at Intel before wor…

Published on 2 months ago

Toxic Masculinity and the Church: Derwin Gray on Using Ministry to Heal Childhood Wounds, Lessons from the NFL, and The Challenge of Finding the Right Team

Season 1 Episode 737

Derwin Gray talks about toxic masculinity and how it plays out in the NFL, the culture, and the church.

Plus, insights on using ministry to heal childhood wounds and the challenge of finding the righ…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Dying Churches Need to Give Growing Churches Their Buildings: The Argument and The Main Objections

Season 1 Episode 736

Fact: Many churches with facilities and money lack people, while churches with people often lack facilities and funds. In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof argues why dying churches should transfer their …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

280% More Likely to Come Back: Jason Mitchell on How to Get Visitors To Come Back to Church, The Emotion of Succession and How Preaching Has Changed

Season 1 Episode 735

Imagine if your biggest question was, why did our church grow so fast? Jason Mitchell, Lead Pastor of LCBC, talks about what you need to do to see a 280% greater spike in first-time visitors returnin…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Your Church Overstaffed? Amy Anderson on The Staffing Differences Between Growing and Declining Churches and The Legacy of Tony Morgan

Season 1 Episode 734

The Unstuck Group's Amy Anderson discusses how to know if your church is overstaffed (it probably is), the key differences between growing and declining churches, and leading a company after its foun…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

You Are Not Your Work: Arianna Molloy's Blueprint for Overcoming Toxic Calling and Boundary Shaming

Season 1 Episode 733

Has your calling become toxic? Biola Professor Arianna Molloy discusses the identity crisis most church leaders face: identifying with their calling so much that it becomes toxic.

She also discusses …

Published on 3 months ago