Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Your Brain is Lying to You 80% of the Time: Judah Smith and Les Parrot on Why Leaders Self-Sabotage and How to Break the Cycle
Season 1 Episode 760
Judah Smith and Dr. Les Parrot, Judah's therapist of 15 years, talk about the unique pressures pastors face. Les and Judah explain why your brain is …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Preaching Through Depression — Faith Eury Cho on Mental Health, the Holy Spirit, and Gen Z
Season 1 Episode 759
Preaching is hard, no matter how you approach it. But throw planting a church during lockdown, a life-long struggle with mental health and anxiety, a…
8 months ago
Does Simple Church Still Work? Eric Geiger on What Scales and Why Older Church Leaders Need to Die to Themselves
Season 1 Episode 758
Nearly twenty years after releasing his groundbreaking book Simple Church, Eric Geiger reflects on why complexity still doesn't scale, how complexity…
8 months ago
The Key To Better Preaching is NOT What You Think: Megan Fate Marshman on Preaching and How to Use Your Voice and Body for More Effective Communication
Season 1 Episode 757
Megan Fate Marshman is an incredibly compelling preacher who speaks in many of the largest churches in America. She shares how her preaching has evol…
8 months, 1 week ago
Preaching Secrets That Actually Work: 90 Minutes of Strategy, Theology, and the Art of Preaching with Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof
Season 1 Episode 756
83% of Americans say preaching impacts their decision on a church home. Having just filmed a new 45 video course called the Art of Preaching, Carey N…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
29 Stress Points in 14 Months and My Health Wake-Up Call: Inside My Hardest Year in Leadership in 20 Years
Season 1 Episode 755
Twenty-nine stressful events in 14 months. One major health crisis. Zero sugar-coating.
In this flip-the-mic episode, Sean Morgan interviews Carey to…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
What 99% of Churches Don't Do: Rick Warren on The Rise of the Global Church and the Call American Churches Need to Hear
Season 1 Episode 754
Rick Warren returns to the podcast to explain what 99% of churches don't do.
He discusses the extraordinary rise of the global church and how it's ou…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why White Christian Men Are Afraid to Preach the Bible — Therapy, Calling, and Comedy with Julian Lowe
Season 1 Episode 753
Julian Lowe never expected to be a pastor, which ironically freed him up to become one. He talks about what he learned at the Groundlings, in Music, …
9 months ago
How Do You Fire Staff That Are Like Family? Jon Gordon on Making the Tough Calls on Staffing and Creating Great Teams
Season 1 Episode 752
Many church leaders think of their staff as family. But if they're family, can you fire them? Jon Gordon has coached hundreds of professional sports …
9 months ago
The 6 Surprising Traits of Sticky Sermons And Why Focusing On The Problem is the Wrong Approach—With Dan Heath
Season 1 Episode 751
Dan Heath, author of Made to Stick, The Power of Moments, and other seminal leadership books, talks about the six surprising traits of sticky sermons…
9 months, 1 week ago