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Church Trends Update: Your Congregation Is Being Discipled 49 Hours a Week (And Not By You), The Wrong Convo About AI, Women Leaving, and the Anti-Celebrity Pastor
Season 1 Episode 813
Six months into 2026, four church trends deserve a closer look. Algorithms are discipling your congregation 49 hours a week. AI's biggest threat isn'…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Creativity Is the Church's Lost Superpower: Al Gordon on How Stress and Algorithms Are Killing Your Imagination and How to Unlock Creativity in Your Team
Season 1 Episode 812
Most leaders don't think of themselves as creative. Al Gordon says that's the lie keeping you stuck. Al, founder of Renaissance, lead pastor of SAINT…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Myth of 10,000 Hours: David Epstein on How Creativity Actually Works and Why Constraints Set You Free
Season 1 Episode 811
New York Times bestselling author David Epstein talks about why Malcolm Gladwell's 10000-hour rule isn't accurate, how he and Malcolm became friends,…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The End of Anxiety? Joshua Becker on Spiritual Minimalism and When Enough is Enough
Season 1 Episode 810
Former pastor, minimalist, and New York Times bestselling author Joshua Becker returns to the podcast. He discusses why he left ministry to pursue a …
2 months ago
Get Past Broke Thinking In Your Church: The Lean Startup's Eric Reis on When To Take A Risk and Why Harder is Easier
Season 1 Episode 809
New York Times bestselling author Eric Ries applies his startup philosophy to churches. Carey and Eric cover how to know when to take a risk, how to …
2 months ago
Why Leadership Is Designed to Kill You: Nicole Martin on Leading Christianity Today in a Divided, Rapidly Changing World
Season 1 Episode 808
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, …
2 months, 1 week ago
How to Make Your Life Burnout-Proof: Burnout 20 Years Later, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 807
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…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
I Was Almost Ministry Road Kill: Burn Out 20 Years Later, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 806
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 so…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Breaking Mental Strongholds: A Conversation with Louie Giglio, Jennie Allen, and Craig Groeschel
There's a battle happening in our minds: one that shapes how we see ourselves, our circumstances, and even God. In this episode, Carey moderates a co…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Reason Your Church Isn't Multiplying and Fresh Trends in Church Planting With Dave Ferguson
Season 1 Episode 805
The vast majority of churches are plateaued or declining, and Exponential CEO Dave Ferguson explains why most churches never grow, let alone multiply…
2 months, 3 weeks ago