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Dr. Terry Wardle sits down with Carey and David to close out our focus on mental health awareness for the month of May. Together, they discuss the damage leaders can experience from unresolved woundings, the importance of lamenting ungrieved losses and the inner journey of an abiding life in Jesus.

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Pete Scazzero joins Carey Nieuwhof and David Kinnaman to talk about the Americanized Jesus, cultivating emotionally healthy discipleship, developing well-balanced leaders and learning to lean into the gifts of grief. Carey and David also share surprising data on how others feel the church is caring for their well-being.

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060: Kayla Stoecklein & Juli Wilson (May 10, 2021)

Carey Nieuwhof and Barna’s Vice President, Alyce Youngblood, are joined by Juli Wilson (widow of Jarrid Wilson) and Kayla Stoecklein (widow of Andrew Stoecklein). Together, Juli and Kayla talk about the suicides of their husbands–both of whom had served as church pastors–and how they want to see the Church’s conversation on mental health change in years to come.

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Check out Kayla on Instagram, and get her book, Fear Gone Wild: A Story of Mental Illness, Suicide, and Hope Through Loss.

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Dr. Anita Phillips (trauma therapist, speaker and host of the In The Light podcast) sits down with Carey and Brooke to discuss the collective trauma caused by the pandemic, the influence one's worldview has on discipleship models and practical ways leaders can walk with people through trauma, grief and mental health issues.

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Sharon Hodde Miller (author, speaker and co-lead pastor at Bright City Church) joins Carey and Savannah to discuss where pastors find their identity, the dynamics of preaching to digital audiences, leading as a female pastor and opportunities for smaller churches coming out of the pandemic.

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Raymond Chang, president and co-founder of the Asian American Christian Collaborative, joins Carey Nieuwhof and Brooke Hempell to discuss the history of Asian American racism, protest as a spiritually formative practice and advice for church leaders looking to bring healing and justice within the Church.

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Carey and David are joined by Glenn Packiam (Lead Pastor, New Life Church Downtown, Colorado Springs, CO) and Andrew Hébert (Lead Pastor, Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX) to talk about the challenges of pastoral health, a reframed perspective on attendance numbers and the future opportunities of hybrid church ministry.

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Derwin Gray, Lead Pastor of Transformation Church in Charlotte, SC and author of the new book Building a Multiethnic Church, joins Carey Nieuwhof and Brooke Hempell to talk about ongoing challenges of leading a multiethnic church, why a Gospel-centered view of racism requires a systemic and individual approach and common mistakes leaders make in pursuing diversity.

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Tim Keller, author and founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, sits down with Carey and David to discuss the practices that have helped him focus in this past year, his experiences with digital versus in-person ministry and a new perspective on the hope of the resurrection in a year of crisis.

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Rick Warren, bestselling author and pastor of Saddleback Church, once again joins Carey and David for a candid conversation about the emotional impact of the pandemic on pastors, what he’s learned about creating space for his own emotions along the grief process and the most important advice leaders should know as they show up for others who are grieving. Part 2 of 2.