The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

Ramit Sethi, New York Times Bestselling author, podcaster, and Netflix show host, returns to the podcast. Ramit shares his insight on what couples struggle with financially and how church leaders can teach couples about money.

Plus, he discusses lessons from 20 years in business, why raising money for charity is so hard, and how to deal with cheap board members.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

SUBSPLASH

Join more than 20,000 churches and ministries that partner with Subsplash to engage their communities and help their people grow spiritually.

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THE PROBLEM OF LIFE

The Problem of Life by Mark Clark won't just make you think—it will change the way you live. Pre-order now on Amazon or wherever you buy your books. It's time to stop just existing and start flourishing.

Gloo

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Only 1% of pastors say their churches are very effective at evangelism. Yet, 72% of people say they are open spiritually.

In this episode, Barna CEO David Kinnaman and author Mark Matlock continue the 2025 Church Trends series and discuss the current divide between church and culture, the surprisingly dismal state of evangelism in the church today, and the missed opportunity of unchurched people's surprising spiritual openness.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:

2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

Highly Productive Leader Challenge

On February 3rd, I'm kicking off a 4-Week Highly Productive Leader Challenge designed specifically for leaders like you who feel stuck in the cycle of overwhelm.

Learn more at Productive2025.com

Thrive

In a free 60-minute webinar, Mark Clark, pastor at Bayside Church, will share the 5 essential traits that define truly great leaders.

Register at thriveconference.org/

Gloo

Gloo gives you 10,000 texts and 3 groups for free every month. That's right—no cost, no strings attached.

So why wait? Sign up for Gloo today at gloo.us/freetexting.

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Church planter Noah Herrin continues the 2025 church trends series as he and Carey discuss high-growth church planting.

Noah shares how he created a ministry model that leads with community over content and how a 14-month-old church that attracts 700 people on the weekend has built a congregation with an average age of 25 years old.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:

2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

The Art of Leadership Academy

On Tuesday, January 21st I'm hosting a coaching call to discuss the church trends of 2025. Join me and the members of the Art of Leadership Academy.

ECFA

Today, more than 2,700 organizations proudly display the ECFA seal, signaling to millions of donors that their contributions are stewarded with utmost care.

Learn more at ​ECFA.org/triumph

Gloo+

Gloo+ is quickly becoming the fastest-growing platform for pastors and ministry leaders. Unlock the tools to build a thriving, stress-free ministry while focusing on what matters most: faith.

Use code CAREYSAVE20 for an EXTRA 20% off - go to gloo.us/glooplus.

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Joby Martin and Mike Housholder both lead high-conversion growth churches. That means the growth they're seeing isn't coming from transfer growth. How are they doing it?

As the 2025 Church Trends series continues, they share their secrets to reaching unchurched people, how to speak to insiders and outsiders at the same time, and the keys to evangelism in today's culture.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:

2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

The Art of Leadership Academy

The Art of Leadership Academy has partnered with Southeastern University to offer you a new way to earn your master's degree. Depending on the master's program you choose, up to 25% of the degree can be completed in The Academy.

The Pour Over

The Pour Over delivers concise, politically-neutral news summaries three times a week, paired with Christ-centered biblical reminders. It keeps you informed without the chaos, bias, or drama.

Thrive

In a free 60-minute webinar, Mark Clark, pastor at Bayside Church, will share the 5 essential traits that define truly great leaders.

Spots are limited—reserve yours now at thriveconference.org

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J.P. Pokluda and Jennie Allen join Carey to share their experiences with the college revival happening across the United States.

As the 2025 Church Trends series continues, they discuss Gen Z's embrace of confession and deliverance and whether the revival can jump the river to churches.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:

2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

The Art of Leadership Academy

The Art of Leadership Academy has partnered with Southeastern University to offer you a new way to earn your master's degree. Depending on the master's program you choose, up to 25% of the degree can be completed in The Academy.

ECFA

Today, more than 2,700 organizations proudly display the ECFA seal, signaling to millions of donors that their contributions are stewarded with utmost care.

Learn more at ECFA.org/triumph

VisitorReach

VisitorReach is an all-in-one platform to help churches grow. Churches that partner with VisitorReach connect with 20 to 120 new people each month and see new visitors walking through their doors weekly! Learn more today at VisitorReach.com/Carey!

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Carey Nieuwhof shares the top 5 church trends leaders need to pay attention to in 2025.

Carey discusses how Gen Z is in both revival and retreat, evangelism is on life support, church closures are outpacing church plants 3-1, the rise of the non-derivative church, and the state of pastoral mental health.

🔗 Show Notes

☕️ 2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE:

2025 Church Trends Leader Guide

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What's wrong with the current approach to discipleship? Lutheran pastor and author Zach Zehnder talks about what's wrong with the current approach to discipleship and what it's like to plant a church in a mainline denomination.

Plus, Carey and Zach discuss the challenges of being an entrepreneurial pastor and how these innovative church leaders know when it's time to leave their clergy positions.

🔗 Show Notes

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

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ON THE RISE

If you want to be the first to get 2025's church trends, be sure to join my email list — on January 2nd, I'll be releasing all 5 trends along with a leader guide, and throughout January, there'll be more church trends content, podcast episodes, and resources to come.

Go to ontherisenewsletter.com

STATE OF THE CHURCH

You're invited to get access to all the latest State of the Church research from Barna. You'll get free updates on monthly research drops, trending topics, and important news from across the Church–all powered by Gloo.

Text 'carey25' to 46816

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How do leaders attract and keep high performers? Brett Hagler, Y Combinator grad and New Story Founder, shares a young leader's counterintuitive advice on how to attract and keep high performers.

Plus, Brett discusses getting better before getting bigger, and he and Carey share their thoughts on Paul Graham and Brian Chesky's Founder Mode theory.

🔗 Show Notes

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

This episode is sponsored by:

UPWARD SPORTS

Now is the perfect time to explore sports ministry as part of your outreach strategy. This game-changing approach for 2025 will redefine how you engage with your community.

Visit Upward.org/Carey to introduce sports outreach to your community in 2025.

COMPASSION

This Christmas, I encourage you to connect with my friends at Compassion - find out more at www.compassion.com/carey

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Many leaders understand the cost of decision fatigue, but very few understand the cost of indecision fatigue—the real cost of not deciding.

In this episode, Carey Nieuwhof explains what indecision fatigue is, what it costs, and offers four practical strategies you can use to start making wise, timely decisions.

🔗 Show Notes

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

This episode is sponsored by:

MEDISHARE

No matter what stage of life you're in, Medi-Share wants to be there for you. Head to medishare.gloo.us to see how Medi-Share can work for you!

TENX10

Get free resources as well as ongoing free monthly updates about what you need to know about Gen Z, at TENx10.org/seniorleader

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Bob Goff returns to the podcast and shares what he's learned from millions of people who have had his phone number, how to be more available as a leader, and how to infuse whimsy and adventure into an otherwise ordinary life.

🔗 Show Notes

📩 On The Rise Newsletter

🗣️ Preaching Cheat Sheet

🧠 The Art of Leadership Academy

🎥 Watch on YouTube

Follow @careynieuwhof

Follow @theartofleadershipnetwork

This episode is sponsored by:

AT YOUR BEST

In my best-selling book, At Your Best, you get a complete strategy to get your time, energy, and priorities working in your favor so you can break free from stress and burnout. 2025 is the year you can leave stress and burnout in the past.

Head on over to Amazon or atyourbesttoday.com to order your copy of At Your Best.

UPWARD SPORTS

Now is the perfect time to explore sports ministry as part of your outreach strategy. This game-changing approach for 2025 will redefine how you engage with your community.

Visit Upward.org/Carey to introduce sports outreach to your community in 2025.

Brought to you by The Art of Leadership Network