The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

It’s hard to articulate how grateful I am for this podcast. I’m not a leader by trade, nor am I vocational ministry, so I always find it kind of funny how much I value this podcast as it’s not exactly made with me in mind. That’s sad, after six years of it consistently being my go to listen, I can easily see how it has had the most positive influence of any content I consume. Whether it’s the series on revival igniting my excitement and passion for all that God is doing in the next generation and encouraging me not to miss this moment, or the series on AI that pushed me to really understand it and use it in my day-to-day life, this podcast has by far led to the most amount of positive in my life. Well, my socials are filled with ways to better my life, this podcast leaves me feeling inspired and encouraged as opposed to less than. I think it’s mostly in the way that Carrie consistently humanizes himself and lays the framework for his guests to do the same. We all dream, and struggle, and have things to say, and he creates room for the wisest voices of our time to do the same.

Great interview with Rick Warren. Very inspiring. As an engineer, though I have to comment on the math. The compound growth of the population at one percent will not be 100% greater than the compound growth of the church at 2%. That’s because these are geometric series, not lines. Doing the math, after 25 years at one percent population will have grown by 28%, and the. Church will have grown by 68%. It’s better than Rick mentioned, more growth than 100%. If those same growth rates continue for another 25 years, in other words 50 years total, the population will have grown by 64% and the Church by 269%!

You mentioned Alpha in the recent podcast. Please check with Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines, IA. They’ve been running Alpha for over 20 years. I believe it’s the largest Alpha in the world, year after year. Your guest will be greatly blessed to speak with Hope’s Sr. Pastor as to the effectiveness of Alpha.

Long time listener…but I’ve never stopped to say thank you. Thank you for sharing your journey. Thank you to Sean for lending his voice as well. More than we want to admit as pastors we grow weary. So often your guests speak life and hope in our direction from a place of relatability. Thank you for creating a space for that to happen.