Tag: Calling
Info Meeting: What Does it Mean to Plant a Church?
Join Us for a Conversation Tuesday, May 29, 2025 at 2:00pm Eastern Feeling that nudge that you’re supposed to plant a church? Not sure what planting a church means, exactly? Join us on Zoom to get an overview of a church planter’s journey, plus discover support systems that are available […]
What Are Your Motivations for Church Planting?
Home > Blog > What Are Your Motivations for Church Planting? October 14, 2020 What Are Your Motivations for Church Planting? By New Churches Team How We Identify with Our Work A job. A job is work someone does to get a paycheck and benefits. Ultimately, they are doing their […]
Episode 504: Does a Need Necessitate a Call?
By: New Churches In Episode 504 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss if feeling like the community is in need of a biblically-based church necessitates a call to plant a church. “My name is Justin and I am wondering if a need necessitates a call. My wife […]
10 Signs Your Leadership Is Driven By Selfish Ambition
by Carey Nieuwhof: Let’s ask an awkward, difficult, and at times piercing question: What motivates your ambition? That’s an important question to ask. Why? Because if you don’t ask it, I promise everyone else around you will. Mostly I don’t like that question because I don’t like the answer to that question. […]
CNLP 290: Max Lucado on What Causes Happiness, How to Be Happier, and How to Know When It’s Time to Leave Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: New York Times bestselling author, Max Lucado, talks about how he knew he didn’t have another ten years of senior leadership in him, why his passion has shifted, what causes happiness, and how to be happier. Plus, Max shares some thoughts on the best and worst decisions […]
5 Signs You May Be Losing Your Edge As A Leader
by Carey Nieuwhof: Are you losing your edge as a leader? And if you are, how would you even know? I’ve asked myself these questions more than once, and I think if you stick around in leadership for long, you have to ask. I’ve got a theory that everyone needs […]
8 Things That Are Right (Not Wrong) About Young Leaders
by Carey Nieuwhof: College-aged people and young leaders in their twenties and early thirties have a bit of a bad rap. If you listen to many Baby Boomer and Gen-X leaders talk about younger leaders, the complaints come quickly. They Don’t work hard enough. Seem to want it all, now […]
5 Preaching Trends That Will Shape The Future
By Carey Nieuwhof and Mark Clark In a culture where everything’s changing, so is preaching. Sure…the message never changes, but the method has to if you want to be effective. What worked in preaching a decade ago is less effective today, not because the scripture or Gospel has changed, but […]
Some Thoughts on the Wave of Deconversions and The State of Preaching Today
by Carey Nieuwhof: It’s the hope of almost every preacher I’ve ever met that people will embrace Jesus. That’s been my hope every time I preach. And yet the opposite seems to be happening: more people than ever before seem to be walking away from Christ. It’s not that they […]
4 Lessons New Communicators Need To Learn Before Taking a Major Stage
By Dillon Smith. Dillon is content manager for Carey Nieuwhof Communications and is a member of the Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next event here. By Dillon Smith Raising up new communicators can feel like navigating a minefield. There is a tension that anyone trying to […]