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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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Chad Veach talks about the red flags of pride in ministry and leadership, how to process things when people leave your church, and what happens when you're operating out of your gifting alone, not out of humility.

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COMPASSION

Did you know that partnering with Compassion helps fulfill your church's call to The Great Commission? Bring this mission focus to YOUR church, and then watch God use YOUR church to impact the world.

Find out more at compassion.com/carey.

GLOO+

With Gloo+'s New Mover Program, you can send 50 postcards to new movers in your area every single month, giving them a warm welcome and inviting them to your church.

Visit Gloo.us/connection and use code CAREYSAVE20 to save 20% on your subscription and start reaching more people today.

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Will Guidara shares the backstory to his book, Unreasonable Hospitality, and his involvement in the hit TV series The Bear.

Plus, Will and Carey discuss navigating control and collaboration and how leaders can handle criticism and praise better.

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BELAY

This month is your last chance to get your free copy of BELAY’s latest resource, The Power of Productivity, for free. This guide is full of practical tips and plans to help you maximize productivity for you and those you lead.

To claim it, just text CAREY to 55123. Accomplish more and juggle less with BELAY.

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Al Gordon, founder of Saint.Church in London, talks about revival and pre-revival in the church, the anatomy of revival, and rethinking the things the church got wrong.

Plus, he shares why architecture can be the place where church and culture intersect. 

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SUBSPLASH

Subsplash puts today’s most innovative church technology into your hands—so you can focus on ministry. Go to subsplash.com/carey to schedule a quick, no-obligation demo and get $500 off when you sign up.

GLOO+

Gloo+ is an all-in-one membership community where church leaders can access everything they need—from communication tools, to ministry resources, and more.

Head over to plus.gloo.us/Carey and use code CAREYSAVE20 for 20% off your subscription.

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Tim Ross talks about the difference between deconstruction, destruction, and reconstruction.

Plus, the pressure to code switch as a pastor, how podcasting might be the future of ministry, and the meteoric rise of his podcast—The Basement.

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CONVOY OF HOPE

Shop for gifts that do more than sit on a shelf. Share the love of Christ with those in need with Convoy’s 2024 Gift Catalog.

Visit: ConvoyofHope.Org/Carey

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There are two kinds of leaders: leaders who make excuses and leaders who make progress. A huge red flag in leadership centers on the leaders who make excuses.

Carey shares how to identify excuse-making leaders, what motivates them, and how to change their behavior so you start making progress.

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GLOO

With Gloo’s free texting, you can reinforce your teachings and keep hope alive every day. This is your chance to ensure they stay rooted in their faith with daily devotional texts.

Sign up today at gloo.us/freetexting.

CONVOY OF HOPE

Shop for gifts that do more than sit on a shelf. Share the love of Christ with those in need with Convoy’s 2024 Gift Catalog.

Visit: ConvoyofHope.Org/Carey

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Is the mid-life crisis real? Pete Scazzero questions the mid-life crisis and explains what really happens to most leaders in their thirties and early forties. 

Plus, he and Carey discuss how leaders are mis-formed for ministry and outline the revolution needed to transform the church.

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STATE OF THE CHURCH

What would you change if you could know exactly how your people are doing across your church? Barna is releasing incredible new research every single month, and Gloo is introducing powerful tools to help you pinpoint the State of Your Church.

Text “carey” to 46816 and you’ll be subscribed to all the latest info on State of the Church.

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In an era where the average church in America has an attendance of about 50 people, Karl Vaters talks about desizing the church.

Karl also discusses the drug of size, the good and bad of the church growth movement, and what large and small churches get right.

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COMPASSION

For over 70 years, Compassion International has worked tirelessly to help others know their identity in Jesus Christ through the local church.

My church has partnered with Compassion for over a decade, and I want to encourage your church to get involved. Find out more compassion.com/carey

GLOO+

Getting in front of the people who need your message most can seem like a mystery. Gloo+ automates direct mail to 50 new families to your community and connects you with up to 7 people who are looking for answers your church has. 

Just go to Gloo.us/connection and use the code CAREYSAVE20 for an additional 20% off your subscription.

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Henry Cloud unpacks his traumatic childhood and past and offers advice on combatting depression and panic attacks. Plus, Henry outlines the problems with the dominant models of psychology in the church.

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THE ART OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

I've partnered up with Craig Groeschel, Chris Hodges, Ashely Wooldridge, Dan Clark and others to help you unleash generosity at your church and boldly advance the mission of your church. On Nov. 18th, Advance Masterclass is coming to the Art of Leadership Academy.

Head on over to theartofleadershipacademy.com to learn more and join today.

TENX10

TENx10 is inviting you to join the conversation by partnering with them in making faith matter more to the next generation through loving young people and pointing them to Jesus.

Visit TENx10.org/partners to learn more about how you can join this growing movement.

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