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Carey Nieuwhof
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Oct 2, 2025
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Carey Nieuwhof is teaching and the founding pastor of Connexus Church and has been serving in ministry since 1995. He is our primary communicator on Sunday mornings, is passionate about leading people into a relationship with Christ. He served as Lead Pastor until 2015 when he transitioned to a teaching pastor role to focus more on communication and expanding Connexus’ broader ministry. He is the author of several books, including his latest, Lasting Impact: 7 Powerful Conversations That Will Help Your Church Grow.
In his spare time, Carey speaks to church leaders around the world about leadership, change and personal growth. He writes one of today’s most widely read church leadership blogs at<a href="http://www.careynieuwhof.com/"> www.CareyNieuwhof.com</a> and hosts the top-rated Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast where he interviews some of today’s best leaders.
He and his wife, Toni, live north of Barrie and have two grown sons.
Check out Carey’s personal blog at https://careynieuwhof.com
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Nov 22, 2025 ∙ 5 min
5 Disruptive Church Trends with Gen Z
1. Gen Z is in Revival and Retreat At the Same Time Sometimes you get conflicting data on a trend, and this is what appears to be happening with Gen Z. If you’ve been at all active on social media in the last two years, it’s almost impossible to miss the renewal (revival?) that’s happening across college campuses and with young adults across America, the UK, and in other places around the world. What began or at least crystallized at the Asbury Outpouring in February 2023 has continued in...
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Jul 21, 2025 ∙ 5 min
7 Warning Signs of a Hardened Heart
"Here are 7 Early Warning Signs of a Hardened Heart: 1. You don’t really celebrate, and you don’t really cry. A hard heart is a flat heart. Not much gets in. Joy doesn’t. Sadness doesn’t. While you don’t want to be unstable or imbalanced, it’s normal and healthy to experience the ups and downs of life and leadership. 2. You fake your emotions. Truthfully, we’ve all done this in seasons. And sometimes you need to. When you’re the leader, you ‘have’ to lead in the public eye, and sometimes that...
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Sep 7, 2024 ∙ 7 min
The Top Ten Things Pharisees Say Now
Chances are that if you’re a Christian, your desire is to be more like Christ. That’s great. But are you?How would you know? A Barna study done a few years ago owned me . The survey revealed that 51% of the North American Christians polled have attitudes and actions more like those of the Pharisees than those of Christ. In other words, the attitudes of most Christians were described as self-righteous and hypocritical. According to the study, only 14% of Christians surveyed reflected...
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May 23, 2024 ∙ 3 min
How Introverts Can Save the Church
You have a secret you’ve never shared with anybody: You’ve always felt like an imposter at church. At praise and worship services, you’d stand when you were expected to stand, sing along with the words on the projection screen, and sometimes even raise your hands with your eyes closed (most often during the key change at the song’s bridge). But, if you’re honest with yourself (like, really honest), you didn’t do any of that because you felt a supernatural compulsion to do so. You did it...
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Jun 25, 2023 ∙ 6 min
Consumerism and the Church
“Consumerism and the Church: Reclaiming the Gospel From Our Most Powerful Religion” is written by Joe Terrell, content manager at CareyNieuwhof.com . Joe’s writings for Medium, Relevant, Carey Nieuwhof, and his personal blog, Instrument of Mercy, have been read by over three million people. For the past six decades, the local and institutionalized church has positioned itself as a place to be entertained, discover your purpose, and “plug in” to community . And it’s a strategy that’s been...
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Apr 21, 2023 ∙ 1 min
Rick Warren: The Joys and Sorrows of Ministry
Pastor Rick Warren shares his insights on the ups and downs of ministry for his lifelong service to Christ at Saddleback Church with moderator Carey Nieuwhof.. www.careynieuwhof.com.
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Oct 22, 2022 ∙ 1 min
Tim Tebow: My Journey from Defeat to Victory
New York Times bestselling author and former NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow, talks about being cut from the NFL, losing your identity, overcoming bitterness, his workout routine, and the joy of working in his foundation and the difference it’s making in his life and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. www.careynieuhof.com .
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Sep 9, 2022 ∙ 1 min
Why the Church is Losing Ground and How to Change
Simon Sinek unpacks his back story, including how his grandfather shaped him, how ADHD impacted his leadership and how a deep, personal crisis led to him developing the ideas behind Start With Why. Simon also talks about how existential flex is so important in a post-pandemic world, and why the church keeps losing ground. www.careynieuwhof.com .
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Aug 25, 2022 ∙ 1 min
Malcolm Gladwell: The Church and Politics
Malcolm Gladwell on His Personal Faith Journey, the Intersection of Church and Politics, and How He Fuels His Curiosity. www.careynieuwhof.com .
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