Carey Nieuwhof
My name is Carey Nieuwhof. I'm a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church. I'm married to Toni and we have two grown sons.
I'm incredibly passionate about helping people thrive in life and leadership. That's why I write blogs and books, like my latest best-seller Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects But Everyone Experiences, host a weekly leadership podcast, speak to leaders all over the world and produce courses like the The High Impact Leader.
Latest article
Pastor, Please Don’t Lie to Us.
“Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices” (Colossians 3:9).
“Lying lips are an abomination to...
If You Can’t Read the Room, You Can’t Lead the Room
First, a shout out to Dan Vander Wal, one of our sharp campus pastors at 12Stone, for giving me this idea for a title....
The Great Burnout: a 2026 Report on Pastor Well-being and Its Impact on Church...
Pastor burnout in 2026 is no longer a quiet struggle carried behind closed office doors. It has become a systemic pattern, one that shapes...