Unlock your potential as a church and as a leader.
Your growth starts here.
Don’t settle for an impact smaller than you’re called to make. Lead confidently into a future filled with growth—for yourself, your church, and your mission.
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Hi, I’m Carey Nieuwhof…
I want you to take a look at your life and leadership. Are you where you want to be? Are you and the people you lead truly thriving?
For most of us, the answer is, “Not yet.” But I’d love to see you succeed in getting there.
It’s time to say YES to leading and growing in a sustainable, impactful, and healthy way. What you’ll find here — whether it’s insights from world-class leaders or practical resources you can use day in and day out — will help you build confidence and find clarity so you can grow your church and your leadership… without years of trail-and-failure.
Your growth starts here.
Hi, I’m Carey Nieuwhof…
I want you to take a look at your life and leadership. Are you where you want to be? Are you and the people you lead truly thriving?
For most of us, the answer is, “Not yet.” But I’d love to see you succeed in getting there.
It’s time to say YES to leading and growing in a sustainable, impactful, and healthy way. What you’ll find here — whether it’s insights from world-class leaders or practical resources you can use day in and day out — will help you build confidence and find clarity so you can grow your leadership and your church… without years of trail-and-failure.
Your growth starts here.
Out with feeling stuck. In with real results.
Get started today by listening to my podcast, reading one of my articles, joining my newsletter, or choosing a resource below.
Preach More Effectively
Start preaching clear, engaging, and memorable sermons that connect with your audience — every single week.
Boost Your Productivity
Feeling overworked and overcommitted? Start living and leading in a way that won’t burn you out… without losing impact.
Fund Your Mission
Need to fund your mission? Learn how to overcome the 4 hurdles that stand in the way of increased giving and generosity.
MY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IS INSIDE…
Leadership doesn’t have to be lonely and overwhelming.
In the Art of Leadership Academy, you’ll engage a private online community of leaders committed to leading healthy, growing churches.
Through ongoing guided discussions, live coaching calls, and a forum to ask any leadership question you have, you’ll discover new strategies, build practical day-to-day skills, and get immediate feedback from people who have led through the exact same challenges and opportunities you’re facing.
You can keep learning from your own mistakes, or you can fast-track your growth and learn directly from people who have been in your shoes before—including me. When I show up in the community (most days each week), it isn’t a team member or a bot… it’s really me.
Life-Giving Community
Through guided discussions and a forum to start your own, you’ll go from “nobody knows I’m here” to frequent engagement with leaders just like you.
Live Coaching Calls
Connect with me, my team, and top leaders on Live Coaching Calls, held monthly, where we discuss today’s most pressing leadership topics.
Invested in Your Success
Start with a warm welcome and onboarding call invested in your success. Plus, tap into our support team whenever you need it — no extra cost.
Get equipped with practical leadership strategies, tools, and skills that fast-track your church’s growth.
When you join, you also get unlimited access to my best material that you won’t find anywhere else.
A Growing Library of Comprehensive Courses (with Bite-Sized Modules)
My courses cover anything (and everything) from becoming a more effective preacher and communicator, to freeing up time and energy to focus on what matters most to you. And from creating a culture of generosity at your church, to developing leaders that can grow areas of your ministry.
It’s all broken down into bite-sized modules that have…
Workbooks, Templates, Cheatsheets, Checklists, Scripts and More
These day-to-day resources take you from concept to execution immediately — and they’re included in each course and training. You’ll get access to hundreds of workbooks, templates, cheat sheets, checklists, scripts, and assessments to turn the concepts and insights into immediate action.
And to top it all off…
Done-For-You Leadership Development (for Staff Meetings)
With new leadership development material every month, you can prepare your staff and volunteers to make better decisions — stress free. Each month, you’ll receive a plug-and-play video training, meeting agenda, and application guide so you can cross staff meeting prep off your to-do list for good.
14,000+ leaders have used these courses to get real results.
You can too.
Get unlimited access to all of the courses below. Every course is available on-demand and includes additional resources to help you turn the concepts and insights into immediate action—workbooks, templates, cheat sheets, checklists, scripts, assessments, and more.
There’s comfort in knowing you can watch (or re-watch) a lesson, use a practical tool or template, send a DM, or simply post a question, and you’ll be moving forward in minutes.
Jasmyn Denton
I learn something new every time I open the app—whether it’s hearing what other leaders are learning and doing, problem-solving with fellow members, or working through the courses, this is a rich, deep well.
The interactions in the comments are always generous, insightful, and not self-inflated. In one of the comment sections, Carey simply said, “There’s so much wisdom in this group. What do people think?” I could have cried for joy.
To have someone point to us and say, “Ask them…” meant more than I can say.
Paul Webster
I’ve created margin in my life and leadership, and I love it. We have a weekly time planned for our family just to be us and play games and have fun together. Having young kids (who are growing up way too fast!), this is my biggest win!
I’ve also reclaimed wasted time at work, where I’m using my green zone to improve my preaching, work on ministry strategy, and create digital content for our church.
Jeremy Cole
There ARE other people out there asking the same questions and going through the same things I am. This makes me feel normal.
What I love the most is the clarity it brings to the complex problems we are all facing as pastors.
And that I don’t have to come up with my own content to invest in my team. I can just use what’s provided here and in the monthly team training content.
Nowhere else do you find such quality content for pastors.
Sarah Starrenburg
I have received so much wisdom, encouragement, and thought-provoking input from an amazing network of people I otherwise would never have met. The Academy is truly a gift.
Dave Allman
Our church has grown spiritually, numerically, and financially. We identified that we were understaffed, and our payroll was far below the standard budget.
Since joining, our church attendance has nearly doubled in size; we hired two more full-time and one more part-time staff. We have raised over two million dollars and will be debt-free on our property at the end of this year.
The feeling of being overwhelmed is lifting from my shoulders as we have expanded our team.
Brody Tubaugh
I took the course on generosity inside the Art of Leadership Academy, and we actually have a plan now. I’m so excited.
I’ve never been excited about money [at church], and now there’s light at the end of the tunnel instead of just barely scraping by.
Josiah Petermann
This has been a breath of fresh air. I was overworked and overwhelmed, and our staff was stuck maintaining the mission hung on the wall.
Since joining and using the programs, we’ve heard so many encouraging insights that have helped us move our mission forward and invite people to join us.
Chris Hallbach
After working through the Art of Preaching, I was compelled to preach noteless for the first time ever, and it went incredibly well. My bottom line was clear and thoughtful.
I even had multiple people come up to tell me how engaging and dynamic my message was. I can’t wait to keep getting better.
Mike Willis
I am absolutely thrilled and overflowing with gratitude for this incredible community that has been an invaluable guide in equipping me to lead my church through a replant!
The unwavering support and expert advice have been a game-changer for me as a pastor.
I’m confidently charting a course toward a bright and successful future for my church!
You may be asking yourself, “What’s this community like? Am I going to fit in?”
Churches of all sizes (church plants right to 5,000+ in attendance) and denominations come together in our life-giving community, which means you’ll find a group of leaders who truly understand what you’re leading through.
Plus, our values help us understand how we interact with each other and keep the community free of the trolls and self-promoters you find everywhere else online.
Don’t let the same old…
Strategies Coaching Groups Methods
Networks Mentors
… get you the same old results.
In the Art of Leadership Academy, you’ll get the answers to grow your church and your leadership — confidently, clearly, and with a group of leaders supporting you along the way. Choose how you’d like to join below.
Annual Plan – Save $187
$497 / year
Engage a Private Online Community of Church Leaders
Unlimited Access to All Courses and Resources
Live Coaching Calls
Monthly Training for Staff and Volunteers
Onboarding Call Invested in Your Success
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Monthly Plan
$57 / month
Engage a Private Online Community of Church Leaders
Unlimited Access to All Courses and Resources
Live Coaching Calls
Monthly Training for Staff and Volunteers
Onboarding Call Invested in Your Success