CNLP 729 | Church Growth Unleashed: Adam Mesa on Millennial Pastoring and Viral Podcasting
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Carey Nieuwhof
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Patria Lead Pastor Adam Mesa shares how viral podcasting helped grow his church from 1,100 to 7,500+ in five years, his experience as a millennial taking over leadership from his dad, and navigating the strengths and challenges of ADHD.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:02.9 | And that's just what we're trying to do with our podcast. |
| 0:04.9 | So it's really not for everyone. |
| 0:06.5 | If you want to talk about theology and doctrine, |
| 0:09.3 | I geek out over that, |
| 0:10.5 | but I know that's not my call with the podcast right now, |
| 0:13.3 | which a lot of people are doing with their sermons. |
| 0:15.4 | They do a podcast post with their sermon, |
| 0:17.5 | which I think is great, |
| 0:18.3 | but the world isn't asking about the meaning behind Galatians. |
| 0:21.9 | They're going like, you know, what's ethics and what's morals? |
| 0:26.6 | How should I live my life? |
| 0:27.8 | And then it could lead them into deeper doctrine and theology. |
| 0:35.2 | Welcome to the Kerry Newhoff Leadership podcast. |
| 0:41.6 | It's Carrie here, and I hope our time together. Today helps you thrive in life and leadership. |
| 0:49.1 | Today, for all of you who are millennials leading a church, particularly a large church, I think you're going to love this episode. |
| 0:55.9 | Adam Mesa joins me on the podcast. We're going to talk about how viral podcasting, not the church podcast, |
| 1:01.0 | but something totally different, helped grow his church from 1,100 to 7,500 in five years. |
| 1:07.0 | His experience as a millennial taking over leadership from his dad and navigating strengths and the challenges of ADHD. That one hits a little bit close to home for me too. |
| 1:11.9 | Just to ask anybody who knows me. So welcome to the podcast. So glad to have you here. What we |
| 1:17.5 | try to do on this podcast is bring you the conversations you would want to have if you had an hour |
| 1:22.7 | or so with Adam Mesa. And you got to ask him the questions. That's what I try to do on your behalf. Welcome to all |
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