CNLP 799 | Christine Caine: The Real Reasons Women Are Done With Church
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
Carey Nieuwhof
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Christine Caine returns to the podcast to discuss the real reasons she thinks women are done with the church, how to get them back, why playing the Holy Spirit's role in other people's lives has to stop, and the necessity of being pruned if you want to flourish.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:03.2 | Apparently, they didn't have the Billy Graham rule because Jesus was a single man traveling, |
| 0:09.2 | and there was Joanna, the wife of Chuser that was, she's obviously a married woman with means, |
| 0:14.1 | that traveled as part of his preaching team, that funded his ministry out of her own means, |
| 0:20.0 | along with many other women, the scripture says, |
| 0:22.1 | in Luke 8.3. So I'm saying they were obviously successful, financially independent, |
| 0:28.3 | women of generosity that funded the mission of Jesus as he traveled. So there is room for all of |
| 0:35.0 | them. |
| 0:41.8 | Welcome to the Kerry Newhoff Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:45.2 | Hey, today, Christine Kane is on the pod. |
| 0:51.0 | My goodness, we end up talking about all these things that we weren't planning on talking about, |
| 0:53.5 | including why women are leaving the church, |
| 0:55.9 | why you shouldn't do the job of the Holy Spirit in other people's lives. That was powerful. It's a commentary on cancel culture |
| 1:01.1 | and kind of the frail moment we're in right now as a culture where we don't tolerate anything. |
| 1:06.3 | We talk about the limits of therapy and why pruning is the key to flourishing. She turns 60 this year. |
| 1:12.2 | I can say that because she talks all about it. What do you need to do at this point in life |
| 1:16.9 | to be flourishing? So we talk about all of that. Hey, if you're new to this podcast, welcome. |
| 1:23.5 | And if you're a regular listener, Christine and I were talking before we hit record about all the next gen leaders that watch and follow this podcast. |
| 1:31.3 | We're really glad that you're here. |
| 1:33.6 | And if you haven't yet, hit the follow button or subscribe button wherever you're watching or listening. |
| 1:39.0 | It would be a lot to me. |
| 1:41.1 | It would mean a lot to me if you would do that. |
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