Global Leadership Summit Takeaways (Craig Groeschel)

Our church is hosting the global leadership summit. This is, by far, one of my favorite events to attend every year: the learning, the relationships, and how God moves through leaders in our region.

Here are a few takeaways from the session with Craig Groeschel on “Lead Like it Matters”:

  • All leaders and churches want it. 
  • It is not a model, a result of a program.
  • There are things you can do to lead towards it and things you can do to kill it. 
  • Every leader that has it, they have very extreme qualities.
  • Greatness is found in the extremes.
  • Contradictory leadership qualities together create a synergy of undeniable leadership impact.
  • If you want to grow in your impact, grow in your extremes.

Leaders with it, are a contradiction. 

  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are incredibly confident and humble.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are focused and flexible.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are driven and healthy.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are optimistic and realistic.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are direct and kind.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are empowering and controlling.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are urgent and patient.
  • Leadership paradox of leaders who have it: Leaders are frugal and abundant.

Leaders that have it, are confident and humble. 

  • Some leaders have too much confidence.
  • Some leaders are strong, talented, and capable, but you are still hesitant because you don’t know the greatness in you.
  • To grow in confidence and humility, push yourself to the place of leadership discomfort.
  • A growing leader is in a constant place of discomfort.

Leaders that have it, are both driven and healthy. 

  • Some of you are doing too much. You are working too much, working outside of your gifts.
  • The best leaders learn to delegate.
  • You aren’t doing too much, but you aren’t recovering well.
  • You aren’t tired; you are depleted.
  • You need to raise your tolerance for work and stress.
  • The leaders who have it, bring a bit more but not at the expense of family.

Leaders that have it are both focused and flexible. 

  • As a church, we started doing only 5 things: worship services, small groups, kids, students, and missions.
  • The greatest threat to you is not a lack of opportunities but a lack of focus.
  • Are we getting the most out of our use of resources and time?
  • The most spiritual thing you can do is not create a to do list, but a to don’t list.