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.