There will come a time when every leader experiences pain or loss so great they believe it may crush them—ending up in a story they would have never chosen. Join Joni Eareckson Tada, as she guides us through these inevitable seasons. Walk away with insights into what suffering exposes, how weakness trumps power, and how God uses these times in ways beyond our imagination.

Hope alone won't change your life, but habits will. Using the scriptural analogy of a harvest, Craig Groeschel reminds us of the value of meaningful small decisions we make everyday and the impact it can have.

The invitation to lead often comes to us when we find ourselves in the most challenging places. However, we see leaders rising up, exhibiting resilience and inspiring hope in the most dire of circumstances. In this talk, Albert Tate offers encouragement to leaders everywhere leading in complex, complicated and painful spaces.

As the world becomes increasingly complex, divided, and uncertain, leaders must navigate these challenges and make difficult decisions that require a change in mindset. With a renewed vision for courageous leadership and drawing on 25 years of consulting to leaders and teams around the world, join Pat as he shares his insights and practical wisdom on how to stay true to your values, and foster a culture of trust and collaboration. Walk away empowered to step up, take risks, and lead with purpose, even in a time such as this.

In this GLS60 Ministry Edition, we get to hear from two speakers sharing from their experience what it means to lead through challenges, while avoiding some of its greatest pitfalls. Summit favourite, Albert Tate speaks on what it means to 'Lead in Difficult Spaces', whereas Fernando Carrillo warns against 'The Greatest Threat to Your Leadership'.

Leadership can be an isolating experience. The daily pressure to perform, wrestling with gut-wrenching decisions, and driving hard conversations all weigh on a leader’s soul. Overcoming what can often become a self-fulfilling prophecy of the lonely leader is not only crucial to your survival but also to those you lead. Drawing on her experiences as a successful entrepreneur and founder of Sseko Designs, Liz Bohannon understands the pressures that leaders face to have all the answers and make hard decisions in a complex and quickly changing landscape. Yet she’s seen what a leader support system can provide: better decision-making, improved team dynamics, and increased mental health for leaders and
society at large. Walk away from this talk ready to embrace vulnerability in a new way and build authentic connections that can support you in the challenges ahead.

Join GLS alumnus, Shola Richards as he invites us to self-awareness around civility. Recent research indicates that we are facing an incivility crisis. Therefore, Shola invites us to consider whether we see ourselves as kind and polite people. He defines civility as a sincere demonstration of respect, and the ability to disagree without disrespect. In this session, Shola provides three strategies on how to disagree without disrespect.

In this first episode of GLS60 - Ministry Edition of 2024, Jeanne reminds us that rehashing the past is trying to change something that has already happened. Rehearsing the future is trying to control something that hasn’t yet happened. Receiving the present is choosing to experience what is occurring here and now. To lead where we are, we need to be where we are. The best way to practice being present is to ask yourself WHAT’S HERE NOW?

In the final GLS60 - Ministry Edition of 2023, we get to reflect on trust. Trust is the currency that drives every relationship. We are wired biologically, neurologically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to trust. Join Dr. Henry Cloud to explore the five foundational aspects of trust that must be present in any relationship, team, business or ministry. Walk away with a model to know when to give trust, when to withhold it, how to earn it, and how to fix it when it gets broken.

At the GLS we believe that everybody wins when the leader gets better. In this talk, Craig Groeschel reminds us that leadership is influence and that we are mandated to be responsible curators and stewards of that influence. He emphasises the importance of investing in your leadership and remaining curious to grow as a leader – highlighting that the Summit is valuable tool to aid in that.

Reflecting back, everyone felt that the pandemic was a big test! What if it wasn’t the test, but the lesson? Albert Tate provides three invitations to leaders that can open fresh opportunities, rhythms, and perspective—what Albert calls a New Groove.

Craig often tells his team, “Successful leaders do consistently what other leaders do occasionally.” In this talk, Craig explores two challenges that prevent leaders from being consistent and offers effective tools to help overcome them.

How do you view the position of leadership within an organization? Is there only room for one leader at the top? In this Global Leadership Summit talk, Chris Brown challenges leaders to share their leadership for a healthier personal, professional, and spiritual life.

Instrumental to our calling is serving others. Service could improve experiences, make life easier and address needs better. Doing things excellently suggest simplicity, beauty, and efficiency. Edgar Sandoval shares insights from his career from working as marketing executive at P&G to leading World Vision, USA.

Innovation usually takes place in response to a need or problem in our environment. It requires that we have a sense of the spaces in which we operate, function and live. How can we grow in awareness of our surroundings? Our existing or future audience? How can we gain insight around the things that – if left unchecked – will lead to stagnation and irrelevance? What trends should we be aware of? Looking to the future, what dreams does it unlock? How can I look at my own life and creatively improve it? How can we as a team identify and develop new solutions? How can we as an organization respond creatively to challenges, we are facing? Join Carey as he unpacks these questions.

We are innately more attracted to motion and movement than to static stagnation. In our endeavors, we enjoy being part of things that have momentum about them. Growth breeds opportunity! It invites us towards progress and increases our impact. In this talk, Sam offers ideas and important considerations to ignite growth wherever you are.

Join Michael Todd as he explores the importance of pacing your leadership. When you learn how to stride, not run, you will enjoy the journey and create a consistent rhythm for others to follow. . In this lunch-hour event, Mike will unpack insights on how to adjust to the pace of grace, with practical and actionable suggestions.

When life is predictable, it’s natural to lose sight of what we value most, what we fear most. But when a tsunami of uncertainty rolls in, things get real, quick. Uncertainty doesn’t alter our value system. It exposes it. The recent political, social, economic, and health crises didn’t cause Christians to misprioritize our values. These events simply exposed what’s been true for a long time. While our actions don’t always tell the whole story, our reactions most certainly do. We have argued with our brothers and sisters and treated our neighbors with suspicion. But it does not have to be this way. In this talk at GLS22, Andy Stanley provided a blueprint for fostering unity in a divided world.

In this interview with Tom De Vries, Vanessa Van Edwards dives deeper into her GLS22 talk, The Science of Connection, by offering suggestions on how to grow connection within teams. We are reminder: We don’t have to do it alone. We get to do it with others. We get to collaborate, co-create, and tap into each other’s gifts – each bringing our best towards achieving a higher and better purpose.