{"id":99421,"date":"2018-11-12T09:21:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T15:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=99421"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:26:51","slug":"pastor-craig-groeschel-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/leadership\/pastor-craig-groeschel-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #457: Leadership Lessons From the Pastor of One of America’s Most Innovative Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

I grew up in Edmond, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City. When I was teenager back in the 90s, I started hearing about some church being run out of a garage. Didn\u2019t give it much thought then. Fast forward more than twenty years later, and Life.Church<\/a> now has over 30 campuses across 10 states, and is often ranked as the largest church in America.<\/p>\n

Today on the show I talk to the guy who started this thing in a garage, and has stood at the helm of its tremendous growth, to glean his insights on leadership and strategy. His name is Craig Groeschel, and he\u2019s the founder and head pastor at Life.Church. We discuss Craig’s philosophy on leadership and managing the growth of a large organization, how he balances innovation with stability, how an organization can stay nimble even as it gets bigger, how you have to relinquish control in order to get growth, and why leaders need to go out of their way to show people they\u2019re noticed and needed.<\/p>\n

We then discuss the personal side of leadership, including how to balance work and life, how to avoid letting administrative duties kill your creativity, and how to handle criticism.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a leader in a business or a non-profit, you\u2019re going to find lots of actionable advice in this show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I grew up in Edmond, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City. When I was teenager back in the 90s, I started hearing about some church being run out of a garage. Didn\u2019t give it much thought then. Fast forward more than twenty years later, and Life.Church now has over 30 campuses across 10 states, and 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