(ChurchLeaders) Craig Groeschel kicked off the 2020 Global Leadership Summit (GLS 2020) this morning with a message about how to “lead through a dip.” By dip Groeschel was referring to the extraordinary circumstances this year has surprised us with. As dire as circumstances may be, though, Groeschel encouraged the audience to look to the example of Jesus, who “knows how to lead through the dip.”
“This is the most difficult year of leadership I’ve been through,” Groeschel admitted to the audience. In fact, Groeschel also offered that he’s battled with depression as his church, Life.Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma had to close its doors earlier this year due to the pandemic. He has felt like a failure—like a shepherd that can’t help his sheep—as his church has been practicing social distancing. The best thing we can do, says Groeschel, is adapt to the dip and try to limit the amount of time we are down there.