About GLS

Mission

To inspire and equip world-class leadership that ignites transformation.

Vision

We envision a movement of Christians and Churches maximizing their full leadership potential to impact the world.

Strategy

We create and curate world-class fresh, actionable, leadership content and make it available everywhere.

We develop a catalytic world-class leadership event. Engage partners and technology to deliver and culturally adapt the experience. Develop and curate leadership resources for year-round growth and development. We inspire grander visions that lead to transformation. We engage visionary partners to bring leadership development to underresourced areas of the world.

Core organizational values Dependent on God

We seek direction and discernment from God through prayer.

Outcome Driven

Out of a desire to improve we focus on continuous growth.

Resilient Flexibility

We are responsive and adaptive to challenges and opportunities with a willingness to adjust.

Collaboration

We value the diverse and unique gifts of each other and believe we are better together.

Teachability

With genuine humility, we listen and respond to feedback, being open to new ideas, people, styles, and opinions.

Community

We genuinely care for each other beyond the work we do.

God-Honoring Excellence

We give our absolute best to steward personal skills, gifts and experiences with the people and resources available.

Our guiding principles

Unapologetically Christ-Centered; Intellectually Rigorous, High Challenge; Application Focused; World-Class Faculty & Experience; Diversity of Faculty; Local Ownership – Global Reach; Collaborative Approach.

Our convictions

Everyone has influence; We can learn from anyone; All people matter to God; Everyone’s leadership matters; Leadership requires community; GLS is best experienced as a team.

Decision filters

Does it help grow the GLS? Does it serve a customer need? Does it help grow people in their leadership? Is it sustainable and financially affordable?