Craig Groeschel
Craig Groeschel is the founding pastor of Life.Church, an author, and a podcast host sharing Christian teaching and practical lessons for leaders.
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Overview
- Based in
- Oklahoma
- Work
- Pastor, author, speaker, and podcast host
- Education
- Oklahoma City University, BS in business marketing, 1990
- Started Life.Church
- January 1996, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Leadership podcast
- Sharing leadership lessons since 2016
Mini bio
How it started.
Craig graduated from Oklahoma City University in 1990. He and his wife, Amy, started Life.Church in a two-car garage in Edmond, Oklahoma, in January 1996.
Reaching beyond the room.
Life.Church grew into a church with dozens of locations. Its online church experience launched in 2006, followed by the YouVersion Bible App in 2008. Craig’s work also reaches readers through books and listeners through his leadership podcast.
On the page.
His books range from Christian faith and prayer to habits and leadership. Winning the War in Your Mind explores destructive thought patterns; Think Ahead focuses on deciding in advance how you want to act. His 2025 and 2026 releases turn toward doubt and emotional struggles.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2026Heal Your Hurting MindAuthor with Dr. Wayne Chappelle
- 2025The Benefit of DoubtAuthor
- 2024Think AheadAuthor
- 2021Winning the War in Your MindAuthor
Podcast
- 2016–presentCraig Groeschel Leadership PodcastHost
Awards
Quotes
Write a rule, and you get compliance. Empower a person, and you get a leader.Craig Groeschel, “5 Ways to Cut the Slack Slowing Your Team”
In his September 2026 article, Craig explained why giving people authority can help simplify an organization.
Trivia
- Craig and Amy have been married since 1991.
- He and Amy have six children.
- His degree is in business marketing.
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