If leadership within the church does not prevail, eventually the culture will gobble them up and they won’t make it to the next generation. It’s already happening. Statistics cite church failings all the time.
But there’s hope.
The Willow Creek Association believes to its core that if you change a leader, you can change a church. If you change a church, then you can effect change to the city, the region, and the country. Our vision is that one day it will be normal for every church to thrive. It won’t happen overnight and it won’t be easy, but it can happen as long as leaders do one thing: follow God’s Spirit in establishing biblical patterns of church life that blaze new trails and live out Christ’s teaching from Matthew 28.
These are the kinds of churches the WCA is called to inspire and equip.
The Global Leadership Summit is an annual infusion of leadership training that helps leaders grow and thrive. The faculty is carefully selected with one goal in mind—to challenge all aspects of your leadership—whether you lead a ministry, a business, a large team, a small group, or a family. There’s a lot at stake and leadership matters!
The Summit is less than two months away (August 9 and 10). You have a few days left to take advantage of Early Bird pricing, which expires Tuesday, June 26. Ourchurch.com readers can save $20 on any satellite registration by using the special code ‘churchtrend’.
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- Leave a comment below telling us who you’d bring to the Summit and why, AND
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We’ll select a winner on June 26!
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Without doubt I will bring our pastor Trevor Hudson, a humble but amazing follower of Christ. Once you’ve met him, he will surely be invited as speaker to the 2013 GLS.
Blessings, Elna (South Africa – Mosaiek Church).
I would take my boss. She is constantly in challenging leadership positions and I think would be encouraged by attending the conference. It could also help her (and me) to find new ways to solidly incorporate our faith with our vocation.
The Summit is perfect for what you describe, Stephanie!
It would be great to bring my friend, Daniel Pierce, who is planting a new church in Greensboro NC. I know he'd be encouraged and it would be great to have someone else there to discuss what we hear!
Great idea – the Summit is meant for sharing and diving deeper!
I would LOVE to bring my son. He is 20 yrs old and searching for who he is to become. I would like him to see past himself, to be inspired and see the potential he carries; to become the world-changer he can be!
The Summit would be perfect for him, Dawn!
Great give away I would bring my Youth Pastors wife We both desire to serve the Lord as godly women and raise up women who love the Lord first and the rest will follow
That's great, Cherrilynn, the Summit will definitely build into you and your friend!
I would bring my friend Cecilia. I see such leader potential in her, I don't think she sees in herself. The Summitt made such a huge impact on me last year and I would live for her to be impacted and on fire to be a leader making a kingdom minded difference in our community!
A great way to build into another leader!
I went to my first Leadership Summit in 2004. There I heard 3 speakers, whose books I read, and it changed my life. (1) Marcus Buckingham, (2) Tim Sanders, and (3) Steve Sample. From then, my life was changed immensely because of what I learned and what I applied.
If I would win 2 tickets, I would give them to people I know who are seeking to fulfill their passions. That's was me in 2004, and now I am deep into pursuing my passions of reading, writing, speaking, and leading.
So glad the Summit has impacted your life, James. Thanks for sharing!
James, that's great to hear! Thanks for sharing how the Summit has changed your life.
Your place is valueble for me. Thanks!…
I have never been to a leadership Summit but would love to attend to fulfill my passion of becoming a leader to the teen girls at my church ..
I have never been to a Leadership Summit but would love to attend and bring along someone that has the same leadership has I do.. I want to seek to fulfill my leadership passion of leading my youth at my church especially the teen girls ..
Leading the youth and impacting the next generation of leaders is such an incredibly important ministry – keep on Serena!