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’.
Win a Pair of Tickets!
We’d also like to offer one winner a pair of tickets to the satellite location of their choice. Just…
- Leave a comment below telling us who you’d bring to the Summit and why, AND
- Share this post on Twitter or Facebook.
We’ll select a winner on June 26!
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I'd bring my hus. band. He loves Jesus so much and wishes for ways to share and to be able to lift those who need it outside of our circle. He is also physically and mental drained from his job. He needs time of being lifted with hope and praise. He needs the words of encouragement that comes from the Conference. I know that spending two days together would be great for us as well. Spending time with those you love, Jesus and filling each other with Love Hope and encourgement..Perfection
I would bring the executive director of my church. If I don't win these tickets, I will pay his way. I've attended the last six years.
I would bring our church's Director of Connection and Growth. This year our church is only able to send a limited number of people and I'm not sure she's on the list. She loves the Summit and I'd hate to see her miss one.
Hi folks, it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for. 27 of you posted comments sharing who you would take to this year's WCA Leadership Summit. So, I went to our favorite random number generating site random.org and asked it to select a random number between 1 and 27. Based on that, our winner is…
Mickie AndrePont with comment #27 just 25 minutes before the drawing. Congrats Mickie!!!
Thanks to all of you who share the post and shared in a comment the person you would like to bring with you to the Summit. It's awesome to see how you all have such big hearts to see the people around you grow in their leadership and capacity to serve the Lord and His church!
If you are not Mickie AndrePont you still have a great opportunity to get special early bird pricing. But today is the last day. Tomorrow registration prices go up. You can register online at:
http://www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership/loca…
I'm looking forward to experiencing the Summit again myself this year & look forward to discussing it with many of you online.
I´d bring our dance time of teenagers, who loves to worship our God and they do it so well. We live in Brazil and we would like to be in this Summit! They are so happy!!!!
So, we need many tickets, so 2 is going to be a gift for us!
I would bring my partner in a Leadership Ministry we share in El Salvador Central America. It would help so much by doing our job to developing pastors and leader in this country.
I would bring my best friend who is a secretary in a church……we are both seniors and intent on doing the best we can to 'walk the walk' for our Lord in the way we try to live each moment…..we believe that whatever days are left of us belong to Him and this fabulous conference teaches us that Jesus loves us beyond our comprehension……AND THAT'S what we pray we demonstrate ……..thank you for the opportunity to learn!
After 19 years of serving in England, God has called our family to serve in Colorado. Although we didn't have teens at our church when we arrived, our two teens have attracted 50 other teens to our new youth group. I would love to bring two Senior teens to the Leadership Summit, along with some people from our church, so that we can start the new school year empowered and inspired to impact our local community. For years I have purchased copies of Leadership Summit CDs and listened to them to gain fresh direction as we served abroad. What a privilege to get to attend a satellite Summit site with young people who are excited about what God is doing in our church & community!
I have attended The Global Leadership Summit, and it is one of the best things I do for myself. I already have tickets for me, but I would love to take my daughter and her husband. The Summit is filled with energy, love, encouragement, and great teaching. I would encourage everyone at my church to attend.
I would take my brother-in-law, who is a Pastor with a newly founded church full of young adults. He's on fire for the Lord with a ministry of love and I think both he and I could benefit from experience, wisdom, fellowship and networking opportunities provided by the event.