The Global Leadership Summit
The Willow Creek Association along with Bill Hybels started the Global Leadership Summit in 1995 as an annual training event for church, ministry and other leaders to sharpen their skills. The Global Leadership Summit exists to transform Christian leaders around the world with an injection of vision, skill development, and inspiration for the sake of the local Church. The Summit telecasts LIVE from the campus of WIllow Creek Community Church near Chicago reaching more than 185 premier host sites across the United States. In the months following, the Summit moves into more than 200 cities in 70+ countries across the globe, via videocast.
Each year this two day event features experts in the arena of leadership in lecture and interview formats, plus worship singing and dramatic skits. Past speakers have included Bono (former Time Magazine Co-Man of the Year and U2 lead singer), Ken Blanchard ("One Minute Manager"), Marcus Buckingham ("StrengthFinders"), Jim Collins ("Good to Great" and "Built to Last"), and Mike Singletary (NFL Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chicago Bears). Speakers at the Leadership Summit have included Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Karen Hughes, Special Advisor to President George W. Bush, Lady Vols' women's college Basketball coach Pat Summitt, Dallas, Texas pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes, University of Southern California president Steven Sample, Yahoo!'s Tim Sanders, business author and leadership consultant Marcus Buckingham, Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life and former United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell.
The 2005 Leadership Summit had over 53,000 attendees in over 100 locations across North America. and over 80,000 attended in 2006. The 2006 and 2009 Leadership Summit featured Bill Hybels interviewing U2 frontman Bono. In addition, the 2009 lineup included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Gary Hammel, Tim Keller, Jessica Jackley, Dan and Chip Heath, David Gergen and many others. The Summit 2010 attracted 122,000 leaders—representing more than 12,000 organizations and churches that serve more than five million individuals.
It's more than a 2-day event. Increasingly, the Summit is an organic leadership movement that unites hundreds of thousands of leaders across the globe seeking to maximize the impact of their churches or organizations to bring the hope of Christ to our broken world.
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