SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — Bill Hybels, John Ortberg and Floyd Flake will be among the featured speakers at The Leadership Summit, an annual global gathering of 100,000 church and business leaders in 200 cities worldwide. The Leadership Summit, which originates from Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., will be beamed live via satellite and to 138 locations in North America, Thursday, Aug. 9 – Saturday, Aug. 11, and will be videocast to an additional 76 cities worldwide in the fall. The Leadership Summit provides inspiration and motivation for those with leadership abilities or responsibilities.
Now in its 12th year, The Summit’s principles of dynamic leadership have transcended the walls of the church as companies now routinely send teams to The Summit and use it as one of their core annual training events. The Leadership Summit provides inspiration and motivation for those with leadership abilities or responsibilities.
Speakers at The Leadership Summit 2007 will present motivation and innovative principles on topics that are applicable in both the boardroom and church and ministry settings, with topics including leadership challenges, making tough choices, team building, implementing strategy, and leveraging leadership through compassion. Leadership experts will include:
— Bill Hybels — International leadership expert, presidential counselor, founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., rated the “Most Influential Church” in the U.S. in 2006; author of Courageous Leadership.
— John Ortberg — Senior Pastor at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, leading voice on the subject of spiritual formation, best-sellingauthor of God is Closer Than You Think and more.
— Floyd H. Flake — Senior Pastor of A.M.E. Cathedral, a congregation with over 20,000 members, President of Wilberforce University, author of The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps for Achieving your Dreams.
— Colin Powell — Former U.S. Secretary of State, and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, founder of America’s Promise-The Alliance for Youth, admired public leader, author of best-selling Memoir My American Journey.
— Jimmy Carter — 39th President of the United States, 2002 Nobel Peace Price Recipient, recognized worldwide for leadership abilities in conflict resolution, diplomacy and humanitarian work.
For information about local satellite sites or to register for The Leadership Summit 2007, visit http://www.willowcreek.com/summit or call (800) 570-9812.