The need for effective, biblical leadership is has never been greater!  As we consider the crises in our world we need men and women who are willing to say, “Here am I.  Send me!”  The challenges around us require leaders who are thoroughly equipped for every good work.  One of the best conferences I have attended that will inspire, develop, and equip leaders to face the challenges of this age is the Willow Creek Leadership Summit!

It is a non-negotiable event every year on my calendar where I receive an infusion of high octane leadership training from a world-class faculty.  I had the opportunity to attend a webinar today that highlighted this year’s faculty and they are an incredible blend of men and women from ministry, business, academia, and government.  The Leadership Summit is unapologetic in its emphasis on Christian principles but it’s a great venue to bring those who don’t attend a church.

A recent “Fast Company” article (December 6, 2010) said this about the Leadership Summit,

"Willow Creek offers a deep set of lessons about organizational life that I have not been able to learn anywhere else," says Babson College president and former Limited Brands COO Len Schlesinger, who has studied the church for nearly two decades, though he himself is Jewish. This year, he took several of his Babson colleagues to the summit, which has also attracted delegations from Best Buy, Chick-fil-A, and Toms Shoes. "The quality of the teaching is extraordinary," Schlesinger says. "The fact that Willow Creek is a church and the fact that it is evangelical mean that some people may have a great deal of difficulty with it, but they skip it at their loss."

I’ll be at the Leadership Summit, August 11-12 (Thursday–Friday) 2011, I hope to see you there!  For more information see their website:  http://www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership/