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Bill Hybels |
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“Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.” 
Bill Hybels
Founder & Senior Pastor Willow Creek Community Church - South Barrington, IL Relentless learner. Driven to action. Deep, personal sacrifice. These characteristics have propelled Bill Hybels through 35 years of ever-shifting challenges as senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church and Chairman of the Board at Willow Creek Association. The author of more than two dozen books including current bestseller The Power of a Whisper, Hybels trains Christian leaders world-wide—and consistently pushes himself to get better as a leader, every year. Single-minded in his passion for the local church, he issues hard-hitting truths that challenge people to take their organizations to the next level. Hybels' successes—and mistakes—bring high-definition clarity to the things truly worthy of your leadership time and investment. LINKS Bill Hybels Website
Willow Creek Community Church
Bill Hybels Twitter
Bill Hybels Facebook Page
Willow Creek Community Church Blog
Fast Company How Willow Creek Is Leading Evangelicals by Learning from the Business World
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Henry Cloud |
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“No matter what 'potential' someone has, or what talents, brains, or opportunities they possess, unless they also have the character to bring it all to fruition, success rarely happens. Who you are really, truly matters.” 
Henry Cloud
Clinical Psychologist, Bestselling Author, Leadership Consultants Los Angeles, California One-size-fits-all doesn't work when it comes to managing the human side of an organization. People come in different personality types, some requiring a specific leadership approach. Who deserves continued investment and who doesn't? Can you turn someone's performance around? Here's the danger: if you don't know how to deal differently with different kinds of people—especially the difficult ones—they can derail your entire vision. Drawing on the wisdom of 20 years of coaching top business and church leaders, Dr. Cloud presents concepts that can expand your capacity for accurately assessing and managing each person on your team. "These leadership concepts," says Bill Hybels, "have forever changed the way I lead." LINKS |
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Hon. Cory A. Booker |
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“Stand in Newark and you see and feel the dynamic change, the power and potential, you see that the future of America is happening here.” 
Hon. Cory A. Booker
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Urban Reformer In 2006, while still in his thirties, Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey. With degrees from Stanford University and Oxford University (where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), he moved to Newark during his final year at Yale Law School. In the years that followed, he lived in a troubled housing complex in the city’s Central Ward, advocated for education reform, served on the City Council, and founded the non-profit organization Newark Now. Unconventional in his approach to urban issues, he represents a new generation of pragmatic urban politicians. Since his election, Newark has seen a significant reduction in crime, doubled the amount of affordable housing under construction, slashed the city budget, and attracted over $100 million in private philanthropy. LINKS |
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Michelle Rhee |
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“How can we have an education system where 95% of the adults think we're doing an excellent job, when, in reality, we are only producing an 8% proficiency in math?” 
Michelle Rhee
Founder and CEO, StudentsFirst Former Chancellor, D.C. Public Schools Washington, D.C. Leaders know that change isn't easy—and it doesn't come overnight. That's why, for the past 18 years, Michelle Rhee has stayed the course with a single objective: to give children the needed skills to compete in a changing world. Rhee, who served with Teach for America, founded The New Teacher Project, equipping school districts to transform how they recruit and train qualified teachers. During her three years as Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. Public Schools, students' scores and graduation rates rose dramatically. Today, Rhee is CEO of StudentsFirst, a movement to transform public education. She holds firm to her conviction that teachers are the most powerful driving force behind student achievement. LINKS
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Wess Stafford |
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“I spend half my time comforting the afflicted, and the other half afflicting the comfortable.”
Wess Stafford
President Compassion International
Dr. Wess Stafford is an internationally recognized advocate for children. Since 1977 he has worked with Compassion International and has served as President since 1993. He hosts a national radio program, Speak Up with Compassion®. Wess grew up as the son of missionaries and earned degrees from Moody Bible Institute, Biola University, Wheaton College and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Wess lives on a small ranch near Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife Donna. They are the parents of two daughters, Jenny and Katie. Wess’ own life experiences have uniquely prepared him for his role. He often says, “Everything I really need to know to lead a multinational organization I learned from the poor, growing up in an African Village.”
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Compassion UK
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John Dickson |
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“Mistakes of execution are rarely as damaging to any organization as a refusal to concede mistakes. Apologize to those affected and redress the issue with generosity and haste.” 
John Dickson
Director, Centre for Public Christianity Sr. Minister, St. Andrews Anglican Church Sydney, Australia Are prestigious titles and powerful positions prerequisites for impactful leadership? "You don't need structural authority to be a leader of influence," according to historian and social commentator John Dickson. "The leader's strongest tool is humility," he says. "It intensifies credibility." Dickson, the author of Humilitas: A Lost Key to Life, Love, and Leadership (May 2011), investigates the crucial role humility plays in a leader's life—and its theological, historical, and practical implications. Dickson issues this challenge: Navigate the complex intersection of leadership and humility, and learn to lead through persuasion, example, and influence rather than positional authority. Dickson offers practices to help you cultivate deeper authentic humility on your team—and in your soul. LINKS |
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Patrick Lencioni |
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"When we’re serving others, we have to do things that could embarrass us. We need to be willing to say ‘I don’t understand that.’"
Patrick Lencioni
Leadership Consultant & Author; President, The Table Group Inc.
Patrick Lencioni is a well-respected leadership consultant and the president of the management consulting firm The Table Group Inc. He is the author of nine best-selling books, including Getting Naked, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Three Signs of a Miserable Job. In his Summit talk, he introduces a business and ministry model that may seem antithetical to many, which he calls "Getting Naked": being unafraid to show vulnerability, admit ignorance, and ask the dumb questions when dealing with people. When Lencioni is not writing, he consults to CEOs and their executive teams, helping them to become more cohesive within the context of their business strategy.
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Mama Maggie Gobran |
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“When you love somebody, you live it.” 
Mama Maggie Gobran
Founder and CEO, Stephens Children Ministry Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Mama Maggie Gobran led a comfortable life in Cairo. A Coptic Christian from a prominent Egyptian family, she taught computer science and lectured at Cairo University. But following a conviction from God, she started a ministry to serve the poor in her city. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee this year, Mama Maggie has spent 20 years serving the poorest of the poor. LINKS |
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Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil |
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“This generation is multi-racial, global, and relational – we must understand and respect this if we are going to reach them with the gospel.” 
Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil
Founder and President Salter McNeil & Associates Chicago, Illinois "The Church of today is a place of collaboration, a countercultural community of reconciliation and justice," says Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, a much-sought-after speaker worldwide—and one frequently requested by attendees of The Global Leadership Summit. President of a leadership development organization and a 2010 presenter at the Lausanne World Congress in South Africa, Dr. Salter McNeil is zealous about preparing the Church for the impact of globalization by changing the way the next generation of Christian leaders think and act toward people who are different. Dr. Salter McNeil is a lightning rod for transformation, bringing people together from all nationalities to complete our shared Kingdom assignment in the Church and beyond. LINKS |
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Steven Furtick |
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“I'm out to activate your audacious faith – to inspire you to ask God for the impossible. And in the process, to reconnect you with your God-sized purpose and potential.” 
Steven Furtick
Lead Pastor, Elevation Church Charlotte, North Carolina At 31, Steven Furtick is living proof that youth is not a barrier for God. Five years ago, Furtick recruited a team of friends and planted Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today, Elevation is one of the fastest-growing churches in America, with more than 8,000 in attendance. His new book, Sun Stand Still, inspires believers toward audacious faith, rooted in prayer and unbound by circumstances. "God revels in doing the impossible through those willing to dream big—and ask," he says. What audacious dream has God planted in your soul? And what kind of leadership does it require? Take the plunge toward leadership marked by deeper faith and riskier audacity. LINKS |
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Dr. Narry Santos |
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Dr. Narry Santos
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines, 1984
- Master of Divinity (MDiv) in Expository Preaching, International School of Theology-Asia, 1988
- Master of Sacred Theology (STM) in New Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1991
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in New Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1994
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines, 2006
Dr. Santos has served as a pastor of Greenhills Christian Fellowship (GCF) for 16 years, 13 of which were in Manila and 3 of which are in Toronto. In 3 years, GCF-Toronto helped in planting 3 other churches in Peel, Vancouver, and Calgary, and is currently assisting in the development of 2 other church-plants in York and Winnipeg. Rev. Santos is an ordained pastor with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec. While serving as full-time pastor in Manila, Dr. Santos taught New Testament as adjunct professor at the International School of Theology – Asia and the Asia Graduate School of Theology. He also authored 5 books, contributed a chapter in 3 edited books, prepared 3 bible study materials on gospel and culture, published 6 articles for different academic journals, presented 18 academic papers in North America and the Philippines, and wrote 35 articles for various Philippine Christian magazines. In 2002, Dr. Santos was a recipient of a sabbatical grant from the Langham Writers Program of the John Stott Ministries at the Tyndale House, University of Cambridge, in England.
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