KARIBE CONVENTION CENTER
KARIBE CONVENTION CENTER
Founder & Senior Pastor
Willow Creek Community Church
Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington,
Illinois, and the chairman of the board for Willow Creek Association. He convened The Global Leadership Summit in 1995,
following a God-given prompting to help raise and develop the spiritual gift of leadership for the local church. Both visionary
and passionate about seeing every local church reach its full God-given potential, he speaks around the world on strategic issues related
to leadership, evangelism, and church growth. An exceptional communicator, he is a best-selling author of more than 20 books, including the
upcoming release, The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God and Having the Guts to Respond.
"Personally, I've never
understood inactivity.
Why a person would sit
when he could soar,
be a spectator
when he could play,
or atrophy when
he could develop…
is beyond me!"
American evangelical Christian minister and author.
He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical located in Lake Forest, California, currently the eighth-largest church in the United States(this ranking includes multi-site churches) He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent devotional, The Purpose Driven Life, which has sold over 30 million copies, making Warren a New York Times bestselling author.
"I believe that we are possibly
on the verge of a New Reformation
in Christianity and
in here and take
another Great Awakening
in our nation."
President and CEO
Nationally Acclaimed Business Thinker
Dr. Wess Stafford, author of Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing, and President of Compassion International, is an internationally recognized advocate for children in poverty. His daily radio feature, “Speak Up With Compassion” is heard on over 800 radio stations in the United States. Founded in 1952, Compassion International is one of the world’s largest Christian child development agencies, partnering with more than 60 denominations and thousands of local churches to serve more than one million children in 26 countries.
"You have to love your,children unselfishly.
That is hard But
it is the only way."
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
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.
Founder and CEO, Stephens Children Ministry
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.
The Church of England Newspaper The Woman
Dubbed the 'Mother Theresa of Cairo'
"When you love somebody
you live it."
Clinical Psychologist, Bestselling Author ,Leadership Consultant
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."
"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."
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.
"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."
Senior Pastor, North Point Community Church
Founder, North Point Ministries
Under the leadership of Andy Stanley, North Point Community Church in Alpharetta,
Georgia, has become one of the largest and most innovative churches in the United States.
Founded in 1995, the church has grown to three campuses and a weekly attendance of more than
22,000 people. They have also helped plant more than 20 strategic partner churches across
North America. Stanley is a dynamic speaker and author whose books include Visioneering,
Next Generation Leader, and Communicating for a Change. His latest volume, The Principle
of the Path, explores a basic truth that can eliminate regret, as it helps to successfully
move people from where they are to where they want to go.
What and Who You Listen to WILL Influence What You Do
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"Develop a healthy intolerance
for those things that
have the potential to
impede your progress
toward what could be
and should be—those
things God has put
in your heart to do."
President, Babson College; Harvard Professor;
Former Vice-Chair, Limited Brands Boston, Massachusetts
In today's climate of social and economic uncertainty, conventional approaches to problem-solving don't work anymore. "The traditional way of thinking our way into acting is rendered essentially useless," says entrepreneurial thought leader, Len Schlesinger. "Action trumps everything." A former executive in two Fortune 500 companies, Schlesinger believes that entrepreneurial activity, steeped in experiential learning, can transform the way leaders move forward in the face of unpredictability—and that entrepreneurial thinking can be codified and taught to anyone. Leaders hungry to stay ahead of the 21st century change curve are invited to unlock this entrepreneurial code for themselves and shore up their ministries or organizations for success, regardless of what the future may bring.
Office of the President, Babson College
"Entrepreneurs have
a passion for discovering
opportunities.
Once they do,
they act."
