WCA Leadership Summit (day 2) «

Bill Hybels

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. He convened The Leadership Summit in 1995 following a God-given prompting to help develop the spiritual gift of leadership in the local church. A highly sought-after conference speaker on issues related to Christian leaders, Hybels is the best-selling author of more than 20 books including Courageous Leadership and the upcoming release, Axiom: The Language of Leadership.

Notes from his talk are at Live Intentionally

Brad Anderson

Vice-chairman and CEO of Best Buy, Brad Anderson leads by creating a culture of accountability and unleashing the power of people. In 1973, after leaving seminary without a degree, Anderson joined a local stereo store as an entry-level sales person. Impressed by his customer-focused success, his supervisor partnered with Anderson to grow the chain into Best Buy, a $19.2 billion retailer of technology and entertainment. Today, Anderson oversees 140,000 employees throughout North America and China and was recently named one of “The Best CEOs in America” by Institutional Investor Magazine.

Notes from his interview with Hybles are at Live Intentionally

Catherine Rohr

At age 30, Catherine Rohr is the CEO and founder of the nonprofit Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP). Under her leadership, the program recruits volunteer senior business executives who provide training, mentoring, and support to prison inmates. The participants in this one-of-a-kind program have achieved a 98 percent employment rate and have launched 40 entrepreneurial businesses. Currently PEP is refining resources to replicate its model in facilities nationwide.

Notes from her interview with jim Mellado are at Live Intentionally

Chuck Colson

Chuck Colson is the chairman and founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, the world’s largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners, crime victims, and their families. He has written more than 20 books including Born Again and his latest release, The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters. In addition, Colson is the founder and chairman of the Wilberforce Forum, the Christian worldview teaching and advocacy arm of Prison Fellowship, and producer of his daily radio broadcast, “BreakPoint,” heard through more than 1,000 outlets.

Notes from his talk are at Live Intentionally

Craig Groeschel

Craig Groeschel, Founding and Senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, has a passion for leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. From its modest beginning in a two-car garage in Oklahoma City, LifeChurch.tv is one of the country’s first multi-campus churches reaching more than 18,000 people with 40 weekly worship experiences in 12 locations including an Internet campus. Known for his creative and relevant Bible teaching, Groeschel has authored four books including the upcoming release, IT.