{"id":1074,"date":"2011-05-24T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2011-11-24T19:42:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T19:42:02","slug":"guest_post_calling_all_leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/24\/guest_post_calling_all_leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post &#8211; Calling All Leaders by Doug Koop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Our friends at <a title=\"Christian Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianweek.org\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Week<\/a> have shone a spotlight on this year\u2019s <a title=\"The Global Leadership Summit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/index.asp\" target=\"_self\">Global Leadership Summit<\/a>. Thanks to <a title=\"Doug Koop's Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianweek.org\/blog.php?id=39\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Koop<\/a> for sharing his thoughts on how the Summit can impact Canadian church leaders.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1075\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/summit.jpg\" alt=\"Leaders gather for the 2010 Leadership Summit in Windsor, Ontario\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/>KELOWNA, BC\u2014\u201cI really do believe that the local church is the hope of  the world, but for it to reach its redemptive potential it must be well  led,\u201d says Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor the Willow Creek  Community Church in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Propelled by that undergirding vision, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willowcreek.com\/\">Willow Creek Association<\/a> produces an annual Global Leadership Summit that is telecast to more than 200 cities in more than 70 countries.<\/p>\n<p>This includes Canada, where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/\">The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada<\/a> is partnering with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/locations.asp\">22 host churches<\/a> to make the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/index.asp\">Summit<\/a> available to some 7,300 participants throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>This year they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/pricing.asp\">lowered the price<\/a> and changed the date in order to increase the impact of the Summit in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we consulted leaders in our network we quickly realized that the  traditional date in August doesn\u2019t work very well in the Canadian  context,\u201d explains marketing director Brian McKenzie. \u201cIt was  inconvenient for the host churches and limited access for potential  participants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian edition of the Summit is now slated for the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>The roster of presenters for the 2011 event is a stellar line-up of  accomplished leaders from a wide range of fields\u2014business, arts, church,  academy, ministry. The list includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/speaker_bill_hybels.asp\">Hybels<\/a>, Starbucks CEO <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/speaker_howard_schultz.asp\">Howard Schultz<\/a>, \u201cinnovator and cultural architect\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/speaker_erwin_mcmanus.asp\">Erwin McManus<\/a>, Australian minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/speaker_john_dickson.asp\">John Dickson<\/a>, and many more.<a href=\"..\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/\">Scott Cochrane<\/a>, executive  director of The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada, is urging  Canadian pastors to sign up and bring teams of both veteran and new  staff and lay leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know of many churches who intend to capitalize on the new dates and  use this event as a leadership retreat&#8230; where the can build  relationships while sharpening their skills and abilities together,\u201d he  says.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.growingleadership.com\/summit\/register.asp\">early bird<\/a> price break is May 24.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends at Christian Week have shone a spotlight on this year\u2019s Global Leadership Summit. 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