Colin Powell, Mark Burnett, Patrick Lencioni, Dr. Brene Brown, and Willow Creek's Bill Hybels to Challenge Leaders at The Global Leadership Summit

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill., June 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Willow Creek Association, an organization that has equipped pastors and church leaders for more than 20 years, turns to world-class, forward-thinking leaders in business, education, social justice arenas, churches, and the arts to impart hard-hitting leadership development to more than 75,000 leaders in the US on August 8 and 9. Faculty members at The Global Leadership Summit 2013 include General Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, Mark Burnett, Emmy-Award winning executive producer of Survivor, The Voice, The Apprentice, Shark Tank, and The Bible mini-series, Patrick Lencioni, founder and president of the Table Group and best-selling author, Dr. Brené Brown, University of Houston research professor, and Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church.

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Great leaders never stop learning and are determined to join with team members to get better every year. "When leaders get better, everyone wins," says Hybels. "It's your job to keep your passion hot. Do whatever you have to do, read whatever you have to read, go wherever you have to go to stay fired up." The Global Leadership Summit, best experienced in a team setting, allows leaders and their teams to build into each other, hold each other accountable, and in that environment, everyone has influence and the potential to spark positive change.

Leaders consistently turn to Willow Creek's annual leadership conference to build and restore vitality to their organizations and teams. This year's powerful, seasoned faculty will challenge leaders across all spectrums of leadership. And it all takes places inside churches throughout North America.

Originating at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., The Global Leadership Summit will be transmitted live via satellite to 230+ locations throughout the US on August 8 and 9, and videocast to more than 300 international host sites in 90 countries and 42 languages before the end of 2013.

Other speakers include:

• Bob Goff—attorney and founder and CEO, Restore International
• Andy Stanley—founder and senior pastor, North Point Ministries
• Dr. Henry Cloud—clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, best-selling author
• Joseph Grenny—co-founder, VitalSmarts, best-selling author
• Liz Wiseman—executive strategy and leadership Consultant
• Oscar Muriu—senior pastor, Nairobi Chapel, Kenya

Register online by June 25 for best rates or call 800-570-9812.

Find a complete list of speakers, and information about local host sites for The Global Leadership Summit 2013 on our website, or call (224) 512-1980. Willow Creek Association (WCA), host of the annual Global Leadership Summit, is a growing multi-denominational worldwide network that serves more than 7,000 churches from 90 denominations and 90 countries. The not-for-profit WCA equips churches and church leaders with strategic vision, training, and resources.

CONTACT: Susan DeLay
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(224)512-1980

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