August 5-6 we got to go to the Global Leadership Summit in Edmonton along with a number of other folks from our home church.
Every time we go to this conference we find it to be exceptionally uplifting. It not only teaches great leadership skills but also provides an enormous spiritual uplift.
Some of the speakers included T. D. Jakes, Bill Hybels, Tony Dungy, Jack Welch, Andy Stanley and:
A prominent Chinese economist, Dr. Zhao Xiao was commissioned by his government to study the success of the American economy. He concluded that a moral foundation allowed the economy to flourish, argued that China's economy would benefit from the spread of the Christian faith, and embraced Christianity himself. He continues to be a respected scholar and government advisor, speaking openly about the influence of Christianity on economics. Our first non-English speaking faculty member, he will lean on a gifted translator to share his thoughts on the relationship between morality and a market economy, the state of the Church in China, and the challenges of leadership as a Christian in a secular Communist country. - I found this guy very interesting.
Blake Mycoshi who is the founder and "chief shoe giver" of TOMS shoes. This company gives away a pair of shoes for every shoe sold. To date they have given away over 600,000 pairs of shoes. Blake was very inspiring.
For more information check out the following site:
http://www.willowcreek.com/events/leadership/2010/
Highly recommend the conference to others to attend in the future.
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