Month: May 2015

Combustible Passion

Impactful leaders lead out of a place of passion. The goal is for that passion to not become diluted or polluted as it cycles through your organization and out to the consumer. Bishop T.D. Jakes communicates, from a place of passion, the value of passion in leadership as well as key individuals necessary to support you as you lead.

A Leadership Case Study: Jessica Jackley and the KIVA Story

Jessica Jackley, co-founder of micro lender organization KIVA, talks with Jim Mellado about how individuals can play a part in a solution to the massive issue of global poverty. With stories of inspiration and hope, this Summit session makes seemingly insurmountable obstacles seem possible to overcome.

Thinking Forward: Third-Culture Leadership

Who are the real change agents of a culture? In this Summit session, Pastor Dave Gibbons argues that culture can be most impacted by those on the fringes of culture. We often expect culture to be impacted from an epicenter of power outward, but what if that’s not the Biblical perspective on cultural change? Dave Gibbons calls for leaders to adopt, what he calls, a third-culture leadership perspective.

Leveraging Your Past

In order to tackle the root cause of global poverty, we must be ready to support the most vulnerable affected by global poverty – children. Wes Stafford, former president and CEO of Compassion International, talks about the power of pain in each of our stories. Wess shares the hope and redemption of pain through the power of Jesus.