One of the most common questions that we hear is “how do I get started” with a local city movement and it would be highly overreaching to say there is a specific formula or even strategy because every city and every catalytic leader is different. To look at the variety of ideas around different cities, look at this blog page listing several examples. But I want to credit our friends […]
There are a growing number of movement organizations and resources that are rich with insight and examples of catalytic leaders impacting their communities. Certainly not exhaustive, but here are a few resources and sites that we know are actively creating movement. Books To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City; Eric Swanson Loving the City: Tim Keller Serving a Movement: Tim Keller A Theology as Big as the City: […]
We have been privileged to offer the Global Leadership Summit in our local Tristate area including Evansville Indiana and Henderson Kentucky for many years. And in fact, the 2022 Summit was attended in venues or online by over 500 leaders from 135 organizations from the Tristate. And while we have always tried to connect the Summit to our local context and causes, this year added some fresh opportunities to leverage […]
Community, Cause and Corporation…. Healthy nonprofits and churches There was a point in my career that I made a change from the corporate-profit world to the church and non-profit world. I knew there were some distinct differences, but I also knew that part of why I was hired was to bring some of my business background to the daily operations of the nonprofit environment I was about to enter. During […]
The good news is that there is no magic pill that immediately prepares you to launch your Global Leadership Summit site towards a larger city movement and there are as many ways to proceed with the idea as there are sites. But there are some learnings and health markers that will strengthen your success in the journey. Here are some questions to process: Are you currently leveraging the Global Leadership […]
The Global Leadership Summit is a great resource for you as a leader, your team, your organization and ultimately for your community. But to make the GLS a catalytic resource for a city movement, we are learning that there are some things that you can do to be intentional about creating movement prior to the GLS. What is moving? First, determine what is already moving your city. What organizations are […]
We have been looking at the concept of catalyzing City Movements by being intentional before, during and after the GLS. Before the GLS we were focused on identifying what was moving, what needed to move and who was moving things. Now as we enter into the actual days of the Global Leadership Summit, we want to take that pre-Summit information and connect the dots. Unity-Connect people at your site There […]
Finally, we have acknowledged what to do Before the Summit, During the Summit and now some thoughts about what to do After the Summit. Debrief-Application of GLS Content Top 10 Card… Throughout the Summit, we encourage attendees to make a list of their top 10 actionable ideas and we even provide a “Top 10” card and a short video on best practices to make sure they apply what they have learned. […]
There is a growing field of resources and organizations designed to inspire engagement of churches and Christian leaders in their communities. Let me tell you about my church… This is a very short video from the churches of Teesside. This is a great story of unity in a community! City Movement Resources What is a Gospel City Movement– Some definitions and resources for city movements Gospel City Movements– The City […]
A few of years ago, I heard that there was a name change being contemplated. The Willow Creek Association was looking at the growth of the Global Leadership Summit around the world and the hundreds of partners and locations represented in over 130 countries and what they had really “become” was The Global Leadership Network. As that idea was being processed and plans were being developed to make the name change, […]