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David Gergen is an outstanding politician that has had positions in the White House through the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton presidencies. His book, Eyewitness to Power, traces his role in those different administrations. He is a respected commentator on CNN and a professor at the Harvard's School of Public Leadership. Bill Hybels’ interview of …
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Two years ago I was at the Exponential Church Planting gathering and was happily surprised by listening to Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Keller has gained a lot of acclaim because of his thoughtful connection with people, expressed most recently in his books The Reason for God. Before even …
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Dr. Wess Stafford, president and CEO of Compassion International, shared a very personal and intimate message on pain in leadership. It would be impossible to convey Stafford's story here. In short, he spoke of how, as a missionary kid, he experienced immense physical and emotional abuse while at a Christian boarding school. However, it was …
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Gary Hamel, the Director of the London School of Business and author of the book The Future of Management, spoke on the topic: “Manage Differently NOW.” There was a ton of material from Gary’s session, but it all related to what he sees as the most important question for us to consider as leaders: “Are …
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Dave Gibbons, pastor of NewSong and author of The Monkey and the Fish, unpacked a look at Jesus’ call to love God with all of who we are and our neighbor as ourselves. While this isn’t a new concept, Dave’s words were provocative and inspiring on how we actually live beyond ourselves to truly love …
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Matthew Erickson 