In recent summers, the Global Leadership Summit comes to Henderson courtesy of One Life Church.
Beamed in via satellite from Chicago, where leaders from around the country give speeches and presentations on leadership, Henderson’s own leaders—and those on their way—gather to watch and then discuss points from the different presentations.
Lisa Bridwell, who is with the church and handling promotion for the event, said the purpose is to grow leadership all over Henderson—not just for the church’s congregants.
“It’s really for everyone,” she said.
The range of speakers during the Aug. 6-7 event can be eclectic, varying from national business leaders, astronauts, religious leaders—anyone who has a leadership role, Bridwell said. She mentioned that Coach K—Duke University’s hall of fame former head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski—has spoken at a previous event.
This year’s event features 13 different speakers, who will speak to—locally—anyone who has a leadership role in the community, or anyone who one day may take a leadership role, including, at the time of the Hendersonian’s interview with Bridwell, 47 high school students.
The program is not free, except for some people involved with nonprofits, and the ticket cost for those students is being handled by local leaders Bill Fidler and Doug Lawson, Stock Yards Bank’s market president for the West Kentucky and Evansville region.
Bridwell last week said that there were 130 total registrants ready to take part in the summit. That’s already on pace to be more than the average number that signs up locally for the summit, which Bridwell says is anywhere from 100 to 150.
The summit is faith-based, said Bridwell, and prayer will be a part of it, but she said that the religious aspect is not forced on anyone.
Bridwell said the summit is a part of One Life’s “City Reach” initiative, which she described as an effort to form partnerships in the community that will help grow Henderson and make it better as a whole. Some of the other programs that One Life works on as part of City Reach include Grace Marriage—marriage classes four times a year—Audubon Kids Zone’s Summer Sizzlers, the Senior Sunrise at Henderson County High School and hosting a lunch and meetings for Women’s Addiction Recovery Manor.
Bridwell said the two-day event will feature live videos of speakers (see the image that accompanies this this article) that will last anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. There will be breaks between each talk when discussions among participants will occur, and One Life will provide both a lunch and light breakfast and coffee both days, she said.
There are several different pricing categories, but all those will increase, except the student price, after July 17. (To sign up, scan the QR code at the end of this article.)
Some special prices include free admission for directors of nonprofits and nonprofit board members, said Bridwell, who also added that some local nonprofits will set up tables in the church lobby so that members can offer information to attendees.
Bridwell said one of the big pluses for someone who attends the summit is that it offers “real actionable steps” in an individual’s development.
And local organizers hope the summit can build off the momentum of the recent Henderson Hospitality Summit, Bridwell said. It’s another event that gives Hendersonians an opportunity to evolve and grow, she said.
Those wanting more information can contact One Life’s Church Administrator Martina Aldridge at 270-577-0879 or martina@onelifehenderson.com.
