Christian Leadership Summit
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Keynote Speakers: Dan Heefner, Bob Doll, Christian Pinkston, and Richard Martinez
The Christian Leadership Summit is an annual event hosted by DBU's Gary Cook School of Leadership for the goal of equipping, training, and developing leaders for their distinctive, God-given callings. The purpose of the Christian Leadership Summit parallels with the overall mission of the School of Leadership to develop Christian servant leaders, scholars, and global thinkers for the glory of God alone.
Since 2014, the Christian Leadership Summit has featured amazing lecturers, panel discussions, paper presentations, and networking opportunities for leaders and aspiring leaders from a variety of vocational backgrounds.
This year, we are partnering with the Don and Linda Carter School of Business at DBU and will be focusing on issues related to faith, vocation, and leadership in the marketplace.
We welcome you to join us for this special event!
March 20-21, 2025
March 20-21, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions about the CLS
Thursday, March 20
Location: Great Hall, Mahler Student Center
- 5:30 PM – Registration Open
- 6:00 PM – Dinner Served
- 6:30 PM – Program Begins Dissertation Awards
- Keynote Speaker: Dan Heefner
- 8:15 PM – Concluding Remarks
Friday, March 21
- 8:30 AM – Registration
- Location: Great Hall, Mahler Student Center
- 9:00 AM – Welcome & Opening Keynote with Christian Pinkston
- Location: Great Hall, Mahler Student Center
- 10:15 AM – Breakout Session 1
- Location: Chapel Lower-Level Classrooms 06, 07, 19
- 11:30 AM – Luncheon with Bob Doll
- Location: Great Hall, Mahler Student Center
- 1:15 PM – Breakout Session 2
- Location: Chapel Lower-Level Classrooms 06, 07, 19
- 2:45 PM – Final Keynote with Dr. Rick Martinez
- Location: Great Hall, Mahler Student Center
- 4:00 PM – Concluding Remarks
Please select one of the following registration options:
Full Conference Package: $35
Includes access to the Dinner Program on Thursday, March 20 and all sessions on Friday, March 21.
Single-Day or Session Options: $20
- Thursday, March 20 - Dinner Program Only: Includes the Dinner Program and keynote by Dan Heefner.
- Friday, March 21 - Conference Only: Includes all keynote sessions and breakout sessions.
- Friday, March 21 - Lunch Keynote with Bob Doll Only: Includes lunch and Bob Doll’s keynote address.
For questions or concerns, please contact the Cook School of Leadership main phone number: (214) 333-5484