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The world's premiere leadership conference

AUGUST 7-8, 2025

At the $99 student special rate!

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GLS2025 Student Registration
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Next Gen

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) Next Gen is designed to Awaken emerging leaders in their leadership, faith, and life journey. We want to Activate them to be a force for good in their world for Jesus and Connect them to a community of growth.

We focus on two target audiences in which we divide up our resources to give you a more effective experience:

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How do I get involved?

The GLS Next Gen Toolkit is here to support you in building a unique Next Gen experience. You can start by utilizing one of our pre-programmed resources designed by our team or create a very specific experience for your context! The Next Gen Team is here to support you every step of the way, with tools, resources, and coaching.

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Exciting News - The GLS Next Gen has partnered with Praying Pelican Missions (PPM) to activate young leaders to be a Force For Good around the world through mission trips!
 

What Is Unique About
The GLS Next Gen

We desire to Awaken emerging leaders in their leadership, faith, and life journey. We want to Activate them to be a force for good in their world for Jesus and Connect them to a community of growth.
A young leader’s heart transformed for Jesus Christ is at the center of this.

The GLS Next Gen Resources Consists of

  • Videocast and in-person speakers
  • Creative elements
  • Leadership conversations
  • Practical activities
  • Processing times
  • Next step strategies

Take a sneak peek at 2 of the resources to see what they look like:

 

Join Our Community

 

Sign Up To Get The GLS Next Gen Resources

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) Next Gen is designed to Awaken emerging leaders in their leadership, faith, and life journey. We want to Activate them to be a force for good in their world for Jesus and Connect them to a community of growth.

Connect to our Global Community!

Join the NxtLeader.Network Community!

A community Empowering and Equipping youth workers to be healthy and effective, so that they may Awaken and Activate the Next Generation to be a force for good in the world for Jesus.

Sign up for ongoing resources and community:
 

What Others Are Saying

Eric Bowling
Eric Bowling

Director of Student Leadership and Service,
Wheaton Academy

"As adults, we have a key role in developing the next generation of Christian leaders. The Global Leadership Summit Next Gen provides an opportunity for every student to have a seat “at the leadership table” to learn more about the concept of leadership and how to best engage in using what they have learned to serve others on their campuses, in their communities and in the greater world."

James Brooks
James Brooks

Pastor,
Harmony Community Church

"The Global Leadership Summit Next Gen brings hope and help to young leaders in our community. Helping our leaders realize that they all have influence and when they sharpen their leadership they can create a path to make a difference in their family, school, community and the world!"

Mike Locke
Mike Locke

Pastor of Family Ministry,
Moraine Valley Church

"The Summit Next Gen has provided incredible tools to inspire next level thinking in our students. The beauty of these resources has been their simplicity. Each session offered an easy to use springboard into meaningful conversations around faith, influence and leadership. Our students desire to engage their worlds, the materials provided by the Summit Next Gen has provided a launch pad to get started."

Chris Mallette
Chris Mallette

Head Football Coach,
Chicago Hope Academy

"As a Coach and Community leader I know how important leadership is. Helping to sharpen the leadership skills of the young men and women I work with is critical and gives them hope! The Summit Next Gen is just what we need, we can shape this world class leadership event to fit our needs and make it our event. The GLS Next Gen team makes it easy to build into my leaders and help equip and empower them to be a force for good."

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