We just could not offer this in a typical classroom setting.  We have learned that in order for you to answer God's calling, you must take a journey ... one that involves risk, discovery, and a point of no return.  The Leadership Summit short course is a week-long quest of discovering how God made you and what He calls you to.

Through teaching sessions, films, guided periods of reflection and journaling, Q&A, and small group discussion, we have designed something far more than a course - it's an expedition of the soul.  You will never be the same.

We are about to embark on what many have said is the most spiritually significant experience of their lives.  Because of this, please be aware of the following:

Expect God to show up.  He will take you deeper, stretching you and gently moving you out of your comfort zone.

Expect resistance.  Anticipate arguments, car problems, health problems, being inundated with demands, apathy, budget concerns, etc.  The evil one does not want you to move forward and receive what God has for you at the Summit.

Anticipate irreversible change.  The Summit team is committed to a strategy that will foster change that lasts.  This usually involves a demanding schedule of activities and one-on-one time with our speakers.

This week-long adventure is consecrated to the Lord.

Schedule
Cost
Location and Transportation
Who Teaches at the Summit?
Special Sessions
Application Process

Schedule
Leadership Summit takes place during the Christmas break and will begin January 3rd and lasts through January 9th. (Select this link for more detailed schedule.)

Cost
The program price - including lodging, meals, lectures, guest speakers, and certificate of completion - is approximately $620. Students participating in the Leadership Summit earn 3 semester hours of upper-division college credit (BUSA 435) from ACU upon course completion. Students who wish to receive college credit will pay ACU's regular tuition rate. Current university financial aid rules also apply.

Location and Transportation
Frontier Ranch is one of the best-kept secrets in the Rocky Mountains.  Every detail - from the beautiful accommodations to the impeccable service and outstanding meals - special attention is given to ensure that participants have a life-changing stay.  The unique combination of breathtaking vistas, wonderful amenities, game room, ropes course, hot springs pool or the treetop swing affectionately name "the Screamer":  all make Frontier Ranch the ideal setting for the Summit.

Students provide their own transportation.  Carpool arrangements and roommate assignments will be coordinated by the COBA staff.

Frontier Ranch is 120 miles southwest of Denver and 90 miles west of Colorado Springs.

Who Teaches at the Summit?
Leadership Summit is led by ACU's Dr. Richard S. Lytle, dean of the College of Business Administration and associate professor of marketing; Michael Winegeart, assistant professor of marketing and director of COBA's global programs; and Tim Johnston, chief strategic enrollment officer and associate vice president for marketing strategies.

Lytle, Winegeart and Johnston have more than 50 years of combined business experience, having worked for and consulted with several corporations, including Audi of America, Triad, Ford, Abbott Labs, Bank of America, Foster Grant, H.E.B. and Kodak, and McCoys. All three have taught for years on the subject of Christian leadership, and they have preached the gospel of Jesus from a variety of pulpits around the world.

Special Sessions
The College of Business Administration at Abilene Christian University has been blessed throughout the years with an extraordinary group of men and women who volunteer to speak at Summit. This committed and influential group of Christian CEOs have an enormous impact at the Summit - serving as mentors and inspirational speakers, changing lives one session at a time.

Students benefit immeasurably from seeing how compatible and visible the notions of competence, character, community and calling are in the lives of COBA's distinguished guest speakers at the Summit.

Application Process
The class has limited enrollment. Students will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis and must be in good standing with ACU.  Applications can be obtained by selecting the link below.  Please print out the application and turn into the Dean's Suite.  You may also bring the application to one of the informational meetings.  You must also register for the class on-line when pre-registration begins so that you are enrolled.  *If you wish to audit the class, you must fill out an audit form in the registrar's office.

Leadership Summitt Application

For more information call: 325-674-2429 or email us: Mike Winegeart