Enhance teamwork, effectiveness, significance and leadership skills! Published June 23, 2015 By Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Brendan O'Dowd, 412th Test Wing chaplain EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Comprehensive Airman Fitness is comprised of a multitude of targeted programs and activities as well as resiliency skills taught to enable Airmen to make sound choices. The program's goal is to build and sustain a thriving and resilient Air Force community that fosters mental, physical, social and spiritual fitness. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III states,"Our focus is on the well-being and care for ourselves, each other and our families so we can be more resilient to the many challenges military service brings." Here is your opportunity to build the Spiritual Pillar of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness. The Edwards Chapel is offering a unique Christian-based leadership opportunity at the Chapel 2 Annex, Aug. 6 and 7. This special event is known as the Global Leadership Summit. The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day, world-class leadership event experienced by more than 260,000 leaders around the world, representing more than 14,000 churches. It will be HD-telecast LIVE from the Willow Creek campus near Chicago. After the event, throughout the fall, Summit events take place in an additional 300-plus cities, 100-plus countries and translated into 50-plus languages. This event is crafted to infuse vision, skill development and inspiration that you can immediately apply. This event enhances the Spiritual Pillar of the Comprehensive Airmen Program, providing Airmen the ability to be more resilient to the many challenges military service brings. Here is the great news, the chapel is hosting this unique global event for FREE; to the first 30 attendees that sign-up. There are a limited number of seats, so once our availability of 30 has been reached, additional tickets can be reserved at a cost of $89 (military discount) per person. This inspirational event is open to all base personnel and their dependents (not open for the general public). Sign-up today and take your first step into experiencing the impact of attending the Summit. The following is a testament from one of our previous inspired attendees: "The practices and principles discussed during this two-day event helped me stay focused on the important stuff. Bill Hybels brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this forum. He directs the conversations and builds the team around the leadership principles of others before self; a true servant leader. When we uses the Air Force 4DW ideas as a foundation for these summit talks, our peers and leaders at the AFTC will find immense satisfaction in our trajectory at the workplace and in the home." The speakers for the 2015 event are listed here: BILL HYBELS, founder and senior pastor, Willow Creek Community Church SALLIE KRAWCHECK, chair, Ellevate Network; Former President, Bank of America's Global Wealth & Investment Management ADAM GRANT, professor, Wharton School of Business; best-selling author BRIAN HOUSTON, founder and global senior pastor, Hillsong Church ED CATMULL, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios; president of Walt Disney Animation Studios SAM ADEYEMI, founder and senior pastor, Daystar Christian Centre in Nigeria SHEILA HEEN, founder, Triad Consulting Group; Faculty, Harvard Law School JIM COLLINS, nationally acclaimed business thinker; best-selling author of "Good to Great" ALBERT TATE, founder and senior pastor, Fellowship Monrovia in Southern California HORST SCHULZE, chairman and CEO, Capella Hotel Group; founding president and former COO, The Ritz-Carlton Group DR. BRENÉ BROWN, research professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work; best-selling author LIZ WISEMAN, president, The Wiseman Group; best-selling author CRAIG GROESCHEL, founder and senior pastor, LifeChurch.tv "Leadership is an intense journey into yourself, how much you are willing to learn, how much you are willing to give." - Jeffrey Immelt, 2014 GLS speaker For more information about the event, the speakers, or Willow Creek Association and the Global Leadership Summit, go to www.WILLOWCREEK.COM or contact Judee-Anne Casbon at 661-277-2110.