The Global Leadership Network’s Annual Senior Pastor Event

Every year on Mt. Everest, a pop-up city is built — Everest Base Camp. Here, the world’s most intrepid hikers gather to rest, acclimatize and prepare to ascend the summit

Like Everest’s Base Camp, the Global Leadership Network’s senior pastor event is a pop-up pastoral city where you’ll experience:

Content designed exclusively to meet the needs of senior pastors today
Innovative ideas and problem solving for your church
Community with pastors experiencing the same things you are

Join Us In Orlando

Base Camp is for senior pastors who host the Global Leadership Summit — or are interested in hosting — and will help you prepare for your ascent to the Summit

2027 Broadcast Partner Senior Pastors

Complimentary

Senior pastors who host the Summit or are Network members receive admission as a benefit.

Senior Pastor General Attendance

$1,499

Senior Pastors interested in hosting the Summit may purchase a ticket to attend Base Camp.

Our Hosts

Leaders Who Know the Climb

David Ashcraft

President & CEO, Global Leadership Network; Founder and President, The Advantage

David Ashcraft is president and CEO of the Global Leadership Network. He is also the founder and president of The Advantage, a leadership collaborative that mentors and encourages pastors across the country. As senior pastor of LCBC Church in Pennsylvania for 32 years, David helped grow weekly attendance from 150 people to a combined average of more than 22,000.

Craig GroeSchel

Founding & Senior Pastor, Life.Church; Bestselling Author

Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, a three-time Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award recipient. Known for its missional approach to leveraging the latest technology,  Life.Church is the creator of the YouVersion Family of Bible Apps — installed on over a billion unique devices worldwide. He hosts the top-ranked “Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast” and is a New York Times bestselling author.

Speakers

Guides for the Climb