12 Leadership Conferences to Attend in 2026 + Top Weekly Leadership Links

Check out the list of 12 Leadership Conferences to attend in 2026. Plus, the top weekly leadership links as well. Listen in to the latest episode of the H3 Leadership Podcast, episode 298. Make sure to visit http://h3leadership.com to access the full list and all the show notes. Share them with your team, repost the lists, and follow and subscribe. Plus including below an additional 13 Conferences to know about as well.

Make sure to access the Show Notes at the H3 Leadership website.

Special thanks to CONVOY OF HOPE and GENERIS for their partnership on this episode.

CONVOY OF HOPE 

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GENERIS

One of the biggest challenges today is building a culture of generosity. But our friends at Generis have the proven giving strategies that will help accelerate generosity in your church, school, college or non-profit. For over 30 years Generis has helped thousands of churches and non profits develop a sustainable culture of generosity to fund their God-inspired vision. Get started at http://generis.com to schedule a conversation with one of their incredible consultants. It will be worth your time. Again, visit http://generis.com to get started. Generis has the experience and heart to inspire generosity, advance your mission, and grow your impact for the Kingdom. 

12 Conferences to Attend in 2026

Life Surge – happening throughout 2026 in major cities

Exponential – March 16-18 in Orlando

ARC – April 21-22 in Charleston

Church Leaders Conference – April 27-30 in Dallas

Thrive Conference – April 29 – May in Sacramento

Training Camp – May 1 in Jacksonville

EntreLeadership SummitMay 17-20 in Orlando  

VOUSCon – June 10-14 in Miami

GrowLeader – July 21-23 in Birmingham

Global Leadership Summit – August 6-7 in Chicago

Faith Driven Conference

THINQ Culture Summit – October 1-2 in Nashville

LEAD TEAM (a new invite only gathering I’m doing)

Plus 12 others

ZOE Conference

C3 Conference

SWGP

Live2Lead with John Maxwell

Church Conference (formerly Orange)

Drive Conference

Church Leader Summit

Spire

Art of Leadership Live

Strategic Launch Network Annual Gathering

Kingdom Advisors

94X Summit

Top Weekly Leadership Links

Baby boomers are retiring early. Gen Z wants to quit. We have generational conflict.

The Gen Z Playbook – from Tim Elmore – article in Fast Company

Great video from Daniel Pink – for planning for a great year

Guide to using Notebook LM

A former navy seal commander shares the secrets of mental toughness

25 best ideas from 2025 from Sahil Bloom

Mountain to climb? Well, remove the pebble. You can’t climb the mountain until you remove the pebble from your shoe.

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