by Gene Wilkes | Feb 19, 2020 | From the President
A wonder-filled experience of hiking at altitude on a clear night is the sky. Stars sparkle and shine like diamonds against a backdrop of blacks and grays. Shooting stars crisscross the myriad of star clouds. You realize how small Earth is when set against a universe...
by Gene Wilkes | Feb 18, 2020 | From the President
On Mt. Kilimanjaro you climb below, in, and above clouds. You may encounter rain from the clouds in the rain forest climate zone, and you may find yourself in the clouds in the artic climate zone. Climbers tend to prefer non-cloudy conditions, as do most of us...
by Gene Wilkes | Jan 8, 2020 | From the President
Three words seldom spoken about in leadership studies, conferences, and blogs are: Followers,Fitness, andForgiveness[1] I’d like to address each one and briefly demonstrate its importance and essential requirements to biblical servant leadership. In my last blog, I...
by Gene Wilkes | Nov 20, 2019 | From the President
Three words that are seldom spoken about in leadership studies, conferences, and blogs are: Followers, Fitness, and Forgiveness I’d like to address each one and briefly demonstrate their importance and essential requirements to biblical servant leadership. I’ll start...
by Gene Wilkes | Oct 15, 2019 | From the President
I am an outdoor and endurance sport enthusiast. I love to cycle (both road and gavel, weekly rides and centuries), to backpack (multiday, mountains and forests), and to trail run (10k to ultramarathons). I am not a professional by any measure, but I love the people,...
by Gene Wilkes | Sep 12, 2019 | From the President, Leadership
One frustration of being a servant leader in Christ’s church is knowing if you are doing what you should be doing every day. Yes, you have most likely been given a job description—which no one looks at until they are building a case to oust you—but, you want your...
