Cru – The Base Camp Journal

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 5 : March 30, 2024

I just finished a 2 month sabbatical. Cru’s updated sabbatical policy provides for and encourages missionary staff to take a 2 month sabbatical after 5 years serving full-time and then every 5 years until 20 years serving full-time, when sabbatical is 3 months. Heather and I approaching 14 years. Such a blessing. Such an honor. It was hard to step away from ministry and leadership responsibilities for a season. But I am so glad that I did. During the planning process, I uncovered 4 priority issues that needed to be addressed: Margin (or lack of margin felt as always being…

Cru, Foundations, Sabbatical

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 2: Jan 30, 2024

I began an Executive Coaching relationship just a little over a year ago… even though 'executive' is found nowhere near the description of any of my roles. But I knew that I had some big dreams. Bigger dreams than anything I was prepared for. I knew I needed help. Don came along and has listened, led, guided, and sometimes pushed. What I appreciate most about Don's craft though, is the way he draws out of me the best and most important ideas, purposes, and priorities. We've come along way in the last year+. Goals involving increasing multiplying movements on the…

Commentary, Cru, Sabbatical, Uncategorized

Gene’s Sabbatical Adventure, Issue 1 : Jan 24, 2024

I've had the good fortune to spend a good bit of time standing in cold trout water casting upstream to trophy trout. At least in my mind they were trophy trout. The idea is to gently land the fly just above the fish and let it drift as naturally as possible through the fish's feeding slot. It's also important is that the fly line land softly with just the right of slack so that on the one hand it doesn't drag the fly, and on the other the fisherman has sufficient amount of control of the fly to set the…

Beef, Commentary, Cru, Sabbatical