C gene wilkes biography

C. Gene Wilkes, Jesus on Leadership: Discovering the Secrets of Servant Leadership. Tyndale House Publishers, 1998.

Referenced in: Servant Leadership

LifeandLeadership.com Summary

Wilkes reflects keen awareness of good literature on leadership (e.g. Robert Greenleaf, Max De Pree, Warren Bennis), but the real value of his work arises out of his own experience of being humbled into leading like Jesus. He combines this experience with learnings from scripture and leadership theory to derive seven principles of servant leadership:

1. Humble your heart – servant leaders humble their heart and wait for God to exalt them.
2. First be a follower – servant leaders follow Jesus instead of seek a position.
3. Find greatness in service – servant leaders give up personal rights to find greatness in service to others.
4. Take risks – servant leaders can risk serving others because they trust that God is in control of their lives.
5. Take up the towel – servant leaders take up the towel of servanthood to meet the needs of others.
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   Gene Wilkes, Ph.D.

   Arlington, TX

   Dr. Gene Wilkes is the President and Professor of New Testament and Leadership of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, Irving, TX. Dr. Wilkes embraces the Institute’s mission to “equip men and women called to serve Christ in the diverse and global ministries of his church.” He has authored eleven books, including Jesus On Leadership: Timeless Wisdom on Servant Leadership and A New Way of Living: Practicing the Beatitudes every day. Dr. Wilkes received his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies and his M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Greek.

   Dr. Wilkes served as Senior Pastor of Legacy Church, Plano, TX, for twenty-six years prior to coming to Carroll Institute as Vice President of Development. During his local church ministry, Legacy Church transitioned to become “a mission outpost where every member is a missionary in his or her mission field.” Two unique ministries of the church were its English Language Program, w

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   C. Gene Wilkes is married to Kim (McHan) Wilkes (1975) and is the father of two daughters, Storey (21) and Summer (17). He is the pastor of Legacy Church in Plano, Texas, where he has served since 1987. The church has transitioned during Gene's ministry to more effectively carry out its mission to make disciples in the North Dallas/Plano mission field. Gene is the author of "Jesus on Leadership: Discovering the Secrets of Servant Leadership from the Life of Christ." The workbook has been translated into Spanish, and the trade-book edition has been translated into eight languages. Gene has also written "My Identity in Christ" and "With All My Soul: God's Design for Spiritual Wellness," which is part of LifeWay's Fit4 materials. "Paul on Leadership: Servant Leadership in a Ministry of Transition" was released in March 2004. Gene is a national conference speaker on the topics of spiritual gifts, lay mobilization, making disciples, and servant leadership. He has also led conferences and taught in Canada, China, Russia, and Cuba. G