History GDI was birthed from the need for an organizational vehicle to better steward the ministry to leaders that was already happening at Three Hills.

GDI Team Executive Director Doug Fike heads up a diverse group working to extend the Kingdom by living out GDI's vision and mission.

Board Seasoned leaders provide accountability and perspective to the GDI team.

Vision and Mission GDI exists to empower leaders through relationship by mentoring, consulting, resourcing, giving oversight, facilitating individualized sabbatical and formation experiences, and providing highly effective, innovative, Kingdom-centered leadership training and intensive leadership and character formation experiences.

Core Values GDI is committed to radical abandonment to God and His purposes, developing covenant community, empowering and unleashing people, maximizing impact by investing in leaders, maintaining a lifelong learning posture, bringing Christ into every facet of 21st century culture, and cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship.

Culture The short interpretive pieces in this section offer glimpses into the "set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features*" which is GDI culture. Examples of these themes include comparing the Kingdom of God to skydiving, God forming the character of leaders during wilderness seasons, setting aside "open space", finding meaning in unexpected places, rethinking the early church and the pastor's role, the emergence of the microchurch, the importance of alliances between local churches and the mobile church, and the importance of learning to do business with God first in every situation.

Location GDI is located in the Alleghany highlands of Virginia, a rural hideaway with unexpected pockets of history and culture.

* UNESCO, 2002

Photography: Photo 1: Jonathan Reuel. Photo 2: Doug Fike, copyright 2005