About Us

Meet the Chiefs who will be leading on the trail

Meet the Leadership Team that makes plans and improvements for HIKE

Hopefully you can catch a little more of our heart for what happens on HIKE as you read below!

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VISION OF HIKE: Helping Individuals Know Excellence 

 

MISSION OF HIKE 1: Encouraging boys to embrace the transition into manhood. (I Corinthians 13:11)

MISSION OF HIKE 2: Challenging young men to live out authentic biblical masculinity. (I Corinthians 16:13,14)

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CORE VALUES of HIKE 1 & 2

TRUTH: We believe that truth is defined by the author of truth, Jesus Christ. The Bible and the Holy Spirit partnering together are the primary revealers of truth. (John 14:6)

EXCELLENCE: We believe in doing everything with excellence to the best of our abilities. We are committed to being proactive in seeking the best for HIKE in every area. We recognize that excellence doesn’t always mean the newest or best, but is defined more by having an attitude that is seeking excellence. (Colossians 3:23)

AUTHENTIC BIBLICAL MASCULINITY: We believe that true masculinity has been defined by the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus exemplified a masculinity that showed emotion, kindness, generosity, passion, etc. We believe this is the answer to both the lack of masculinity and toxic masculinity that the culture exemplifies. (Hebrews 4:14-15)

SPIRIT LED: We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who is alive, real and active today just as in the New Testament. We believe in partnering with the Holy Spirit to accomplish what God has called us to do. We understand that following the Holy Spirit may require extreme faith and maybe uncomfortable at times. Still we choose to believe in the authenticity and sovereignty of the Holy Spirit. (John 14:16-17)

AFFORDABILITY: We believe that cost should not be a barrier preventing someone from HIKE. We will do our best at keeping the costs down and providing alternative options for making up the difference. We will not compromise the quality of our equipment, food or staff in any way to keep our budget low. Rather we will trust God to supply our needs. (Matthew 6:31-33)

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STATEMENT OF FAITH

 We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the divinely inspired and infallible Word of God, and that they are our final authority in all matters of faith, conduct, and truth. 

Accordingly, based on Scripture we believe: 

1. THE BIBLE:  The only divinely inspired and infallible Word of God, our final authority in all matters of faith, conduct, and truth (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21). 
2. THE ONE TRUE GOD:  Existing eternally as three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). Eternally self existent (Exodus 3:13-15; John 8:58)
3. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST:  His pre-existence and deity (John 1:1-3), incarnate by virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-23, John 1:14), sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), substitutionary death (II Corinthians 5:21), bodily resurrection (Luke 24:36-43), ascension into heaven and present ministry (Mark 16:19, Hebrews 4:14-16), and coming again (Acts 1:11). 
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT:  His responsibility (John 14:26, 16:7-15) His deity (Acts 5:3-4) and His work in each believer (Romans 8:9). His filling (Acts 2:1-4, 4:31, Ephesians 5:18) to empower for Christian life and service (Acts 1:8, Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 3:16). 
5. MAN:  God’s creation in His own image (Genesis 1:26-28) as male and female, determined biologically at conception, but man sinned and all are sinners (Romans 3:23), in need of salvation (John 3:3-5). 
6. SALVATION:  We are saved by the grace of God, received as a gift from God through personal faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9), we come repenting of our sins, confessing Him as Lord before men, and receiving baptism into Him (Acts 2:38; Acts 8; Romans 10:9-10). 
7. THE CHURCH:  is the body and bride of Christ (Ephesians1:22-23; 5:25-32), is the universal body of all believers (Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-29), is growing together in fellowship and ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16, Acts 2:42-47), is baptizing believers (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, Roman’s 6:1-6), is continuing to remember the Lord’s supper (Acts 2:42, I Corinthians 11:20-34).
8. CHRISTIAN LIFE:  A lifestyle that strives for a continual transformation towards God and disdain towards the evil ways of the world (Romans 12:1-2),  manifested by speaking the truth (Matthew 5:37), maintaining the sanctity of the home and the sanctity of the biblical definition of marriage between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:18-24, Matthew 19:4-6), as determined biologically at conception  (Genesis 1:27, Psalm 139:13-16) settling differences between Christians in accordance with the Word of God (I Corinthians 6:1-8), exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and maintaining a life of prayer (Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6). 
9. SATAN:  His existence and personality as the great adversary of God and His people (Revelation 12), his judgment and final doom (Revelation 20:7-10). 
10. FUTURE LIFE:  The conscious existence of the dead (Philippians 1:21-23; Luke 16:19-31), the resurrection of the body (John 5:28-29), the judgment and reward of all people. (Romans 14:10-12; II Corinthians 5:10), the judgment and condemnation of unbelievers (Revelation 20:11-15), the eternal life of the saved (John 3:16).

We believe the core values and statement of faith listed above defines our beliefs as an organization. We realize that this is by no means an exhaustive list. For purposes of HIKE’s beliefs, core values, policies, practices and disciplines the leadership team of HIKE has the final interpretive authority on the meaning and application of the Bible.

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