Our Executive Director

Meet the Executive Director of the Sagamore Initiative

I'm John Brockman Crane, and it's my great privilege to provide strategic leadership in what is proving to be a very exciting initiative. To be in a position to develop the potential of young leaders is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have. And it's certainly a very needed endeavor.

Our cultural landscape is continually shifting. As I talk to different groups of people, I often run into many earnest individuals who care deeply about the state of our country and culture. They see what is happening and offer a seemingly helpless lament, "What can we do about it?"

After hearing that resigned frustration too many times, we decided to act. For we believe that the most strategic way to pursue lasting change in our world is to equip the people who will shape the future. The students of today will be the leaders of tomorrow.

Our common goal is to raise up a new generation of leaders who, like the leaders of old in Issachar, understand our times and know what to do. As a member of our leadership team once told me, "Doing nothing is no longer an option." Which is why we've decided to do something.

Welcome to the Sagamore Initiative! I hope you'll join us in this critical effort.

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About John Brockman Crane

John Brockman Crane (M.A. in Communications and Culture, Trinity International University) grew up in the beautiful Midwest and finds life's journey continually bringing him back here. He and his wife Jean currently live in Indianapolis, Indiana with their four children, Caleb, Andrew, Mark, and Emma.

As a worldview educator and cultural commentator, John has had the opportunity to speak and teach on university campuses, in churches, and at other venues across the country and around the world. In addition, he spends considerable time writing on timeless truths and cultural trends over at his blog, The Daily Detour, and elsewhere.

Over the years, John has had the privilege of working for Anchors Away Ministries, a teaching ministry that helps high school and college students learn to live out their Christian faith. In addition, he was an original member of Chuck Colson's Centurions Program and has continued to teach and be actively involved with subsequent Centurion groups. He has also served as both a pastor and an adjunct professor in Indianapolis. And in the summer of 2008, John completed a two month apologetics study program in Oxford, England through the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, a partnership between Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University.

Beyond all of this, John's best times are spent with his family--going on all-too-infrequent dates with Jean, wrestling with the boys, and showering kisses on little Emma. As time allows, he also enjoys spending time in the woods, hiking, reading, and working on a variety of writing projects--including a small group curriculum intended to equip people in understanding and applying the Christian worldview to their lives. He is also working on his first book which is meant to help those who are struggling with the Christian faith.