“As someone who has eaten gas station burritos with Bryan before he turned twenty, I can tell you he has always been this engaging and charismatic.  Keith likes to talk about the time he jumped off a bridge into a river, but Bryan Willkom might be the only person who could get me to do something that crazy.  Bryan has seen about every corner of the American church world: Catholicism during his childhood, college, and as a young minister in adulthood; evangelical ministries like Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) and a Christian camp in Texas; a Lutheran church with a bent toward modern mass appeal; and his own non-traditional spirituality groups with JesusFit.  He's somehow managed to come out of it all without losing his sense of wonder and hope, jaded just enough to be wise but with energy left to fuel his desire to serve others.  Few people on this earth can seamlessly combine running on a trail with an ancient religious figure, but Bryan has done that and more with his usual blend of laughter, good nature, integrity, love, and open mindedness.  We couldn't ask for a better leader and facilitator to help make a place that's safe but also fun.”

• Words by John