My most important role is serving my family! My wife Anita and I have been married for 46+ years. We have 3 sons (with 3 amazing daughters-in-law), and a daughter (married to a great son-in-law). These amazing kids and their spouses have been blessed with 12 children! There are also 3 dogs in the mix, whom I acknowledge but refuse to attach “grand” to (as in “granddog”).

Collectively, we are the #AdamsFamilyExperience! The picture below is from Christmas 2024, when we were all together in one place – our house!

I served Auxano from 2012-2025 as Vision Room Curator, Guest Experience Navigator, and Digital Engagement Leader. Prior to that, I served 8 years as the Lead Church Consultant for JH Batten, a church design builder. My background also includes over 23 years as an associate/executive pastor for 3 churches in KY, GA, and NC with primary responsibilities in church facilities administration, communication, and discipleship.

I’m passionate about energizing hospitality, leveraging intentionality so ordinary people can demonstrate extraordinary love.

A favorite quote by Albert Einstein states my life and learning philosophy well:

I have no talents. I am only passionately curious.

Current areas of curiosity include all facets of hospitality wherever it’s found and exploring the art of “gathering” – with a focus on how we can live out our faith where we live, work, and play.

My educational background includes a B.S. in Accounting from Tennessee Tech University, a MRE with concentration in Church Administration and Communications from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and post-graduate work at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in church business administration. My lifelong pursuit of knowledge continues with a voracious reading regimen, a cherished habit passed on by my dad at an early age.

About that reading habit: At any given time I will be reading and researching in the areas of Disney history, hospitality, customer experience, leadership development, today’s culture, military history, technological thrillers, science fiction, the food and restaurant industry and business biographies. I am typically reading 2-3 books in any given week. Another quote from one of my heroes, Thomas A. Edison, sums it up pretty well:

“I don’t read books; I read the library.”

The title of this site comes from the generations of my immediate family: my father (who passed away in 2012), me, my oldest son, and his oldest son – 4 birth generations, with 27 years between each of them. The influences of the GI, Boomer, GenX, Millennial, GenZ, and Alpha generational cohorts are a constant presence in my life.

My hobby is being a Disney fanatic, which is expressed in many ways, especially in the history of Walt Disney and the world-wide “kingdom” that bears his name. Having spent over 100 days at Disney properties on land and at sea in the last ten years, I continue to immerse myself in Disney culture by frequent perusal of select Disney-related websites, reading and collecting Disney-related books both old and new (my current Disney library is over 500 volumes), and connecting with Disney Cast Members.

An on-again, off-again relationship with playing the euphonium since middle school is now “off-again” while I work through some medical issues.

Anita and I have recently completed a major renovation in our house – The Project, as we call it. The process of adding square footage to the house, totally renovating our kitchen, and creating a full-length deck along the back of the house – along with all the changes in routine that come with it – is certainly going to make life interesting! Read more about it here and here.

Bob Adams

1/1/2026