Teacher: Brenda Seefeldt

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Brenda has been in youth ministry for twenty-nine years, twenty years with Wild Frontier. It is truly all she knows.  During her first nine years she served as youth pastor of churches in Minnesota and Virginia. In 1990, obeying her original call, Brenda started Wild Frontier. Since 1990 she has been with New Covenant Fellowship of Manassas, Virginia, serving the youth ministry as well as the church at large. Through Wild Frontier, Brenda has been publishing many “out there” youth ministry resources for youth pastors and has become a popular speaker, particularly for summer camps.

Brenda’s role with Wild Frontier and with her church has allowed her to do something outside of ministry. She has been a substitute teacher since 1992.

Through subbing, Brenda experiences public school life. She walks the halls and sits in the desks. She has broken up fist fights and food fights. She is also sought after to be shown some kind of achievement or to be trusted with some deep hurts. “Mrs. Seefeldt” is her favorite title because she knows that if she hears this when out and about in the community, it is a student or a former student and this person is seeking Brenda out to talk to her, often looking for yet another positive stroke from an adult whom they know believes in him/her.

Brenda’s experiences as a substitute teacher give her a unique message to youth. There is an immediate connection as your youth have had substitute teachers and they most likely have tried “stuff”on subs. They identify right away that Brenda probably really does know what is going on in their lives. As one youth pastor told her, “You are the first retreat speaker we’ve ever had who shared not what was done in the past, but what you are doing now.”

Brenda attended North Central Bible College (now North Central University) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavorial Science with a minor in Youth Ministry and was ordained by the Assembly of God denomination. This ordination is now recognized by New Covenant Fellowship.

In 1997 Brenda married John Amodea after fifteen years of ministry as a single. John plays an active role in Brenda’s ministry life but besides that, John has another career. Together Brenda and John own Paintball X3 and Hunt X3 magazines.  John is the man behind all that work.  John also is a former professional paintball player where he is still considered one of the top 100 players in the world even though he is now retired.

A certain pastor through conversation with Brenda discussing her drive in youth ministry made the statement, “Ease up a bit. Let kids be kids. We can’t expect too much from them. Think back, what were you doing at their age?” At their age, Brenda was out on the Wild Frontier leading prayer meetings and seeing friends saved on her school campus.

It is from here that makes Brenda a speaker you want to consider to bring to your ministry.