This category is for permanent staff who are on staff year-round either full-time or part-time.
Luke Barth Associate River Manager, Stonewater Hi, I’m Luke! I have been involved with Youth Dynamics in both community and adventure ministry since the summer of 2021, and have absolutely fallen in love with the ministry. Each season of time with Youth Dynamics has been so fundamental in developing who I am. The Lord has…
Anna Powell Discipleship Coordinator and Mustang Trainer, Stonewater Hi, I’m Anna! Raised in rural Wyoming, I can’t remember a time without horses. As a young woman, especially in high school, I was not interested in playing the popularity game. As a result, I was quite the outcast. I found solace in Christ and horses both.…
Jackson Bacon Business Manager, Oregon Hi, I’m Jackson Bacon I’m a recent graduate of The University of Missouri, where I served with a campus ministry for five years with my wife, Brooklyn. I discovered my passion for ministry there and received the call to do this for the rest of my life. I grew up…
Jacobe Croff Program Manager, Oregon About Jacobe Croff I love people, I love adventure activities, and I love how God has used these two facets in my own life to draw me towards Himself. When I discovered Youth Dynamics in 2019, it felt like God had been molding me for this ministry and I’ve been…
Kevik Rensink Community Director, Concrete About Kevik Rensink … Contact Info (360) 853-9140 concrete@yd.org Support Concrete Youth Dynamics! Support Concrete Youth Dynamics! Close
Brian Barberg Community Director, Rochester About Brian My love for the outdoors began growing up along the Mississippi River on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin, where I spent my childhood camping, canoeing, hiking, and exploring God’s creation. That passion continued through adventures in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, time living in Alaska, and eventually making Washington…
Brian Paine Communities Ministry Developer, Eastern Washington About Brian Paine Some say I was born to work with youth. For the past thirty-plus years, I’ve devoted my life to teaching, coaching, mentoring, and supporting kids of all ages. I believe Jesus has called me to serve and encourage young people, to be an agent of…
Wade Henderson Community Director, Riggins About Wade Henderson I spent 23 years devoted to protecting our country while serving in the United States Navy. I have now been called to the spiritual protection of our youth through Youth Dynamics. I came to know Christ later in life upon hearing…
Ben Jackson Development and Staff Health Manager, Idaho Adventures About Ben Jackson Ben is from all over the east coast, a stranger to few people, and an audiobook addict. He attended the University of Georgia and Westminster Theological Seminary (Philly) and has worked with several campus ministries. He married the most remarkable woman he knows,…
Brandi Black Community Staff, Anacortes About Brandi I am a proud mother of two teenage daughters, ages 13 and 15! I am a grateful, blessed survivor of childhood and teenage hardships. The Lord was always watching over me and protecting me, even when I didn’t see it. I was reborn when I gave my life…