Week 1

June2-8

This is a private week.

The Wuerffel family is no stranger to Wind River Ranch.  We have been blessed to enjoy the friendship of this great man and his family for several years now.  Danny retired from pro football to become Executive Director of Desire Street Ministries.  We are very excited to have a week devoted to serving this ministry at Wind River Ranch.

Desire Street Ministries exists to train and send leaders to revitalize impoverished neighborhoods through spiritual and community development, education and replication of leadership in the neighborhoods that it serves.

Week 2

June 9-15

Gary Stroop

 I have always loved film, theatre, music, art, and love that I get to use them as tools to express God's love for His children. I’m crazy blessed that my life experience, training, and passion have allowed me to lead a gifted group of technical directors and artists at Watermark. My greatest joy is knowing that my wife and I share our life together.  We have two married sons, (the best daughter in-laws ever) and two grandkids so far. We love being outdoors, hanging out with friends, family and two dogs. I marvel that God would allow a broken rebel like me to serve Him, and even more that He would restore joy and life where there should be death.

Week 3

June 16-22

Pike Wisner

Pike grew up in St. Petersburg, FL and graduated from Florida State University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications.  After serving on the student ministry staff at Whitesburg Baptist Church and as the interim minister to youth and singles at First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Pike earned his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1997. 

Pike served at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas as student minister, minister to 30s and 40s, and associate pastor of teaching from 1996 until coming to serve as senior pastor at First Baptist Tyler in March 2011. Pike and his wife Andria, a graduate of Texas A&M University, have two young sons.

Week 4

June 23-29

Will Davis, Jr. has been in ministry since 1980.  He and his wife Susie have three children and live in Austin, Texas, where he is the Senior Pastor of Austin Christian Fellowship.  Both Will and Susie have each authored several books, including "10 Things Jesus Never Said", "Pray Big", and "The Time of Your Life".  Will holds a BA in History from Baylor University and a Master's of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Texas.

Week 5

June 30 - July 6

Chris Stull

This will be Chris Stull's eighth year coming as a speaker to Wind River Ranch. He is the executive pastor at McKinney Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas. Chris is a gifted speaker, awesome athlete, great dad and a God seeking man. The Stull's are a wonderful family and you will be blessed to get to know his wife, Brenna, author of the book, "Coach Mom" and all 5 of their kids throughout the week.  Book now and come rest, relax, and renew at Wind River Ranch and get to know this great family.

Week 6

July 7-13

Bryan Schwartz

This will be Bryan's fifth year as a guest speaker at Wind River Ranch.

Bryan was raised in Miller, South Dakota and attended Augustana University where he played linebacker for four years.  Following graduation, Bryan was a second round draft pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars where he was names to the NFL All-Rookie team and set the Jaguars' single season record for tackles.  He is on the Jaguars all-time career tackles list.  His NFL career was cut short after five years due to a serious injury.

After leaving the NFL, Bryan served as Assoc. Pastor in Jacksonville, FL and then moved his family to Austin, TX to become the Assoc. Pastor of Christ Community Church from 2002-2005.  This led Bryan to Colorado in 2005 to be the Senior Pastor of a church plant, Renovation Church, in Broomfield, CO.

Bryan has a powerful testimony.  He can testify to having been brought up without any spirituality and encountering the living God in '96 while playing in the NFL in Jacksonville, FL.  He and his wife, Diane, both had radical conversion experiences and have seen God do some tremendous miracles.

From Bryan - "Our friends have expressed to us how much they have enjoyed their times at the Ranch and how God has really moved in their lives the times they have been there."

Bryan and Diane have been married for 15 years and they have 7 children; 3 girls and 4 boys, ranging in age from 16 down to 3.  Their church website is www.if-church.com

Week 7

July 14-20

Bill is currently a Senior Pastor at Woodcreek Church. He and his wife Carol began attending Woodcreek one week after the church started in September, 1976. In May of 1979 Bill was hired on as full-time Senior Pastor. Since then, Bill and his wife have seen God do many great things in and through this church.

Bill is passionate about seeing people grow in their love for Christ, his church and God’s Word. “I love seeing the church have a visible impact for the Gospel in the community and the world. I get excited about seeing people respond to the Gospel and begin their journey as followers of Christ.”  Bill’s favorite part of his job is serving with the Elders and staff and seeing people transformed by the power of the Gospel and God’s Word.

Bill and his wife Carol have been married since 1978 and have one daughter, Rebecca Brewer Mercer (Husband, Drew) and one son, Clint Brewer (wife, Kelly).

Week 8

July 21-27

Jeff has been Senior Pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, TX since September 2010.  Jeff began his calling after seminary at Park Cities as the youth minister then became minister to young marrieds and later minister to married adults.  In addition, he was coordinator of the men's ministry and the organizer and speaker for Fast Break, a ministry that presented the Gospel to the business community.  His last year was served there as associate pastor of evangelism.  Jeff served there for 11 years before going to First Baptist McKinney in 1999 as Senior Pastor.  Jeff has now come full circle by returning to PCBC.

He has been married to Stacy for 26 years.  They have twin daughters at Baylor University and a son who is in high school.  This will be Jeff's sixteenth year as one of WRR's guest speakers.

Week 9

July 28- August 3

Garnett Slatton

Currently the Senior Pastor of Bay Presbyterian Church in Bay Village, Ohio, Garnett spent 9 years as founding pastor of River Community Church in Prairieville, Louisiana and 3 years managing international health NGO, MAP International.

He earned his B.A. from Duke University, his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary.

Week 10

August 4-10

Jeff Hutcheon

Jeff has over 22 years of experience in business development, marketing and sales. He began his career working in the professional sports industry, managing and building sales teams. Just over 8 years ago, the Lord called Jeff and his wife, Sherri, to leave the business world and to begin a new ministry in Colorado. Their ministry is focused on uniting, developing and mobilizing marketplace leaders around the world to utilize their time, talent and treasure to advance the Kingdom. Jeff is currently a co-director of Kingdom Builders Leadership Ministry and is the lead catalyst for Lighthouse Fellowship Church located in South Denver. Jeff and Sherri currently live in Castle Rock, Colorado with their two children, Lindsey, 19 and Peter, 10.

Week 11

August 11-17

Steve and his wife, Lori, live in Menlo Park, California with their four children. After a six year career as a quarterback in the National Football League, the Lord led them into ministry where they founded Kingdom First Ministries. Currently, Steve serves as president of PAO. Steve says, "The 10 years I spent as a student of the West Coast Offense continues to teach me foundational lessons for life." As Steve shares his football playbook experiences as a quarterback, you'll find yourself inspired to get to know the Bible: The true Playbook for Life.

Week 12

August 18-24

Tim, his wife Karen, and their teenage son Noah live in Cedarburg, WI. Tim has over 22 years of ministry experience, including many years in youth ministry and with Young Life. In addition to ministry, he has over 25 years experience playing and coaching soccer at all levels. However, now when he plays with high school and college players, he requires 3 pre-emptive Advil. Karen has been in some sort of team ministry with Tim for all 27 years of their marriage.

Tim's passions are teaching and preaching, and is committed to helping people see and experience Christ in the scriptures, while making relevant connections to our daily lives. His style is conversation and informal, and his sense of humor shapes his teaching. Karen loves discipling and mentoring people to find their call to serve. Their ministry life has been quite a journey: Tampa (FL), Amarillo (TX), Ft. Lauderdale (FL), Princeton (NJ) for Seminary, Spokane (WA), Clinton (NJ), and now Cedarburg (WI).

The Harrison's love to travel for adventure, and consider Colorado to be their second home. Tim loves all kinds of fishing (including fly fishing). Karen loves running and reading, but not at the same time. Noah loves soccer, and is very excited to be driving. Prayers are welcomed!

Single Mom's/Children Week

August 25-31

Brenna Stull, a pastor's wife and mother to five children, has helped hundreds of moms make every minute count through her teaching, speaking, and her book, Coach Mom: 7 Strategies for Organizing Your Family into an All-Star Team (New Hope Publishers). Engaging transparent, Brenna is known for her practical applications and life stories. She and her husband Chris are thankful to have survived four home remodels, ten straight years of babies in diapers, and twelve triathlons. Brenna and her husband live in McKinney, TX and are looking forward to soon adding two more members to their family, orphans from Sierra Leone, Africa. brennastull.com/blog

Wounded Soldier Week

Sept 1-7

 Ken Gire

Ken Gire is the author of more than twenty books and founder of Reflective Living. Ken has writte several faith-enriching devotionals, such as Intimate Moment with the Savior, Incredible Momens with the Savior, Instructive Moments with the Savior, and Intense Moments with the Savior. In addition to the Moments with the Savior series, other titles by Ken include The Divine Embrace, Windows of the Soul, The Work of His Hands, and The Reflective Life Series.

Reflective Living, a non-profit ministry, is entirely devoted to helping people learn how to slow down and live more reflective lives so that their life's experiences can be felt more deeply, especially in moments with God and other people. The Reflective Living website says, "This, we believe, is the first step toward fulfilling the Great Commandment. Before we can passionately love God and other people, we first have to experience them through what we see in them, what we hear from them, and how we are touched by them."

Ken graduated from Texas Christian University and Dallas Theological Seminiary. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. He has four grown children and is a proud grandparent of three grandchildren.

Pastor Retreat

Sept 10-14

~Private~

Will Davis Jr.

 Will Davis, JR. has been in ministry since 1980. He and his wife Susie have three children and live in Austin, TX where he is the Senior PAstor of Austin Christian Fellowship. Both Will and Susie have each authored several books, including "10 Things Jesus Never Said", "Pray Big", and "The Time of Your Life". Will holds a BA in History from Baylor University and a Master's of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX.

Couples Retreat

Sept 18-22

Susie and Will Davis Jr.

Chaplin Conference

Sept 26-29

Ladies Retreat

Oct 2-6

Melissa Shaver, Director of Walking in Grace Ministries, began the ministry in 2003 through the testimony of what God was doing in her life. Through making the decision to give Jesus Christ full authority of her life 15 years prior, she had to learn how to have a personal relationship with her Lord through Bible study and prayer. A passion developed in her to teach and encourage other women to strive for this life-changing relationship.

“I am who I am literally because of God's grace in my life. He absolutely knew the plans He had for me before I was born, and He has protected me through many a circumstance for me to be where I am today. God truly has stubborn love for every one of us and will not let go.  I am living proof of that.”      -Melissa Shaver

Melissa lives in McKinney with her husband of 17 years and 3 beautiful children.