What we believe

Wild Faith Outfitters is grounded in Christian faith and the conviction that God reveals Himself uniquely through authentic relationship. We believe Jesus Christ calls us to make disciples through shared life, not just shared information—and that the strongest faith is often formed beyond four walls, at edges where pretense fails and truth emerges.

How we work

We are an unincorporated, volunteer-led community committed to experiential discipleship. No one at Wild Faith Outfitters draws compensation for ministry services. Instead, we partner with certified outdoor professionals—guides, instructors, and outfitters—who provide technical expertise while we focus on relational and spiritual formation.

Program fees cover only direct costs: lodging, meals, equipment, and professional guide services. We operate at cost, not for profit. Excess funds either return to participants or support families for whom financial barriers would otherwise prevent participation. Our commitment: Everyone called to this ministry can participate, regardless of economic circumstances.

Where we started

For the past six years, a group of high school senior boys in Richmond, Virginia, has been exploring what happens when faith meets adventure. Through backpacking trips, adventure weekends, and countless shared meals and conversations, they've discovered something classrooms struggle to teach: that challenge reveals character, shared experience builds trust, and adversity strips away pretense.

Brett leads this youth group while raising two children with his incredibly patient and supportive wife, Traci. His background includes years guiding and instructing in outdoor environments—commercial diving, technical climbing, whitewater rafting, snowboarding, mountain biking, and more—experiences that taught him that adventure can be a powerful way to build character, trust, relationship, and community. These experiences provided the inspiration for Wild Faith Outfitters and the Threshold discipleship program — spaces where faith and adventure intersect, and people of all ages can explore limits, discover what lies beyond them, and step forward in faith together.