Dates & Registration

Mark Egerdahl

Mark serves on staff at Lebanon Baptist Church in Roswell,GA as Music and Children’s Pastor. He grew up attending The Wilds in NC as a teen and spent many summers on various camp staffs while traveling with the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team. Junior campers will be encouraged and blessed by Mark’s energetic and heart touching preaching. Amanda and Miles, his wife and son, are his two best friends.

Bob Roberts

“Big Bob” Roberts is a gifted and joyful Junior speaker and we are honored to have him minister to our Juniors in New England in 2019. God opened the door for him to invest many years of his life focusing on the preteen years and founding a dynamic and captivating Bible program called “Kids4 Truth”. Bob has served as both a speaker and program staff member at The Wilds in NC for many years. Bob and his wife, Sarah, have one daughter, Cadence.

Scott Ashmore

Scott had the privilege of growing up in a strong Christian family and came to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior as a young child. In 1999,the Lord led them to The Wilds Christian Camp in North Carolina where he served for 12 years on the program staff assisting in preaching, counseling, music,and directing the CIT (Camper In Training) leadership program. In September of 2011, the Ashmores moved to Franklin, TN to serve for 18 months with Trinity Baptist Church. In 2013, Scott accepted the invitation to be an interim associate pastor at Lebanon Baptist Church in Roswell, GA and transitioned into a full-time role later that year. His passion and desire to know and share God’s Word with others is contagious. Scott and his wife, Tori, have 4 children.

Cary Schmidt

Cary has served in full-time pastoral ministry for almost 30 years, has authored twelve books, and has served as Senior Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Newington, CT since 2012. He and his wife, Dana, have enjoyed 29 years of marriage and ministry together, while raising three children. Cary is passionate about introducing lost hearts to Jesus and discipling new believers in a healthy church. Through writing and preaching, the Lord is using Cary to impact teens for eternity in a wonderful way.

Aaron Coffey

Aaron grew up in a Christian home but had no personal relationship with Jesus Christ until submitting to Christ at 21 years of age. For seven years he traveled with the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team and the Will Galkin Evangelistic team until launching their own team in September,2010. Aaron’s strongest desire is to help churches grow in the knowledge and grace of God and actively share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Aaron and his wife and best friend Stephanie have 4 children.

Steve Pettit

After almost 30 years in evangelism, Steve became president of Bob Jones University in 2014. His deep burden to inspire young people to pursue Christ is evidenced by his powerful and heart-stirring preaching.

Will Galkin

Will has been used by God both as an evangelist and church planter. He is a favoirte speaker at TWNE and his passion fo teens is evidenced by his Gospel-centered preaching.

Caleb Phelps

Caleb, a New England native, serves as the youth pastor at Crosspointe Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN. Caleb's enthusiastic preaching encourages teens and juniors to become true disciples of Jesus Christ.

Morris Gleiser

Morris is no stranger to The Wilds of New England or full-time ministry. He has served as a camp director, youth pastor, and now evangelist. His desire is to minister to young and old alike through a strong pulpit ministry. After hearing Morris preach, you know that both he loves you and God loves you.

Sam Horn

Although he is one of the Executive Vice Presidents of Bob Jones University, Sam gives six weeks of his summer to invest in teens at The Wilds CIT programs both in New England and North Carolina. Teens love his down-to-earth style that helps them relate biblical truth to their everyday life.

Steve Stodola

Steve serves as Rand Hummel’s assistant and as the CIT Coordinator at The Wilds of New England. He has a deep and genuine desire to help teenagers grow and mature in their relationship with Christ.

Sam Brock

Sam serves as the Executive Director of Camp Ironwood in Newberry Springs, California. Having lived at the camp most of his life, he has been involved in nearly every aspect of camp life. Sam desires to glorify God by communicating to others the character of God. He and his wife, Cindy, have 4 adult children.

Mardi Collier

Mardi is a wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoys serving alongside her husband, Ken Collier, the President of The Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center. She supervises the camp Craft Shop, is involved with the ladies' ministries in her local church, and enjoys the privilege of speaking to women about topics that conern them. Mardi's desire is to share the truths of the Bible in a transparent, practical way and to help, encourage, and challenge ladies to grow in their relationship with God. In her book, What Do I Know About My God?, Mardi shares her life-transforming way to get to know God. The Colliers have 4 children and 16 grandchildren.

Reba Bowman

Reba is the Founder and Executive Director for Dare for More Ministries, an international outreach ministry focused on spirutally strengthening women and their families. Reba is a gifted speaker and author of books and Bible studies. Her books include: Return to Me and Battle-Ready Moms Raising Battle-Ready Kids. With her humor and wisdom, she will challenge and motivate you to take the next step in your relationship with Jesus.

Marsh & Gretchen Fant

Marsh serves as the Director of Church Consulting and Strategic Planning with GFA Missions. He owned a family business for 20 years and was the senior pastor of Harvest Baptist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for 21 years. Gretchen is a Bible teacher and certified counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Marsh and Gretchen have 5 children and 10 grandchildren.

Marsh Fant

Marsh serves as the Director of Church Consulting and Strategic Planning with GFA Missions. He owned a family business for 20 years and was the senior pastor of Harvest Baptist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for 21 years. He and his wife, Gretchen, have 5 children and 10 grandchildren.

Morris Gleiser

Morris has served as a camp director, youth pastor, and now evangelist. His desire is to minister to young and old alike through a strong pulpit ministry. After hearing Morris preach, you know that both he loves you and God loves you. Morris and his wife, Lynn, have 2 adult sons.

Matt Williams

Matt Williams has been involved in Student Leadership Conferences for over 25 years. He has a passion to see teens understand true leadership in their homes, churches, and schools. He co-authored the book Biblical Leadership-Becoming a Different Kind of Leader with Ken Collier and authored How To Be A Team Player and Enjoy It--a study in Staff Relationships.  He now speaks around the country on staff relationships, leadership, and biblical worldview.

Rand Hummel

After serving for 25 years as the program director for The Wilds in North Carolina, Rand moved to New Hampshire to be the director of The Wilds of New England. He is known as a “friend of teens” as can be heard in his preaching and seen in his writings. When camp is not in session, Rand travels all over the country to speak to teens and families.

Steve Stodola

Steve serves as Rand Hummel’s assistant and as the CIT Coordinator at The Wilds of New England. He has a deep and genuine desire to help teenagers grow and mature in their relationship with Christ.