The Team
Steve Jeffrey - National Director
Steve became a Christian at 23 and started to head towards fulltime Christian service about 6 months later. After 14 years of ministry in a local church he is now the Director of Youthsurge Australia; a youth ministry organisation that encourages and resources Bible focussed, Christ centred youth ministry in the local church.
Not getting enough of all things youth ministry related with Youthsurge Steve is also Chairman of KYCK convention which sees over 4000 teenagers gather in Katoomba each year for a weekend of bible teaching and fellowship.
Steve is really passionate that teenagers do not waste their life building up treasure on earth but to give up everything to live for Jesus, he therefore takes every opportunity to open the bible with teens and point them to Jesus and what it means to follow him.
He is married to the wonderful Natalie and they have been very blessed with baby Isabelle.
Whenever he can Steve loves to go shooting and watch movies with guns, bombs and that sort of stuff in them.
Kate Fitzpatrick - Administrative Assistant
Kate was raised as a Christian, but committed herself to God as a teenager. She had a strong involvement in youthgroup while growing up, and ended up working with Steve in ministry for a year after finishing university. Ignoring Steve's encouragement that ministry was the way for her, Kate moved into childcare and enjoyed a number of years working with her "babies". Although, God always has a way of bringing you back to where you're meant to be...so Kate is back, ready for the challenge of youth ministry again!
Kate has been married to Greg for almost a year now, and they have a fish called 'Thug'. She tries very hard not to kill her plants or burn things in the oven while learning how to be domesticated...
Kate is excited to be a part of the Youthsurge Team as she can see the difference that bible-based Youth Ministry can make in teenagers lives!
Danny Mitchell - Student Minister
Danny told people he was a Christian when he was 7 (and proceeded to tell other people they should be too), but he didn't have a clue what that meant until he was 15. God made a big impact on Danny through youth ministry, and so he was stoked when he got the opportunity to be the youth minister at his home church in western Sydney. After 3 years in this role, he was all the more convinced that there is nothing more important for teenagers than to know Jesus and love him together with his people. Hence, there can be nothing more important for youth groups than to strive towards this with everything they've got!
In his spare time from being the Youthsurge Slave-Doggy, Danny is studying at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He lives in a big house with 23 other guys and a ridiculously massive pile of dirty dishes. He loves the guys, but hates the dishes. Danny also loves funky beats, riding mountain bikes (timidly), baseball and reading interesting books really slowly. He hopes to one day be as lethal as Steve.
Natalie Jeffrey - Publications Manager
Natalie grew up on a farm just outside of Grafton in northern NSW and became a Christian reading a New Testament her Scripture Teacher gave her. She grew as a Christian during her last two years at school in Armidale before moving to Sydney for university. Natalie worked as a Primary Teacher for 5 years before jumping ship to help Steve with the growing demands of Youthsurge.