About Us
Brenda Wagenknecht
Rev. Steven Wagenknecht
Rev. Steven Wagenknecht
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Science in Elem. Education (Winona State)
- Master's Certified in Moderate to Severe SPED (U of AZ)
- Master's Certified in Mild to Moderate SPED
- Master's Certified Coaching and Mentoring (MLC)
CERTIFICATIONS
- Arizona State License: Elem. Ed., Mild to Moderate SPED, Moderate to Severe SPED, Early Childhood
- Texas State Teaching L
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Science in Elem. Education (Winona State)
- Master's Certified in Moderate to Severe SPED (U of AZ)
- Master's Certified in Mild to Moderate SPED
- Master's Certified Coaching and Mentoring (MLC)
CERTIFICATIONS
- Arizona State License: Elem. Ed., Mild to Moderate SPED, Moderate to Severe SPED, Early Childhood
- Texas State Teaching License: Elem. Ed.
- Certified HANDLE™ Screener (Neuro-Development Specialist)
- TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) Caregiver for chlldren from hard places
- Orton-Guillingham for Dyslexia/Reading Disabilities
- SEI ( Structured English Immersion) for English Language Learners
- Teaching with Poverty in Mind
- Emotion Code Practitioner
- Body Code Practitioner
- Autism Specialist
- Intensive Trauma Treatment
EXPERIENCE
- Over 30 years in various education settings: public, private, and home-schools, International ESL, tutoring [grades preschool through high school], professional presentations, and consulting with private schools and families.
- Work with individuals with the following backgrounds: adoption, trauma, cerebral palsy, drug/alcohol exposure, brain abnormalities, autism, ADHD, visual processing and visually impaired, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Intellectual and Developmental Delays, Reactive Attachment Disorder, learning disabilities, PANS/PANDAS
Rev. Steven Wagenknecht
Rev. Steven Wagenknecht
Rev. Steven Wagenknecht
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Arts [Northwestern College]
- Master's in Divinity {Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- Spanish Language Fluency [ITESM, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico]
CERTIFICATES
- TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) for Caregivers of children from hard places
- Psychological First Aid (PFA)
EXPERIENCE
- 27 years in pastoral ministry including wor
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Arts [Northwestern College]
- Master's in Divinity {Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
- Spanish Language Fluency [ITESM, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico]
CERTIFICATES
- TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) for Caregivers of children from hard places
- Psychological First Aid (PFA)
EXPERIENCE
- 27 years in pastoral ministry including world missions (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico) and churches in the United States
- Currently pastor at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Weslaco, Texas
- Serving as chairman of the Special Ministries commission for Lutheran churches in the United States
- Ministry to children with various disabilities: intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, etc.
- Ministry to aging population