So, are we an outdoor club? A hunting or fishing society? A fraternity of adrenaline junkies? No. We do some of these things in Reclaim — but it’s not who we are or why we exist…
Reclaim exists to see all men fully alive. And we use the wild to take men there. We envision a day where men not only know what they are supposed to “do” but more importantly, who their Father is and who He says they are. When a man becomes who God intended him to be love, life, and leadership will begin to overflow from his life into the lives of those around him.
So, are we an outdoor club? A hunting or fishing society? A fraternity of adrenaline junkies? No. We do some of these things in Reclaim — but it’s not who we are or why we exist…
Reclaim exists to see all men fully alive. And we use the wild to take men there. We envision a day where men not only know what they are supposed to “do” but more importantly, who their Father is and who He says they are. When a man becomes who God intended him to be love, life, and leadership will begin to overflow from his life into the lives of those around him.
- Pulling a beautiful trout out of an icy stream and looking deep into his eye…
- Flying past trees as you tear up a dusty trail on a tricked-out dirt bike…
- Tracking a buck across the frosted forest floor on a crisp November morning…
- Backpacking into the wilderness and sleeping under a plethora of stars…
- Gathering around a campfire and venturing into the depths of the masculine heart…
We find ourselves at a time in history where theological terms and doctrines have actually served to divide rather than unify and create head knowledge rather than heart change. We believe that you can learn much about what a person believes by watching how a person lives and therefore our desire is to present you with our deepest convictions in the following categories. These convictions are the basis for why we live the way we do!
We believe the Bible, made up of the Old and New Testaments, was inspired by God, and in the original writings, is without error. We believe the Bible was written by God through several chosen people, and therefore, speaks with the authority of God while reflecting the backgrounds, styles, and vocabularies of its human authors. The Bible is the unique and final authority on all matters of Christian faith and practice, and therefore, every individual follower of Christ bears the responsibility of knowing and studying God’s Word on their own as well as with a community of believers.
We believe in one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This concept is known as the Trinity.
We believe that the Father, who is the first individual person of the Trinity, is the creator, law-giver and protector. He has a plan for individuals and humanity at large, known as His Will. He is also called Father because of the Father-Son relationship revealed in Jesus.
We believe that the Son, Jesus Christ, gave up His privileges as God to become human and live on earth over 2,000 years ago. He lived a perfect, sinless life giving us our example for living. Because he was without sin, he did not deserve to die. But, as an act of love and grace, he offered up His life in exchange for ours. He took on the payment of our sin. After three days, he rose from the dead, returned to heaven and now serves as the only mediator between a perfect God and imperfect people.
We believe that the role of the Holy Spirit, as the third person of the Trinity, is first to bring conviction to a person’s heart of their need for God’s gift of salvation in Jesus Christ. Second, the Holy Spirit guides, instructs and gives supernatural gifts to followers of Jesus for godly living, acts of service and spiritual unity with other believers.
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe that those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit immediately and pass from spiritual death into spiritual life.
TODD ICKES
Todd has served as the Executive Director of Reclaim since it was founded in 2014. He grew up on a family farm in rural Ohio where his dad and grandpa introduced him to the outdoors and taught him to fix most anything.
Todd surrendered his heart to Jesus at 11 years old. His dream of living on a ranch in the West and leading men into the wild began early in his teenage years and continues to grow every day.
Todd met his wife Victoria in college, playing Texas Hold’em, at a church (gasp!), they married in 2006 and have been taking wild risks together with God ever since! They live together with their 4 sons: Caleb, Joshua, Nathan and Samuel on a small ranch in the foothills west of Denver, Colorado.
Todd holds a bachelor’s degree from Moody Bible Institute and is an ordained minister. He is passionate about fighting for the hearts of leaders and guiding men to the freedom and life Jesus Christ offers us. His strengths include building unified teams, pastoral care and counseling, organizational growth, donor development, and public speaking.
When Todd isn’t with his family or on mission you will most likely find him either working in his shop or in the wild…hunting, fishing or in a high alpine meadow making fresh tracks in the snow.
JON SOMMER
Since 2020, Jon has served full-time as Reclaim’s Director of Ministry. He has been a member of Reclaim’s Board of Directors since 2014. His strengths lie in ministry expansion, teaching, training, development, and strategic planning.
His prior experience includes leadership within Crown Financial Ministries as the North American Director of Career Development, nearly a decade in pastoral ministry, and over 15 years in industrial sales and entrepreneurship. He is also the founder of Redentity Consulting and is a certified career consultant and instructor with Go Strategic Business Leadership School. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology from Taylor University.
Jon lives in Wadsworth, Ohio, with his wife, Laura, and their four children. His primary passion is his relationship with the Lord Jesus, followed by his wife and children, his small farm, and his love for hunting and the outdoors. His conviction is to fight for the hearts of men, fathers, sons, families, and teams.
DAN ZELINSKI
Dan Zelinski serves on Reclaim’s executive team as the Director of Strategy, where he develops and implements strategies to reach men with the Gospel and cultivate connections with ministry partners. He fulfills this role in a volunteer capacity, bringing a deep level of commitment and leadership to the ministry while ensuring that resources remain fully focused on advancing the mission.
With nearly two decades of experience in donor development, Dan also serves as a Vice President at BBS & Associates, helping ministries worldwide advance their God-given vision through effective donor engagement. He has worked with a diverse range of international, evangelical nonprofit organizations—from cultural and political advocacy groups defending the sanctity of life, to mission organizations sharing the Gospel in closed countries, to ministries discipling young leaders on college campuses.
Dan is passionate about not only bringing a ministry’s vision to life but also engaging its partners in the spiritual aspect of giving. He firmly believes that healthy donor development is, first and foremost, about inviting people to participate in God’s work by creating opportunities for them to minister through the resources He has entrusted to them.
Dan first encountered Jesus at age 18 through the ministry of Young Life. His faith journey led him to deeply value a relational, incarnational approach to sharing the Gospel. While attending Miami University, he met his wife, Julie, and together they served as volunteer Young Life leaders for more than a decade. During that time, they launched and established new programs at several high schools, shared Christ with hundreds of students, and discipled many young leaders.
An accomplished competitive archer, Dan has earned multiple national and state championship titles and records. He is an avid outdoorsman who loves bowhunting, fishing, and backpacking. His passion for the outdoors extends into ministry, as he seeks to build relationships with men and invite them into the abundant life found in following Jesus.
Dan and Julie are raising their three daughters on a four-acre homestead in Northeast Ohio, where they embrace a lifestyle rooted in God’s creation.