The Hidden Acres Podcast

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Sportsmen’s Retreat. The speaker was author and pastor Zeke Pipher from Heartland EFC in Central City, NE. This message is from chapel session 3, which was on Saturday evening, March 26, 2022. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podc...

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Sportsmen’s Retreat. The speaker was author and pastor Zeke Pipher from Heartland EFC in Central City, NE. This message is from chapel session 2, which was on Saturday morning, March 26, 2022. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podc...

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Sportsmen’s Retreat. The speaker was author and pastor Zeke Pipher from Heartland EFC in Central City, NE. This message is from chapel session 1, which was on Friday evening, March 25, 2022. The audio quality from this message is a lot lower than the others, but the content is still so good. For more information about Hidde...

In this month’s update episode, Eric and Taylor recap March and look forward to April. Also in this episode: summer camp check-in, shoutouts, and everyone’s favorite, Questions for Kids! March Recap - EFCA Conference, March 7-8 - Sportsmen’s Retreat, March 25-27 - March 31 is the end of the early bird discount for summer camp, so register asap! April Preview - Summer Staff Spring Training, April 1...

There were so many good clips from the EFCA Conference episodes that we had to cut, and then there were these. Enjoy!

In the second part of our first ever two-parter, we finish off the interviews from the 2022 EFCA Central District Leadership Conference on March 7-8 at Valley Church in West Des Moines. Interviewees in this episode, in order of appearance, are: Mark Henderson, Chuck Mullikin, Brad Wos and Andre Turner, Chad Ryan, Damian Peasley, John Nett, and Carter Norine. Enjoy! For more information about Hidde...

In the first part of our first ever two-parter, we take the Hidden Acres Podcast studio on the road! We were able to attend the 2022 EFCA Central District Leadership Conference on March 7-8 at Valley Church in West Des Moines, and it was a blast. While there, we caught up with some old friends to ask about their history with camp and the impact it’s had on them. The interviewees in order of appear...

In this month’s staff interview, Joel Heisterkamp sits down to talk about hatchets, food service, and trickshots. Plus, another installment of Questions for Kids! For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org , or look us up on social media. Music Credit: Life by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_mus...

In this month’s update episode, Eric and Taylor recap February and look forward to March. Some highlights: February: - More Winter Blasts - CCCA Conference - Emmaus trip with the BEST burritos March: - EFCA Conference - Ignite Leadership Conference - Sportsmen’s Retreat, March 25-27 Plus, lots of shoutouts, a new Summer Camp Check-In, and a brand new batch of Questions for Kids. For more informati...

In this very special double-header, we’re giving you two episodes for the price of one! First, Eric and Taylor take you along with them as they hit the road to visit Iowa Falls Evangelical Free Church to promote camp. Then, you get to hear some adorable kid answers to a brand new recurring segment we’re calling Questions for Kids. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hac...

In this month’s staff interview, Eric and Taylor are joined by Michelle Reimer and Rachelle Heisterkamp (a.k.a. “Ma and Ra”), two of camp’s outstanding office ladies. They talk about how they found their ways to camp, what they do, what they like most about their jobs, and which Hidden Acres Podcast host is their favorite. (Spoiler alert: It’s me.) Hopefully this episode will help you keep their n...

Alex spoke at the 2022 Men’s Retreat chapels and was kind enough to sit down for an interview. He talks about ministry, camp, the gospel, and what drives his characteristic intensity in preaching. His messages from that retreat were posted a few weeks ago, so if you didn’t get a chance to listen to them, they should be in your podcast feed now! You can get in touch with Alex by visiting his church...

In this month’s update episode, Eric and Taylor recap January and look forward to February. Some highlights: January: - Recruiting - Impact - Winter Blast - Men’s Retreat February: - More Winter Blasts - CCCA Conference Plus, a new segment we’re calling “Summer Camp Check-In” (insert sound effect here) and an adorable email from Taylor’s kids as well a new contender for the #1 fan of the podcast....

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Men’s Retreat. The speaker was Alex Tunnicliff from Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI. To get in touch with Alex, visit the church website here . This message is from chapel session 1, which was on Friday evening, January 21, 2022. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call our...

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Men’s Retreat. The speaker was Alex Tunnicliff from Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI. To get in touch with Alex, visit the church website here . This message is from chapel session 2, which was on Saturday morning, January 22, 2022. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call ou...

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Men’s Retreat. The speaker was Alex Tunnicliff from Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI. To get in touch with Alex, visit the church website here . This message is from chapel session 3, which was on Saturday evening, January 22, 2022. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call ou...

We’re happy to release all four chapel messages from the 2022 Hidden Acres Men’s Retreat. The speaker was Alex Tunnicliff from Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI. To get in touch with Alex, visit the church website here . This message is from chapel session 4, which was on Sunday morning, January 23, 2022. The books Alex gave away at the end of the message are linked below: The Cross-Centered...

In this, the first staff interview of 2022, Eric and Taylor sit down with Tony Battleson, one of our Many Mighty Maintenance Men. On his birthday! He drops some serious wisdom bombs so buckle up. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org , call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org , or look us up on social media. Music Credit: Life by R...

And we’re officially back for season 3! In this episode, Eric and Taylor have a lot of people to thank. If you'd like a shoutout in the future, you can give us a call, send us an email, leave a review, or just say hi next time you're at camp. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org, or look u...

We're back! ...almost. Join us next week, January 17, as we kick off the third season of your favorite podcast from your favorite camp with your favorite camp nerds. Now with sound effects! What else can you expect this year? More staff interviews! More call-in guests! More everything! Join us every Monday. For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our offic...

What a year it’s been! In this very special Christmas episode, Steve and Taylor talk about God’s faithfulness in so many surprising ways as they look back on 2021. Merry Christmas from all of us at Hidden Acres and we’ll see you in 2022! Links mentioned in the show: To find out more about our carpetball campaign, visit: hacamps.org/carpetball To find out more about our summer Day Camps, visit: hac...

It’s already the end of Season 2! In this update episode, Eric and Taylor recap November, look forward to December and January, talk about what they’re thankful for, and of course discuss Christmas music. Thanks for joining us in this podcasting adventure in 2021, and we can’t wait to reconnect with you in 2022. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Hidden Acres. For more informatio...

On this very special “call-in” show, Eric and Taylor take calls from several excited summer staff who just can’t wait to ask them some very profound and well thought-out questions. To be on the next call-in show, send us an email! Full disclosure: we didn’t exactly tell the summer staff that they would be “calling in,” but their questions were still great! For more information about Hidden Acres C...

Big news: We have a disc golf course! In today’s very special episode, Taylor sits down with the course designer and builder, Donny Powell from 3one7 Discs. Find him on Facebook by clicking here: 3one7 Discs . Come enjoy our beautiful new course today! For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@hacamps.org...

This is it! We’re finally ready to launch the carpetball table campaign! If you’d like to help the camp by building or donating towards our goal of 22 new carpetball tables for summer camp 2022, here’s how. Details can also be found at hacamps.org/carpetball . For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to podcast@haca...