The Susquodcast

Today on the podcast we sit down with Trey Kullman. Trey served as the chaplain for this year's Susque Family Camp. He has served as a Kids and Family Pastor in Kentucky and currently writes for Gospel Centered Family . Expect to hear about Trey's own personal journey into family ministry, as well as how pursuing progress over perfection can benefit one's family, friendships, and spiri...

Today on the podcast Peter and Dave sit down with Raphael Mkandhla. Raphael is the pastor of City Church in Williamsport, PA. Expect to hear an extended conversation on the greatness of God as revealed in Isaiah 40, how Raphael journeyed from Zimbabwe all the way to Williamsport, and how Peter drove him crazy with hats. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org.

Today on the Susquodcast we conclude our series in Romans 12 from Fellowship Weekend 2023. Expect to hear about how we can use our God-given abilities to serve the community of Christ. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org .

For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org.

Today on the podcast we hear from Ted Kluck as he explores how Romans 12 teaches us about living in Christian community. This was recorded during Fellowship Weekend, a weekend of development with our summer staff before the first campers arrive for the season. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org.

In today's Susquodcast, Peter and Dave chat with this year's Fellowship Weekend speaker, Ted Kluck. Ted Kluck is a Professor of Communication at Union University, as well as an author and podcaster. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org.

For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org.

Today on the podcast, Peter and Dave sit down with Connor Bujno. Connor is a new member of the year-round Susque team, but as you'll learn he has connections dating back to practically his infancy. Listen to find out how being connected with Susque so much over the years has shaped him and what he's doing in his new role as the retreats coordinator. For more information about Camp Susque,...

Today on the Susquodcast we listen in one more time to Chief Tedd Tripp from our recent Gospel Coalition Pastors Retreat. In today's message he shares from 1 Timothy 3:17 on how pastors and other's in ministry can balance the demands of ministry and family life. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org .

How do we define a successful ministry? What are some lies that pastors and others in ministry are prone to believe? And how do we face discouragement in ministry when we feel like we’ve failed? Today on the Susquodcast Dr. Tedd Tripp shares answers to these questions based on decades of experience in pastoral ministry. He’ll explain from 1 John 2:15-17 how pastors, or anyone serving in ministry,...

Today on the Susquodcast we listen in to pastor and author Tedd Tripp as he talks about maintaining godly motivation in ministry. This is a chapel message from The Gospel Coalition Pastors' Retreat held here at Susque in January. In it you'll hear Dr. Tripp talk about 2 Timothy 4:1-5 as he highlight's a pastor's motivation for ministry, five imperatives for gospel ministry, and the...

Today on the podcast, Peter and Dave sit down with Tedd Tripp, pastor and author of Shepherding a Child's Heart. Expect to hear how Tedd and his wife Margy came to know the Lord, how Susque can be a significantly helpful shaping influence in the lives of children, and even how to best communicate the contents of your child's suitcase before they come to camp. For more information about Cam...

What does it mean that Jesus is our friend? How is Jesus, the all-powerful King of the Universe, also our dearest and most personal friend? In today’s episode of the Susquodcast we conclude our four part series on friendship. You’ll hear Barnabas Piper share from John 15 on what Jesus himself says about being our friend. This is such an encouraging message because, as you’ll hear, it is not merely...

Over the last few episodes, we have been bringing you recordings from this year’s Blast Winter Camp. Today, we continue through our series on the theology of friendship as our speaker, Barnabas Piper, shares how much of proverbs applies to our friendships. Expect to learn how true friends love one another even through adversity, how friendship involves both speaking hard words and building one ano...

What is the purpose of friendship? How do we live out God’s design for friendship? Today on the Susquodcast you’ll hear author and pastor Barnabas Piper answer these questions and more as we continue through our series on the theology of friendship. This is the second of four messages given at our Blast winter camp for college and career age young adults, and this particular message was given on N...

On today's podcast, listen to hear the first of four chapel messages from our Blast Winter Camp. In this message, Barnabas Piper discusses the meaning of friendship, shares the bad news for our friendships from Genesis 3, and hints at the hope to come in the rest of Scripture. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org .

Today on the Susquodcast Peter and Dave sit down with Barnabas Piper. Barnabas is an author, podcaster, and Assistant Pastor at Immanuel Nashville in Nashville, TN. At this year's Blast Winter Camp, Barnabas spoke on the theology of friendship. Listen in to hear about the impact of summer camps on Barnabas, the importance of friendship, and what healthy church community looks like. For more inform...

Peter and Dave sit down with Susque's Board Chairman, Dr. Tim Bryant, for a wide-ranging conversation about his time at Camp Susque. Chief Tim has now been Chairman of the Board for a third of Susque's existence, and he has plenty of memories to prove it. Expect to hear about all the fun things he and his campers ate during his time teaching camp craft, what it's like to honeymoon at Camp Susque,...

For this episode of the Susquodcast we get to gather in front of the proverbial campfire to hear a chapel message from a recent Youth Summit at Camp Susque. David Feister spent the weekend speaking on the kings of the Bible, concluding with this message on the true King. David is the Director of Planted Gap Year, a one-year program intentionally crafted for high school graduates, ages 18-24, who d...

Today on the podcast, Dave sits down with Reeves Geraghty. Reeves shares all about how a friendship with a fellow teacher led him to read and consider the gospels for the first time and, ultimately, to come to faith in Christ. He also recounts a fond memory of the kindness of the Susque community and ruminates a bit on how Susque has had a generational impact on his family. For more information ab...

In this episode, Dave sits down with Lois Jea, the newest member of the year-round Susque team. Lois shares how, after living at 32 different addresses, she finally feels home at Susque. Hear about how God worked to bring her to Pennsylvania all the way from Arizona, her first impressions of Camp, and what she's looking forward to in her new role of Communications Specialist. For more informat...

In this episode, Peter and Dave chat with Dan Makowski. Expect to hear about an all-star wilderness trip to Lake Temagami, what made Chief Bob a great camp director, and why so many of our staff keep coming back to serve as much as possible. For more information about Camp Susque, visit susque.org .

Welcome to The Susquodcast, the podcast all about Camp Susque. Camp Susque is a nonprofit Christian camp located in north-central Pennsylvania. In this episode, expect to hear from Susque's Director, Peter Swift (or "Chief Peter"), all about how the camp was founded, some of its core values, and his own personal journey to become the camp director. For more information about Camp Susque, visit sus...