The Voice of Camp Nathanael

This special spotlights John Pope, a friend to the show and the speaker for our first Middle School Week at Camp Nathanael. John is no stranger to the podcast, and this time he shares the heart behind the week’s theme and chapel sessions. He also talks about his experience with judging camper's food, refereeing basketball games, and whatever else goes on here at camp!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:11...

Today on the voice of Camp Nathanael, we are joined by the leaders of our Alumni Association, Ben and Sarah Hodson! They're here to explain what the association is, what the goals are, and they also share some camp stories from their time as summer staff! If you are interested in joining, head over to campnathanael.org/alumni to join up! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:39 What is the Alumni Association?...

Today we have our work week speaker, Pete Youmans, joining us on the podcast. What is work week? Tune in to this episode to find out. We also talk about our camp theme and lessons learned from Pilgrim's Progress.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 4:03 What is Work Week? 10:24 Pilgrim's Progress 31:09 Outro

Today, our guest is a longtime friend of camp, Kimmi Sparkman! Kimmi is our speaker for our woman's retreat, and she's here to share about finding the joy of the Lord in all circumstances! Thanks for listening! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:10 Who is Kimmi? 09:07 Joy 16:45 Speaking at the Retreat 27:57 Upcoming Events 

We are wrapping up our series of interviews this week. We're ending the series with interviewing Corinne Chambers, Arrow Heintzelman, Mandy McIntyre, and Emmy Gearheart. Thanks for listening!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 06:27 Corinne Chambers & Arrow Heintzelman 15:19 Mandy McIntyre & Emmy Gearheart 29:08 Upcoming Events

We're back with more interviews with our college retreat attendees! This time, we're talking with Aaron Barnes, Brenna Gibbs, & Isabella Stocking. Thanks for tuning in!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 06:27 Aaron Barnes & Brenna Gibbs 13:55 Isabella Stocking 21:35 Upcoming Events

Today, we start our series of interviews that Lee conducted with some of college retreat attendees. These students are familiar with camp, either as campers or past workers, and we wanted to find out what kind of ministry they were doing outside of our campus. Today we interview Ashley Tucker, Ellie Van Neste, and Corrie Bowers. Stay tuned next week for more!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 06:27 Ashley T...

Today, we welcome Lucas Bargo to the podcast. Lucas has been a long time friend of camp. He has served as summer staff, dining hall supervisor, maintenance volunteer, and helps with our Trails to Truth ministry! Hear about how he first became associated with camp, what he's doing now, and some fun camp stories along the way.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:57 Who is Lucas Bargo? 12:06 Camp Stories 18:...

We're back with another one of our family camp sessions. This one is from our 2024 summer. We'll also give details regarding our upcoming retreats, including our college retreat and our return to high school overnights! thanks for tuning in!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:27 Family Camp Throwback 33:08 Discussion 38:58 Upcoming Events

Welcome to another year of The Voice of Camp Nathanael, Today, we're taking a listen to one of the sessions from our 2023 Family Camp week. Afterwards, we go into details about our upcoming retreats and overnights.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 05:40 Family Camp Throwback Session 29:35 Reflecting on the message 36:05 Upcoming Events

We're continuing where we left off from the last episode, as we talk about some big moments from camp in the year 2025. We mention some more events and talk about new staff that have recently joined! Then, we look ahead to 2026 as we talk about the different events we have planned for the upcoming year!    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:16 New Staff 11:26 Spring Events 22:25 Alumni Committee 25:06 Fall...

Happy New Year! Today Jeff McIntyre returns as we continue or annual tradition of going over the previous year. We'll talk about our various ministries, summer camp, and outdoor education. We'll also give you a much-needed heads up on our family camp registration!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:00 Relationship with Local Churches 13:42 Summer Camp 22:42 Outdoor Education 27:00 Family Camp Info

We welcome back Nathan and Austin to join us for our annual Christmas episode! Today we'll be examining the Christmas story in both the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. Merry Christmas! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 05:02 The Christmas Story - Matthew 17:30 The Christmas Story - Luke 31:47 Outro

Welcome to our 2025 Advent episode. Today, Nathan Keeney and Austin Rafferty join Lee to discuss what advent means, the importance of music to a Christian, and the history of some Christmas carols.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 07:32 The Importance of Music 11:13 Christmas Carol History 23:04 Outro

We're back with our annual Thanksgiving episode. Lee brings in Austin Rafferty and Daniel Stanley to talk about 1 Thessalonians 5, what it means to give thanks in everything, and once again try to convince people that cranberry sauce is the best Thanksgiving side dish.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Skipping Thanksgiving? 05:25 The Best Side Dish 12:14 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 26:20 Upcoming Events...

We're back today with another missionary highlight episode! This time, we're talking to our very own host Lee Sharp and his wife. They'' talk about their story of meeting, joining camp, and everything that they do now with the ministry.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:41 Who are Lee & Tess? 10:40 Joining Camp 16:20 Current Jobs 24:20 Upcoming Events

On today's episode, we have someone very familiar with camp -- Time Cornett! Tim has a long history with camp, and most recently is serving as a volunteer during our Outdoor Education program. Tune in to find out everything that goes on in the day of an Outdoor Education Volunteer, as well as a look into the different programs and experiments that were going on.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Who i...

This week's guest is Noah Caissie! Noah was our missionary speaker during our last week of camp, and he's here to share about serving with Operation Mobilization and his experience here at camp. We also learn about Canadian climates, the difference between a boat and a ship, and how to deal with multiple interruptions while recording!    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Who is Noah Caissie? 11:35 Noah'...

Today, we continue in our annual tradition of bringing on and interviewing three summer missionaries! This year, we talk to Austin Giles, Ellie Van Neste, and Rylie Bowers about why they decided to work at camp, their past influences, and favorite camp foods.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:12 Meet our Summer Missionaries 08:40 Camp Jobs 12:12 Past Camp Influences 16:35 The Application Process 19:02 Ca...

Today, we welcome back John Pope to the podcast! John was our speaker during our final week of camp, and he's on this episode to talk about contentment, connecting with campers, and what happens after we leave camp.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:05 Who is John Pope? 07:22 Speaking on Contentment 11:37 The Mountaintop Moment 19:42 John's Camp Experience 22:03 Outro

Our second family camp speaker, Bryan Walmer, joins us for this podcast! Bryan serves as the lead pastor at Georgetown Bible Church and is teaching at seven sessions throughout our week of family camp. Tune in to learn about some signs of Jesus throughout John, what took Bryan so long to come to camp, and the crazy concept of spring break.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro (If You Can Call It That) 02:45 W...

Today's episode features the first of our two family camp speakers, Scott Klooster! Scott hails from Georgetown Bible Church and serves as the multiplication pastor, and to find out what that means, you'll have to tune in to the episode! We also talk about the family camp experience and how to share your testimony in 15 seconds.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:45 Who is Scott Klooster? 10:41 Sharing Yo...

This episode, we welcome back one of our most frequent guests, Bill Clark! Bill has had a long history with Camp Nathanael, and is back once again as the speaker for our high school week. Tune in to learn about how he ended up at camp, and what he's learning about contentment.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Bill Clark's History with Camp 10:42 Talking About Contentment 25:55 Outro

On this episode, we invite the speaker for our first middle school week of camp, Devon Scott! He shares about his personal testimony, how he ended up speaking at camp, and how he's teaching on contentment during the week!    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:09 Devon's Testimony 12:00 Speaking at Camp 15:30 Teaching on Contentment 

Our summer camp director, Austin Rafferty joins the show to day to talk about all things summer camp! We'll talk about the updates and work that has went into getting the campus ready, some new activities that we're offering this year, and we'll dive into our camp theme and what we want campers to take away from it.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:05 Summer Camp Preparations 06:37 New Activities 11:29...