The Voice of Camp Nathanael

This episode comes to you from the middle of our annual work week! What is work week? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out. Our speaker, Tony Barber, and his wife Sarah join us on this episode to talk about their church's connection with camp, the power of prayer, and field hockey. Thanks for listening to the Voice of Camp Nathanael!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:20 History with Camp Nath...

Our guest today is Josh Holland. Josh is a longtime friend of camp, and also the speaker for our spring men's event! We'll get into his background with Camp Nathanael, his time serving in the navy, what exactly a military chaplain is, and why Christian community is important. Thanks for tuning in!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:15 Background 08:22 Serving in the Navy 23:59 Stronger Together 29:06 Upco...

Today we bring on a special guest and friend of camp Spencer Breedlove! Spencer has been a speaker for camp weeks, summer staff orientation, and most recently, our Married Couple's Retreat! Listen to this episode to hear us discuss how Spencer got involved with camp, the couple's retreat, and why creepy porcelain dolls don't make good wives.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:35 History with Camp Nathanae...

It's almost Easter Sunday, so today we dive into Mark 11 to look at the triumphant entry of Jesus on palm Sunday. We'll also talk about why Jesus curses a fig tree, that time Jesus flipped some tables, and the importance of bearing fruit in the Christian life. Thanks for tuning in to the Voice of Camp Nathanael, and happy Easter!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:31 Importance of Reading Scripture 07:47...

Welcome to another missionary highlight episode of The Voice of Camp Nathanael! This time, we get to know our new camp director, Austin Rafferty, and his wife Katie. They tell us about their history with camp, how they met each other, how they ended up with so many kids, and provide a demonstration of God's provision.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:15 Rafferty Backstory 13:52 Joining Camp Nathanael 2...

On today's episode, we continue our series of diving in our doctrinal statement. This time, we're talking about what it means to be made in the image of God, as well as how Genesis 3 lead to our depraved state. If you're interested in knowing what we believe and why we believe it, then check it out!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:35 The Doctrinal Statement 07:22 The Trinity 13:53 The Image of God 24:5...

Today we have one of our newest interns Ellie Franklin joining us! Ellie gives us the details on her testimony, how she ended up working at Camp Nathanael, and what kind of roles she is stepping into during her time here. We'll also let you know the details of our upcoming overnight events and Kickstart soccer. Also, Steven laughs in this episode. A lot! Thanks for tuning in. Chapters: 00:00 Intro...

On this episode, Nathan Keeney joins us to talk about his testimony. how he ended up at Camp Nathanael, and the many roles he takes on. Also, Lee brings up Christmas songs again for some reason. Thanks for tuning in to 50 episodes of the show!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:51 Missionary Highlight - Nathan Keeney 26:55 Upcoming Events

We're back for another season of The Voice of Camp Nathanael! Let's celebrate the show turning two years old in its current iteration. We were able to dig up some old VOCN recordings, and in this episode, we share a message from the past with you! We've also got the rundown of several of our upcoming events, so make sure to tune in.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:21 Happy Birthday! 10:03 Throwback Dev...

Welcome to part 2 of us looking back on 2024. This episode, we'll cover everything we didn't get to last time, including summer camp, outdoor education, and our new staff members and interns! We'll also look ahead and talk about a brand new event that we're super excited for! Thanks for tuning in to the Voice of Camp Nathanael.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:14 Summer 2024 08:56 Outdoor Education 12:2...

Happy New Year from the Voice of Camp Nathanael! Welcome to part 1 of our annual review! Our mission director Jeff McIntyre returns to look back on 2024. We go through the early months of the year and talk about what all happened with our ministry, our facilities, and some behind the scenes thought processes behind some of the events that we held! Make sure to stay tuned until the end to hear the...

Merry Christmas from us here at the Voice of Camp Nathanael! Steven and Lee talk about Christmas Foods (of course). We then get into Luke 2 and discuss the birth of Jesus.  Thanks for tuning in this year to the show, and we look forward to continuing into 2025. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:43 Christmas Foods 05:13 Dangers of Familiarity 09:48 Luke 2

We're here to talk about Advent! What is it? Why does it matter? And how should Christians respond? Steven and Lee dive into the meaning of the season and how we should prepare for Christmas. Then, we look at Luke 1 to see the lead up and preparation for the birth of Jesus. We also give a reminder for our upcoming women's event!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:20 Explaining Advent 14:30 Luke 1 29:58 Wo...

We are back once again to talk about Thanksgiving! We talk about what we're thankful for as a mission, look into Psalm 92 to see a biblical representation of thankfulness, and Steven and Lee have their annual Thanksgiving food debate! Stick around to the end of the show to hear about our upcoming women's event happening here on campus!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:27 Thanksgiving Food 09:46 What are...

We are welcoming Roy Hodson back to the podcast to finish our series on our ministry's history. We get up to where we are today, and even look forward to the 100-year anniversary of the mission. We also learn how SMMM obtained and developed the property, how God has provided throughout the years, and we reveal why our cabins are named the way they are.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 5:25 Camp Connections...

Roy Hodson is back with us to continue going through the history of Camp Nathanael! In this episode, we pick up in the 40s, and dive into the origins of some of our longest running ministry programs that we have. We talk about how our overnights, outdoor education, and couple's retreat weekend all got their start. We also give some information and a reminder for our upcoming weekend overnights hap...

Our guests today are very familiar with our ministry. Nate and Mary Breath Brace join us to talk about their time serving with Camp Nathanael. We go into how they came to camp in the first place, as well as what brought them back to volunteer now.    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:00 Nate & Mary Beth Brace 31:15 Fall Overnights

Our special guests this episode are Jonathan and Kaitlyn Tate. They call in to discuss something close to our hearts: adoption! We'll hear the Tate family's story of international adoption, as well as what led to them feeling the call to adopt in their lives. It's an amazing story of God's sovereignty, and you won't want to miss it.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Outdoor Education & Family Nigh...

Rick and Cathy Franklin are our guests on today's episode. They go into the history of their time in the ministry, how they joined in the first place, and how they've seen God's sovereignty at work throughout it all! We also go into details about our upcoming Outdoor Education program, as well as a free family night event that all are welcome to!    Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:51 Outdoor Education 05:...

On this episode, we are joined by Jeff and Wonita Werley, who served as our missionary speakers for one of our weeks this summer! They stell us all about Ethnos 360, and about how they personally got involved with the mission! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:25 Ethnos 360

In what is now an annual event, we've brought on three of this year's summer missionaries to the show! Peter Inman, Emmy Gearheart, and Gracia Scheaffer join us to talk about their summer, their most challenging jobs, and how long it took them to fill out the camp application. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:26 Summer Missionaries

Bill Clark is back on the show! This time, he talks about his church, what he's speaking about to our campers, and (as always), we question his passion for running.   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:16 Bill Clark 28:11 Outdoor Education

This episode, our high school week speaker Ian Dunaway joins us for a conversation! We talk about Ian's first impression of camp, how he ended up here on the podcast, and Ephesians 5. Also, if you're listening as this episode comes out, we're in the middle of family camp! Come and join us!   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:34 Ian Dunaway 28:27 Family Camp

We're back to pick up where we left off in walking through the history of Camp Nathanael. Roy Hodson is still here, and gives us an in depth look at the timeline of our ministry. In this episode, we learn about the impact that the ministry had on the immediate area, decisions that were made that still impact us today, and even where the name of Camp Nathanael came from!    Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00...

Today we have a special episode. Former mission director Roy Hodson joins us as we take a trip back in time to 1932, as we walk through the origins of Scripture Memory Mountain Mission! We talk about how our ministry started and discuss some of the people that were influential in this ministry and whose work we are still carrying on today. There's so much history to go through, we couldn't fit it...