Pondo Podcast

On this episode of the Youth Ministry podcast; Tark has a great conversation with Damean Easter who is the Young Adults pastor at Flood Church in San Diego, California. Damean shares some of the differences (and similarities) that he sees in Young Adult ministry compared to his time as a youth pastor. We also get to hear him share the value of working closely with the youth leadership to bridge the gap between those two important ministries. Damean finishes up by sharing the origins of his phase, "Halle-Glory!" and giving a heartfelt word to those serving in ministry today.

You can meet Damean and hear him speak at Winter Camp on February 11-13, 2022. Registration is open and filling up fast! www.pondo.org

On this episode of Camp Talk: a long time friend of Pondo, Tom Chapin stopped by for a visit to the camp. While he was here Cody recorded a conversation with him about spiritual disciplines, mentoring, being yourself and so much more.

On this episode of Campfire Conversations, the Tarkington brothers share stories about their scary adventures and pranks from the past. Looking back, it became clear that this was a huge part of the community they developed with others.

On this episode of the Creative Stream; Kimberly, Makaila & Alesha talk about the value of journaling as a form of creativity. The ladies talk through practical processes and benefits - from where to begin, the science of journaling, to picking out a journal and the fruit that they have experienced from writing things down throughout their lives.

On this bonus episode of the Pondo Podcast we wanted to give you a sneak peak from one of our live recordings from week 9 of summer camp. Every Wednesday the Pondo Worship Movement team would lead an acoustic medley of worship songs to close out chapel that night. As a podcast listener you'll be the first to hear a part of that recording before we officialy launch it out into the world. Full version and other live song recordings will be coming to Spotify, Apple Music and more soon. Thanks for listening!

On this episode of the Youth Ministry stream, Tark takes an opportunity to talk about the current state of student ministry; pulling ideas & key topics that were discussed with youth pastors & leaders during our weekly "Leaders Lunch" each Thursday of the summer camp season. Listen in as Tark shares 6 key principles that were frequent focal points during our weekly conversations.

1. __________ Leadership

2. Go ________

3. Create a Culture of _________ ______________

4. Create a Culture of __________

5. Invite Students to _____ __________

6. __________ __________

On this episode of Camp Talk; Cody sits down to talk with Pondo's newest, full-time hire, Brittany Pierce. Brittany shares her excitement for stepping in to her new role and the expectations for the ministry ahead. Cody and Brittany also spend time recapping the events of Summer Camp and share some insight into what drives Pondo through our core values.

On this episode of Campfire Conversations, the Tarkington brothers share some of their funny, scary and awe inspiring moments they have had with animals throughout their lives.

On this episode of the Creative Stream; Makaila, Alesha and Kimberly dive into the topic of "daring to suck" in our creative efforts. So often the thing that holds us back is the perception of what others will think about what we are creating. Listen in as the ladies share their personal challenges and ways they've learned to push past the mental and spiritual barriers that often show up in our creativity.

On this episode of the Youth Ministry stream, Tark sits down to have a conversation with Matt Childers and William Fountain who will be staffers here at Camp Pondo this summer. Both Matt and William are students who loved their time in each of their own student ministries. Listen in as they give unique perspectives and insight into what they believe it will take to reach students in todays world.