Pondo Podcast

On this episode of Camp Talk, Cody, Dan & Becky respond to sound bites from Pondo Friends who share the impact camp has had on their lives and ministries. We want to give a BIG thank you to Neal Benson (Pastor of Coastline Bible & Week 9 speaker), RJ McCauley (Student Pastor at Magnolia Church) and Zachary Bondoc (Student Pastor at FBC Temple City) for sharing their powerful thoughts and stories.

On this episode of Campfire Conversations, the Tarkington brothers dive into discussion about their favorite sports teams as they were growing up and some of the highlight moments of watching their teams win championships. On the back half of the podcast, you'll hear stories of their own playing days; from their time out in the backyard, to little league and on to being part of their high school teams, the guys share moments about what it has meant to be connected to God and to others through sports.

On this episode of the Creative Stream, Makaila sits down for a conversation with a special guest, Kristin Hernandez, to talk about their personal stories of loss and the creative processes that followed those difficult seasons. For even more about Kristin's journey you can check out her blog at www.sunlightindecember.com. There you can read stories, listen to her podcast and get more information on her upcoming book of the same title.

On this bonus episode of the Pondo Podcast, we get the entire staff together for a little Q&A session. You'll hear the team answer tough hitting questions like, "Would you rather live in space or in the ocean?" and "What's your favorite musical?" Towards the end of the conversation you'll hear the Pondo staff talk about the beauty and the challenges of being part of camp ministry and what they are most excited to see at Summer Camp 2021!

On this episode of the Youth Ministry stream, Tark zooms in for an interview with his brother-in-law, Jedi Faulkner who is the Associate Student Pastor at Lakes Church in Lakeland Florida. Jedi shares his thoughts on how to balance the time, work and ministry of being someone who serves in multiple roles at a church. He also spends time talking about the adjustments he has had to make going from serving at a small church to coming on to the staff of a much larger church.

On this episode of Camp Talk, Cody sits down with Dan and Becky to discuss Pondo's desire to connect, equip, and encourage youth leaders both here at the camp and beyond. Listen in as they explain the importance of making the extra effort to come alongside churches and their leaders; how it all came together in the past, how it happens today and the dreams for the future of investing in the real heroes, Youth Leaders!

On this episode of the Creative Stream, Makaila, Alesha and Kimberly share their stories of how they have used creative outlets to process their own emotional journeys. Kimberly shares an original song called, "Beautiful Storm" and Alesha shares a deeply personal story that prompted both an illustrated and written piece of art. You can find Alesha's piece at this link: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7zkUDjTR7/?igshid=1an76bjuancwe

On this episode of Campfire Conversations, Tark & Sean dive into the topic of Movies. The guys share stories of how Tark worked at a local movie theater and they discuss some specific movies that impacted their lives and connected them to God and to community. They also spit fire some of their favorite movies throughout the whole episode.

On this episode of the Youth Ministry Stream, Tark dives into a zoom conversation with Jonathan McDonald; student pastor at Calvary Church in Bellflower, California. Jonathan's journey took him from being a pesky little middle school student in the youth group to leading in that same church as their student pastor. You'll also hear some insight on how to challenge students to be generous givers, how to remind yourself that our students are not just another number and how to rise above discouragement.

On this episode of Camp Talk, Cody, Dan & Becky share some of their impressions of our Winter One Day season. The team also spends some time discussing what this year has allowed us to focus in on all while Dan wants everyone to know..... SUMMER CAMP IS ON!