Session 1 from our 2025 Women's Retreat, which was September 12-13, 2025. The speaker was Colleen Searcy, and the title is, "Delighting in Scripture."

Colleen loves to give women courage—courage to teach, lead, and read their Bibles. And she finds a lot of joy in sharing the tools she has learned over the years. She is creator of Meet Me in the Bible, a doable 5-step framework for studying the Bible and leading others to do the same.

Colleen is on staff at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, where she leads and teaches Women’s Bible Study and serves as the Director of Women’s Ministry. She also speaks and leads workshops at conferences throughout theyear.

She enjoys cheering on her two sons, Sam and Tate, and her husband, Wes, as he mobilizes students to help plant churches around the world.

For more information about Colleen, visit www.colleensearcy.com

For more information about Hidden Acres, visit www.hacamps.org

Audio from chapel session #4 (Sunday evening) of our 2025 Labor Day Family Camp, which was August 29-September 1. The main session speaker is Tyler Parson from CrossRidge Church in Ida Grove, IA. The theme of this message is “Families on Mission.”

Breakout questions from this session:

1. What do you know about the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12)?

2. Which spiritual tactic is most effective against you: deception, division, distraction, or destruction?

3. Re-read Ephesians 6:13-17. What piece of armor is a challenge for you to put on? Which piece of armor are you most familiar with putting on?

4. How can you better employ the weapon of God’s Word (Ephesians 6:17)?

5. This passage concludes with prayer (Ephesians 6:18-20). Take turns praying for each other. Pray specifically for one way you would like God to work in your life, your family, your church, and your community.

Audio from chapel session #3 (Sunday morning) of our 2025 Labor Day Family Camp, which was August 29-September 1. The main session speaker is Tyler Parson from CrossRidge Church in Ida Grove, IA. The theme of this message is “Families of Love.”

Breakout questions from this session:

1. Name one way that God might be calling you to better live as someone who knows him personally.

2. What do you find harder: “putting off the old” (Ephesians 4:22) or “putting on the new” (Ephesians 4:24)?

3. Evaluate your walk and talk based on Ephesians 4:25-32. What do you need to “put off?” What do you need to “put on?”

4. List the different roles in life from Ephesians 5:15-6:9.

5. What is one way God might be calling you to more faithfully love others in your role(s) in life?

Audio from chapel session #2 (Saturday evening) of our 2025 Labor Day Family Camp, which was August 29-September 1. The main session speaker is Tyler Parson from CrossRidge Church in Ida Grove, IA. The theme of this message is “Families of Prayer.”

Breakout questions from this session:

1. How are you like your father?

2. In what ways would you like to be more like your Heavenly Father?

3. Share about a home repair or renovation project that you’ve experienced. How is that a helpful picture of what the Holy Spirit wants to do in you?

4. What are of your life do you need power to be more like Jesus? Pray for that for each other.

5. Have you personally embraced your Heavenly Father’s purpose to know Christ and grow in Him?

Audio from chapel session #1 (Saturday morning) of our 2025 Labor Day Family Camp, which was August 29-September 1. The main session speaker is Tyler Parson from CrossRidge Church in Ida Grove, IA. The theme of this message is “Families of Faith.”

Breakout questions from this session:

1. List the “blessings” believers in Christ receive according to Ephesians 1:4-14.

2. Which of these blessings are an encouragement to you right now?

3. Do you ever feel like you aren’t good enough or don’t have what it takes in life?

4. How might the truths of these Bible verses help you when you feel like you haven’t got what it takes?

5. Have you personally placed your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord?

Audio from Chapel Session #4 of our 2025 Memorial Day Family Camp, which was May 23-26, 2025. The speaker is our very own Jesse Evans, Army Chaplain, and Education Director here at Hidden Acres, but also a former EFCA pastor. The theme of the weekend is The War On Sin.

For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to [email protected], or look us up on social media.

Audio from Chapel Session #3 of our 2025 Memorial Day Family Camp, which was May 23-26, 2025. The speaker is our very own Jesse Evans, Army Chaplain, and Education Director here at Hidden Acres, but also a former EFCA pastor. The theme of the weekend is The War On Sin.

For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to [email protected], or look us up on social media.

Audio from Chapel Session #2 of our 2025 Memorial Day Family Camp, which was May 23-26, 2025. The speaker is Jesse Evans, Army Chaplain and Education Director here at Hidden Acres, but also a former EFCA pastor. The theme of the weekend is The War On Sin.

For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to [email protected], or look us up on social media.

Audio from Chapel Session #1 of our 2025 Memorial Day Family Camp, which was May 23-26, 2025. The speaker is our very own Jesse Evans, Army Chaplain and Education Director here at Hidden Acres, but also a former EFCA pastor. The theme of the weekend is The War On Sin.

For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to [email protected], or look us up on social media.

Now that summer camp is right around the corner, it’s time to put the regular podcast schedule to rest for a while. In this episode, Josh and Taylor talk about summer camp, look back on a great year of ministry, and say thanks for listening. See you in the fall!

For more information about Hidden Acres Christian Center, visit hacamps.org, call our office at 515-547-2751, send an email to [email protected], or look us up on social media.

Music Credit: Life by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031