Audio from Chapel Session #1 of our 2025 Sportsmen’s Retreat, which was March 20-23, 2025. The speaker is Terry Baxter, co-founder and full-time missionary with GoServe Global, but also a former EFCA pastor and Iowa State Representative. The theme of the weekend is Spiritual Boot Camp: Ephesians.

Discussion Questions:

1. How does each member of the Godhead contribute to our salvation?

2. What is the human role in salvation?

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.

Today, Josh and Taylor step out of the way and let you listen to the message given by Josh Denhart at our 2025 Friends and Family of Hidden Acres Gala and Auction (FAFOHAGAA) on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

To hear more from Josh, visit LeadVolunteers.com or listen to the Lead Volunteers Podcast wherever you listen to the Hidden Acres podcast.

And if you know of anyone looking for a summer job, here’s our Summer Staff Website and our Summer Staff Application.

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

In this month’s update episode, Josh and Taylor recap January and look forward to March.

February Recap

• Winter Blast 2, Jan 31-Feb 2

• Summer Staff Spring Equipping Class starts, Feb 3

• Winter Blast 3, Feb 7-9

• Gala Fundraiser, Feb 16

March Preview

• HA Marriage Retreat, March 14-16

• Sportsmen’s Retreat, March 20-23

• Summer Staff Spring Training, March 28-30

Recruiting Update

• Soteria Church, Des Moines, Wednesday, February 26

• Valley Spring Reset, W Des Moines, Sunday, March 2

• Madrid EFC Youth Group, Madrid, Sunday, March 2

• Boone EFC AWANA, Boone, Wednesday, March 5

• New Life Church, Pleasant Hill, Sunday, March 9

• Ignite Youth Leadership Conference, Des Moines, March 14-15

Here’s the Summer Staff Website, the link for our Quick Info Form, as well as the full Staff Application.

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

Today, Taylor is joined by Hidden Acres’ own Ministry Director, Ryan Graden, to talk about the upcoming Friends and Family of Hidden Acres Gala and Auction Fundraiser event (a.k.a the FAFHAGAF).

This event will be held at Hidden Acres on Sunday, February 16 at 3:30 pm. It’ll have a great meal, a silent auction, a live auction, and a dessert auction. Plus a great message given by former camp counselor and current ministry leader Josh Denhart. You won’t want to miss it!

For more information, visithacamps.org/gala-and-auction 

You can also start bidding on the silent auction items right now:32auctions.com/HAGala25 

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

If you’d like more information about being on our Summer Staff, here’s theStaff Website, the link for ourQuick Info Form, as well as the fullStaff Application.

Music Credit: Life by Roahttps://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031

In this month’s update episode, Josh and Taylor recap November/December/January and look forward to February.

November/December/January Recap

- Summer Staff Worship Night, Nov 30

- Giving Tuesday Telethon Fundraiser, Dec 3

- Impact Youth Conference, Jan 3-5

- Men’s Retreat, Jan 17-19

- Winter Blast 1, Jan 24-26

February Preview

- Winter Blast 2, Jan 31-Feb 2

- Summer Staff Spring Equipping Class starts, Feb 3

- Winter Blast 3, Feb 7-9

- Gala Fundraiser, Feb 16

Recruiting Update

- Cornerstone Youth Group in Ames, Wed, Jan 29

- Stonebridge Youth Group in Cedar Rapids, Wed, Jan 29

- Iowa Falls EFC, Wed, Feb 5

- Salt Company in Columbia, MO, Thur, Feb 6

- CMS at Emmaus University in Dubuque, Mon-Tue, Feb 10-11

- Navs Disciplemaker Conference here at camp, Sat, Feb 15

- Moody Camp Fair in Chicago, Wed, Feb 19

- Valley Youth in W Des Moines, Sun, Feb 23

- Soteria Youth in Des Moines, Wed, Feb 26

Here’s the Summer Staff Website, the link for our Quick Info Form, as well as the full Staff Application. Also, here’s the link to Bible Pathways, the totally real sponsor for this episode.

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

Chapel session #4 from our 2025 Men's Retreat, held in the Chris Clark Airnasium on Sunday morning, January 19, 2025. The chapel speaker is Alex Tunnicliff, Lead Pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI.

Chapel session #3 from our 2025 Men's Retreat, held in the Chris Clark Airnasium on Saturday evening, January 18, 2025. The chapel speaker is Alex Tunnicliff, Lead Pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI.

Chapel session #2 from our 2025 Men's Retreat, held in the Chris Clark Airnasium on Saturday morning, January 18, 2025. The chapel speaker is Alex Tunnicliff, Lead Pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI.

Chapel session #1 from our 2025 Men's Retreat, held in the Chris Clark Airnasium on Friday, January 17, 2025. The chapel speaker is Alex Tunnicliff, Lead Pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Kingsford, MI.

Merry Christmas!

In this gift-wrapped episode, Josh and Taylor look back at all God did at Hidden Acres in 2024. Plus the top 10 books we read this year. Thanks for a great ministry year and we look forward to seeing you in 2024!

Josh’s Top 10 books of 2024:

1 Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper

2 Praying Like Monks: Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton

3 Three Views on Remarriage After Divorce by Zondervan

4 The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

5 Finding the Right Hills to Die On by Gavin Ortlund

6 Two Views on Women in Ministry by Zondervan

7 Echoes of Exodus by Alastair J. Roberts & Andrew Wilson

8 The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

9 Scribes and Scripture by John Meade and Peter Gurry

10 Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Warren

Taylor’s Top 10 books of 2024:

1 Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney

2 The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer

3 Echoes of Exodus by Alastair J. Roberts and Andrew Wilson

4 Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop

5 Forgive by Tim Keller

6 Journey into God's Word by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays

7 This Momentary Marriage by John Piper

8 Don't Follow Your Heart by Thaddeus Williams

9 The Wisdom Pyramid by Brett McCracken

10 The Gospel of Exodus by Michael P.V. Barrett

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