Today, we continue our interviews with our 2026 summer staff! This time Isaiah Bell and Elijah Moore join us to tell us about their camp season, the oppertunities they had to witness to campers, and their favorite camp activities!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:44 Staff Interview

20:25 Upcoming Events

Today we continue our annual tradition of interviewing our summer staff! This week, Joel Miller and Damion Rafferty join us to give us a look into their summer, how they got here, and how they saw the Lord work in the hearts of campers throughout the camp season.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:47 Staff Interview

15:16 Upcoming Events

Today our guest is Derek Plitt! Derek is a full-time staff member here at Camp Nathanael. You may know him as the recreation director, but this week he is our grade school week speaker! Tune in to learn about what the kids are learning, and to hear some deep questions asked by grade school campers.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:09 Who is Derek?

05:04 Chapel Topics

14:25 Camper Questions

19:45 Outro

This special spotlights John Pope, a friend to the show and the speaker for our first Middle School Week at Camp Nathanael. John is no stranger to the podcast, and this time he shares the heart behind the week’s theme and chapel sessions. He also talks about his experience with judging camper's food, refereeing basketball games, and whatever else goes on here at camp!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:11 Who is John Pope?

08:39 John's Camp Experience

12:27 Chapel Topics

24:39 Outro

Today on the voice of Camp Nathanael, we are joined by the leaders of our Alumni Association, Ben and Sarah Hodson! They're here to explain what the association is, what the goals are, and they also share some camp stories from their time as summer staff! If you are interested in joining, head over to campnathanael.org/alumni to join up!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:39 What is the Alumni Association?

09:56 Camp Questions

17:25 The Goal of the Alumni Association

26:23 Camp Stories

30:11 Outro

Today we have our work week speaker, Pete Youmans, joining us on the podcast. What is work week? Tune in to this episode to find out. We also talk about our camp theme and lessons learned from Pilgrim's Progress. 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

4:03 What is Work Week?

10:24 Pilgrim's Progress

31:09 Outro

Today, our guest is a longtime friend of camp, Kimmi Sparkman! Kimmi is our speaker for our woman's retreat, and she's here to share about finding the joy of the Lord in all circumstances! Thanks for listening!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:10 Who is Kimmi?

09:07 Joy

16:45 Speaking at the Retreat

27:57 Upcoming Events 

We are wrapping up our series of interviews this week. We're ending the series with interviewing Corinne Chambers, Arrow Heintzelman, Mandy McIntyre, and Emmy Gearheart. Thanks for listening!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

06:27 Corinne Chambers & Arrow Heintzelman

15:19 Mandy McIntyre & Emmy Gearheart

29:08 Upcoming Events

We're back with more interviews with our college retreat attendees! This time, we're talking with Aaron Barnes, Brenna Gibbs, & Isabella Stocking. Thanks for tuning in!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

06:27 Aaron Barnes & Brenna Gibbs

13:55 Isabella Stocking

21:35 Upcoming Events

Today, we start our series of interviews that Lee conducted with some of college retreat attendees. These students are familiar with camp, either as campers or past workers, and we wanted to find out what kind of ministry they were doing outside of our campus. Today we interview Ashley Tucker, Ellie Van Neste, and Corrie Bowers. Stay tuned next week for more!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

06:27 Ashley Tucker

11:49 Ellie Van Nest & Corrie Bowers

18:10 Upcoming Events