The Voice of Camp Nathanael

Happy Birthday!

We're back for another season of The Voice of Camp Nathanael! Let's celebrate the show turning two years old in its current iteration. We were able to dig up some old VOCN recordings, and in this episode, we share a message from the past with you! We've also got the rundown of several of our upcoming events, so make sure to tune in.
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:21 Happy Birthday!
10:03 Throwback Devotion
21:52 Discussing the Devotion
27:51 Upcoming Events

2024: A Year in Review (Part 2)

Welcome to part 2 of us looking back on 2024. This episode, we'll cover everything we didn't get to last time, including summer camp, outdoor education, and our new staff members and interns! We'll also look ahead and talk about a brand new event that we're super excited for! Thanks for tuning in to the Voice of Camp Nathanael.
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Summer 2024
08:56 Outdoor Education
12:22 Youth Conference
15:31 New Staff
28:47 Looking Forward to 2025

2024: A Year in Review (Part 1)

Happy New Year from the Voice of Camp Nathanael! Welcome to part 1 of our annual review! Our mission director Jeff McIntyre returns to look back on 2024. We go through the early months of the year and talk about what all happened with our ministry, our facilities, and some behind the scenes thought processes behind some of the events that we held! Make sure to stay tuned until the end to hear the details of our Family Camp registration! 
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:50 Swimming Pool & Swinging Bridge
11:08 Trails to Truth
15:02 Men & Women's Ministries
20:09 College Retreat & Senior Citizen Days
26:22 Family Camp Registration

Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas from us here at the Voice of Camp Nathanael! Steven and Lee talk about Christmas Foods (of course). We then get into Luke 2 and discuss the birth of Jesus.  Thanks for tuning in this year to the show, and we look forward to continuing into 2025.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:43 Christmas Foods
05:13 Dangers of Familiarity
09:48 Luke 2

Advent 2024

We're here to talk about Advent! What is it? Why does it matter? And how should Christians respond? Steven and Lee dive into the meaning of the season and how we should prepare for Christmas. Then, we look at Luke 1 to see the lead up and preparation for the birth of Jesus. We also give a reminder for our upcoming women's event!
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Explaining Advent
14:30 Luke 1
29:58 Women's Event

Thanksgiving 2024

We are back once again to talk about Thanksgiving! We talk about what we're thankful for as a mission, look into Psalm 92 to see a biblical representation of thankfulness, and Steven and Lee have their annual Thanksgiving food debate! Stick around to the end of the show to hear about our upcoming women's event happening here on campus!
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:27 Thanksgiving Food
09:46 What are We Thankful For?
17:56 Psalm 92
33:53 Women's Event

The History of Camp Nathanael with Roy Hodson (Part 4)

We are welcoming Roy Hodson back to the podcast to finish our series on our ministry's history. We get up to where we are today, and even look forward to the 100-year anniversary of the mission. We also learn how SMMM obtained and developed the property, how God has provided throughout the years, and we reveal why our cabins are named the way they are.
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
5:25 Camp Connections
15:25 Camp Expansions
31:33 God's Faithfulness to the Ministry

The History of Camp Nathanael with Roy Hodson (Part 3)

Roy Hodson is back with us to continue going through the history of Camp Nathanael! In this episode, we pick up in the 40s, and dive into the origins of some of our longest running ministry programs that we have. We talk about how our overnights, outdoor education, and couple's retreat weekend all got their start.
We also give some information and a reminder for our upcoming weekend overnights happening very soon! Make sure you sign up for them before it's too late!
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:50 Overnights
4:16 Origins of Our Ministries
18:46 Vacation Bible School
26:05 High School Outreach

With Nate & Mary Beth Brace

Our guests today are very familiar with our ministry. Nate and Mary Breath Brace join us to talk about their time serving with Camp Nathanael. We go into how they came to camp in the first place, as well as what brought them back to volunteer now. 
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:00 Nate & Mary Beth Brace
31:15 Fall Overnights

The Tate Family's Adoption Story

Our special guests this episode are Jonathan and Kaitlyn Tate. They call in to discuss something close to our hearts: adoption! We'll hear the Tate family's story of international adoption, as well as what led to them feeling the call to adopt in their lives. It's an amazing story of God's sovereignty, and you won't want to miss it.
 
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:25 Outdoor Education & Family Night
03:53 The Tate's Adoption Story