Today's guest is David Wildman.  David has been married to his wife Sarah for 13 years and together they have 1 daughter named Fiona. He has been in full time ministry for 10 years now. The first 5 were with 2nd Mile Adventures of Winona Lake Indiana and then he was led to start his own non-profit Full Packed Adventure Ministries. He recently helped launch a Young Adult Ministry through his local church, Brookwood Church. He loves using the outdoors as a means to connect, grow and worship together. He feels that outdoor ministry provides ample opportunity to disconnect from the world and reconnect with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Find out more about David and his ministry by following the links below.  Website: www.fullypacked.org Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/davidwyldman/ Instagram (Ministry): https://www.instagram.com/fpamusa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FullyPackedAdventureMinistries

Today's guest is Dusty Breeding.  Dusty is an adventurer, trainer and minister of the gospel. He was born and raised in a rural community in Indiana. Dusty completed a bachelor's and master's degree at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA and for the past ten years has served as a minister for Pepperdine's University Church . He is also a brand ambassador for lululemon Athletica. Dusty and his wife, Cecily, lead students on adventures around the world as a part of his passion for introducing others to personal growth through adversity.  You can find out more about him through the contact information below. Website: https://www.dustybreeding.com/ Instagram: @dustybreeding Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dusty.breeding email: [email protected]

Todays guest is  Andrew Underwood. Andrew has developed a huge heart for working with young people in ministry and outdoor education environments as he served in many roles over the past 10 years. He has experience with camps, wilderness guiding, and directing an environmental education center for Northern California public schools. Andrew has been serving the Asia region with Nexus International, but will now be devoting his resources fully to the Wilderness Ministry Institute. If you would like to get in touch with Andrew you can reach him the following ways:  email: [email protected] Instagram: @thunderwoodz

In this episode we speak to Chris Staron and get his perspective of how God has used the wilderness to speak to him and draw him closer to Himself. Chris recently hiked over 300 miles on the John Muir Trail and Laugavegur trail in Iceland, while frequently spending nights in the mountains near his home in Jackson, Wyoming.  Chris is the writer/director of the Christian films "Bringing Up Bobby" and "Between the Walls". He's also the author of the time travel thriller novel, "Cradle Robber". Presently, Chris is the host of the "Truce Podcast" where they examine the Christian church using journalistic tools to explore how we got here and how we can do better.  Be sure to subscribe to Chris' podcast and follow him on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

To kick off the new year we wanted to start the series "Why Wilderness" off with episode 1: Theology of Creation. This episode dives into the story of creation, why we should utilize creation to grow our faith and how Jesus utilized it with his disciples. We hope you enjoy this episode! Be sure to subscribe, share and above al else, FIND YOUR WILDERNESS!

This short episode gives some insight on where we want to go as a podcast and some of the things we want to include in the show. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please do so because you won’t want to miss all that’s coming up!

On today's Episode we talk about what it looks like to die to ourself in order to follow Jesus. This is a principle that is pretty clear to see in Jesus' teachings, but one rarely practiced in the church today. Join me in listening to God's intent behind this. If you enjoy today's episode, please be sure and subscribe and share. We want to bring truth and value to all who will listen. Thanks and God Bless!

In this episode I catch everyone up on what God is doing in my families life. We are in a season of growth and response to something God is leading us towards. I talk about how I’ve been encouraged by my time in scripture and prayer as well as encouragement from friends and family members.

In this episode we discuss what exactly wilderness ministry is and how we can use it on our every day lives. Wilderness ministry isn’t just something you do, it should be incorporated into your entire life. This episode explains how you can do that on your own and with those that God has given you to lead.

In Episode 3 we talk about fly fishing and how that relates to us as followers of Christ. Join in for the conversation now! Be sure to email comments to [email protected]