We are all overcomer’s and we all have things we still need to overcome; lies, past hurt, fear, pain, addiction…Join Zack Curry and guests for a brand new new season of Man Camp.  Join us as the hope found in these stories move us to action, to risk, find courage, step out again and embrace our call as overcomer’s.

Peter Fretheim has been a missionary in Nigeria for over 22 years. He has seen God do the miraculous and the hardest warlords and child soldiers transformed by Jesus. We first heard about Peter from Phillip Ward and Brent Theobald who have been on previous episodes of Season II of Man Camp. We also had him on our weekly Men’s Mission Zoom call. As shared about his journey as a leader, father and husband looked like, we knew more guys needed to hear his story. His passion for Jesus and people...

Sam Acho is an author, a public speaker, podcaster, a humanitarian and a committed Christian. He also has been a linebacker in the NFL for close to 10 years. He played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2011 and played four seasons as a linebacker with the team before signing with the Chicago Bears before the 2015-16 season. In this episode we sat down with Sam to talk about his new book, “Let the World See You”. Most of us hide. We play...

Dan Matteson is a business man and is a part of JC Sacramento. He has a growing appliance repair company he started years ago, he is a great Dad, husband, loves Jesus and has a huge heart for helping men and discipling them. Looking at him you would never know that he struggled with drug addiction for 23 years. A couple years ago Dan shared his journey at the JC Sacamento Men’s Community in Sacramento and we knew more guys needed to hear it.  In this episode you will hear Dan’s story of...

In this episode we sat down with Lauren Hasson to talk about Dads & Daughters and how important the role of a father is to a girl growing up. As a Dad of 3 girls (Zack here) the reality of this is in front of me every day. Lauren shares first hand from her own life how her Dad was instrumental in building and imparting confidence, identity and value that she lives with today. How what he modeled and taught her opened doors in her life and empowered her to be all that God created her to...

Jesus Culture has had the honor of being a part of an incredible prison ministry in Texas. Several people from our team have gone into the prison to minister and be a part of the incredible work going on there. There have been countless stories of redemption, transformation and we have had the privilege of meeting some amazing people. Zack first met Ron Adkins in Dallas Texas at a hotel, where we were filming his story for our JC Sacramento Easter service. We were able to meet Ron and his...

Robert Burhans is a part of the Jesus Culture team and is a great leader, father, friend and has an incredible story of redemption in his marriage. It’s a story of pain, disconnection, restoration and healing. Many men listening to this podcast are facing what seems like a hopeless situation in your marriage. Rob’s story points to the goodness of God and his ability to heal what seems to be impossible.  Rob is real, authentic and vulnerable as he shares his story, we believe it will release...

Phillip Ward is a man who carries the father’s heart in everything he does. He has a passion to see a generation come into their true identity as sons and daughters of a good and loving God. Since a very young age he had developed practical skills and talents in the construction trades and business that he now uses to disciple young people to become men and women of God with viable skills. He and his wife Amy Ward are full-time missionaries with Youth With A Mission and Phillip uses his...

Brent Theobald was a sniper in the special forces and served with the United States Marine Corps for three combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. As a member of the elite Marine Force Reconnaissance Company, Brent was among the first American boots on the ground in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He grew up as a missionary in Papua New Guinea,  takes veterans and leaders on trips to Nigeria, shares the gospel with terrorists and is a strong advocate for...

Loss is something we all face at different levels and in different seasons. The question is how do we respond and what does our relationship with God look like when we face loss. We sat down with a really close friend of our host Zack and a key part of the Jesus Culture team Cody Williams. He is a Pastor, entrepreneur, real estate agent, creative, networker and a father of 5 girls. Cody shared his story about overcoming loss and the challenges he faced throughout his life, starting at a young...

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

We are so excited for you to hear our conversation with Darren Rouanzoin. He is a pastor, church planter, a deep thinker, an innovator and someone we respect a lot. He enjoys a CORSSFIT work out, a good surf session, family, friends and dreaming of ways to change the world. He is passionate about leading people to know and experience the extravagant generosity of God and the abundant life Jesus brings here and now. We sat down with Darren to talk about his own journey of burnout, what it...

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

This season in Man Camp we are adding the occasional Q&A Episode to answer questions that have come in from previous episodes. If you have a question in general or from one of our episodes send it in to [email protected] or DM us on one of our social media platforms. For this first episode we asked Bryan Japhet, Cody Williams and Skyler Smith from the Jesus Culture team to jump in and help answer some of the questions. These three guys have been significantly involved in the local...

Blake Casteel is the founding director of Respect the Corners- a CROSSFIT/ Functional Fitness movement out of YWAM-Kona. In RTC, his passion for fitness collides with his heart for discipleship and the nations to experience the love of Jesus. In this interview Blake shares his story. We talk about how faith and fitness intersect. He shares about his struggle and story of overcoming an addiction to pornography, we talk about Jesus, missions and more. We can’t wait for you to hear our...

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

How do you hear the voice of God? Our guest Shawn Bolz has a gift unlike many to not only hear the voice of God for others, but to teach people to hear God for themselves. He is authentic, real and demystifies what we over spiritualize like hearing God. He also shares his own story of how his own journey of listening to God started. We talk about what is looks like for men today to hear the voice of God and what that looks like practically. We believe that this conversation is critical in...

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

Every week we are posting a new segment we are calling “Five Minute Fuel.” Listen to five minutes of encouragement, inspiration and perspective to fuel you for the week and your journey to live life fully alive. Hopefully this new addition to Season II of Man Camp gives you an extra boost of hope. You have what it takes!

Season 2 of Man Camp is officially here! Our host Zack Curry kicks off the first episode of a new season and talks about hope in the midst of fear in these uncertain times. He also gives a quick overview of what we are going after in Season 2. There is some exciting news, brand new elements we are adding this season and theme that we think is so timely for what is going on in the world today. We want to invite you on a journey to step out of isolation, be know and live life fully alive and...

We had the privilege of sitting down with John Bevere to talk about a new online course he just released called “Porn Free” as well as his book “Killing Kryptonite”. This issue is something that is very real struggle for many men. John shares some of his own story and some powerful tools to walk in complete freedom as men. John is an international known speaker and best-selling author known for his bold and uncompromising approach to God’s Word. John has developed a passion to embrace God’s...

Forgiveness and freedom are connected. In the journey toward forgiveness we cannot ignore pain or hard things. We sat down with Jason Valloton, a pastor, a sought-after counselor, speaker and author who wrote the book The Supernatural Power of Forgiveness and co-authored Moral Revolution and Outrageous Courage. His own story of learning to walk in forgiveness and freedom is powerful! He is also a man’s man. He loves to hunt, fish and call other men to live fully alive and with adventure. He...

As men there are lies, fears and areas in our lives that need to die and be replaced with truth, freedom and the perspective of heaven. We sat down with Danny Silk to talk about slaying those dragons in our lives. Danny is a really good friend of ours and someone we respect greatly. He is an author, speaker and the President and co-founder of Loving on Purpose, a ministry to families and communities worldwide. Danny has developed countless resources drawn from decades of experience as a...