Ozark Mission Project (OMP) is a faith based non-profit organized for ministry to persons in need in response to Jesus Christ's call to servant hood. We send church youth groups to camp sites and churches around Arkansas where they, in turn, engage in the surrounding communities by serving individu…
OMP Summer '22 Reflection - Jake Cocke by Ozark Mission Project
A sit and chat with some of the community builders in Wynne and Forrest City.
OMPodcast Rob Holifield and JD Halstead by Ozark Mission Project
Mark and Aaron Lasater
Clint Johnson is a name most folks know well in the OMP world. Listen as he shares why OMP is so important to him that he uses half his vacation each year to participate!
Last summer, Bailey and Karen had the opportunity to sit down with the senior pastor and youth director from Heritage UMC of Clearwater Florida. The youth director, Peggy, has been on MANY mission trips with youth groups. Bailey was quick to want to know how she thought OMP compared to all the others! Peggy and Matt talk about how easy it was to plug in to OMP and about how mission experiences lock kids in to their youth group for years to come. Listen all the way to the end to hear how they came to know about OMP in the first place!
Building relationships with our neighbors is one of the most important things we do at OMP. Miss Peggy sure loved the community builders that came to her home and they certainly loved her back!
In this month's OMPodcast we hear from Kristin Wells, youth minister at FUMC Bentonville. Kristin took her youth group to OMP for the very first time in 2022. We had a great conversation about empowering our youth for ministry and about how nice it is to attend OMP and not worry about being in charge the whole time!
This past summer, a group of 1st time community builders from Round Rock Texas attended our Lakewood mission week in North Little Rock. Listen in as Deanna and Rachel share about their experiences, their hopes for their OMP futures and give Hank a few shout outs!
Two international students joined our college staff team this past summer. Charles and Vinda Share stories of how they were hired and their impressions of the summer.
Today we hear from Michael O'Conner, kitchen coordinator at the Lakewood OMP mission week. He is a seasoned pro who offers great advice for a smoothly run kitchen.
OMPodcast Andrew Smith June 15 2022 by Ozark Mission Project
OMPodcast Noah And Peyton May 15 2022 by Ozark Mission Project
OMPodcast Christi Crawford April 2022 by Ozark Mission Project
Listen this month as we chat with Christi Crawford about her OMP experience and how it helped facilitate her call to youth ministry.
Andrew talks with former college staff Ben and Liam about living a life of generostiy
Another OMPastor episode; this time featuring Rev. Lauren DeLano!
Another OMPastor episode featuring Rev. Kathleen McMurray!
(Re)introducing Jules Anderson! OMP's new Volunteer & Programs Coordinator.
In this episode, Andrew talks to Rev. Carness, Ashley, and Jack Vaughan.
A montage of clips from the first week of camp, featuring the Conway and North Little Rock camps.
Andrew has a conversation with neighbors Joye Blackwell and her grandson Seth,
This episode was "live" at the "Be the Match" event in March at Bale Chevrolet! Well, it was recorded live.
Our guest this month is Rev. Dane Womack who currently serves as the Senior Pastor at Paragould First United Methodist Church. He is part of our series of episodes featuring former OMP college or volunteer staff who now serve in ministry
Our guest this month is Rev. Sam Meadors who works with the 200,000 More Reasons initiative and has led several OMP college winter mission trips.
Executive Director Bailey Faulkner and Director of Programs and Communications talk with Andrew about OMP Connect, Extended Family, and more.
Hank Godwin helps introduce our new host Andrew Suite and gives him a hard time along the way!
Our latest podcast we have a round-table discussion with Group 2 from our 2014 College Staff class. Kenzie, Daniel and Sami give lots of insight, shoutouts and laughs in this podcast.
OMP Executive Director talks about how OMP is going to navigate this pandemic even while cancelling their summer camps.
Live NWA Gives OMPodcast by Ozark Mission Project
We're happy to announce a new host of the OMPodcast! Meet Michael McMurray, a longtime OMP volunteer who will lead our OMPodcast.
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner
Intro and Outro Song is Be More Kind by Frank Turner