The Kanakuk Podcast

If you're a Christian and you've ever wondered how to start loving like Jesus, you're not alone. It can be easy to feel small and to wonder if you're doing things right. On today's episode, Joe and Beth Ann are joined by Jennafer White, who learned how to love like Jesus while serving at one of the largest tourist attractions in the world. We hope that you are encouraged as you listen and know that loving people to Jesus can be as simple as giving someone a balloon. Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

In our lives, we will find ourselves on many "teams". These teams include our family, our co-workers, our friends, and our community. In sports, teamwork is vital to the success of the team. On today's episode, Joe and Beth Ann are joined by Trish Barnes and Steve Loney to talk about how God, faith, and teamwork intersect within all the "teams" in our life. We hope you listen and are encouraged today! Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

How do you keep Jesus at the center of your Christmas season? Join Joe and Beth Ann as they ask some of our K-2 and K-Seven high school Kampers this question and discuss why Jesus is indeed the reason for the season. Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Christmas is a time to bring people together. For today's Christmas episode, Joe White and Beth Ann have brought together a wonderful ensemble of guests featuring Beth Weibe, Melissa Houston, Rachel Wilkins, Kat Hampsch, Emily Sizelove, and Rachel Sparks. Join the conversation and learn more about some favorite family traditions, the why behind those traditions, and the real reason for it all, Jesus!Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

If someone were to ask you how you have been doing recently, have you ever responded with the word "busy"? When we find ourselves busy, it can often be difficult to maintain your priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in. Keith Chancey and Adam Donyes join Joe and Beth Ann to discuss how to find purpose in the business and what it means to keep Jesus as our source of life!Click HERE to listen on Spotify!Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

If you are a Christian, you might know worship as a time of singing and reflection during a church service. What if worship extended beyond our Sunday mornings? What if worship wasn't just a song, but a lifestyle? We invite you to join Joe and Beth Ann as special guest Michael W Smith shares his heart for worship, how we were created to worship our Creator, and how God is continuing to change lives all around the world through worship! Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Comparison is a trap that robs you of your identity in Christ and the unique way he made you. Keith and Hope West join the discussion with Shay and Joseph Sewell as they discuss the giftings that God has given to each individual. We invite you to listen in as we learn that not only have we all been knitted together by God to be uniquely us (Psalm 139:13), we also have a place in the body of believers using the gifts God has given us!   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

In a world that sees a life with Christ as boring, you may have wondered, is living for Christ fun? Or maybe you marvel at how some Christians you know seem to have a constant stream of energy. It may sometimes seem that Christianity is just a big list of do's and don'ts, but it is so much more. Join Shay, Beth Ann, Joe Sewell, and Cooper McCullough as they discuss the fun and joy that is found in living for Christ! As Jesus said in John 10:10, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” We invite you to join us today as we talk about life lived to the full in Christ and finding joy in community with other believers.     Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Chad Hampsch joins the the podcast today fresh back from the Holy Land! Every year the Kanakuk Institute takes a trip to visit Israel with its students at the end of their year. It brings the scripture that they have studied the 6-7 months prior to life! Chad talks through what that experience is like, and how it changes your life. He also shares about how the Gospel is moving in that area of the world in an incredible way!   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

There is so much around us to distract us! How do we deal with that in our lives? Lindsay Mawhorr and Grant Gaines join Joe and Shay to talk about being distracted. In Luke 10 Martha is distracted by preparations, but Mary was sitting at Jesus' feet listening to His words. It doesn't say Martha was wrong for preparing, but that Martha was distracted. Today we take look into the pitfalls of distraction, and how to ultimately not be distracted away from hearing Jesus and turning our affection toward Him.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Following up on our previous episode on overcoming our fears as a leader, today we focus on leading our teams beyond their fears. Beyond is an incredible word. It's a word of HOPE! Connor Wilkins joins Joe, Shay, and Beth Ann today to look at practical examples of how they have had to lead beyond their fears and rally teams to go beyond their fears as well. Let's not build teams that measure success off of how they can please their leader, but rather be open in sharing fears/insecurities and build a safe environment to be real and honest with each other.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Leaders wrestle with fears and insecurities like anybody else. In some ways the stakes are even higher because these things effect us AND those that follow us! In today's episode we are joined by Jimmy Funderburk and Kara Williams. Together we take a look at how to lean in and identify our fears and securities, and how to overcome them.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Shay, Beth Ann, and Joe continue into part 2 of our segment on Emotional Durability. They focus in on being STUCK in our anxiety. In your mind you have two trees. One broken down FEAR tree, and one vibrant beautiful LOVE tree of life. Each day we take our thoughts and continually place them on one of these trees. Whichever tree we decorate, it will become the emotional framework we operate out of.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Let's talk about Anxiety. We have all faced this to some level in our lives, and it can be a cold and debilitating weight to try to carry! Can Anxiety be overpowered? Today Shay joins not as a co-host, but as our featured guest! Beth Ann Lampley co-hosts alongside Joe today for a deep dive into the potential causes of anxiety and God's plan to build emotional durability in our lives. Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for this episode of the Kanakuk Podcast where co-hosts Shay Robbins and Beth Ann Lampley are joined by Ward and Beth Wiebe. The Wiebes love people well in their jobs and in everyday life. In this podcast they share some of the key elements that create a lifestyle that seeks to see people deeper than the surface and to make others feel known. Lean in and listen to what the Wiebes have to share and be encouraged by their faith. Click  HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

On this episode of the Kanakuk Podcast co-hosts Shay Robbins and Beth Ann Lampley talk with Rick Braschler about his “second round of parenting” and how his experience has changed from parenting in the late 80s-90s to now parenting a 10-year-old in the 2020s. Whether you are a parent of 7, a single college student, a brand new parent, a student in high school, or anything in between, this podcast has some great wisdom for parenting now and in the future. May this podcast encourage you and fill you with confidence as you navigate faithfully in an ever-changing world.   Click  HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 67 of the Kanakuk Podcast! Shay Robbins is joined once again with Keith and Karen Chancey with the first Kanakuk Podcast of 2023! Shay, Keith, and Karen talk about starting the New Year out right and being purposeful in new and old routines. Listen and be encouraged by the stories of these three leaders!   Click  HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 66 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast'. Continue listening to our special two-part Advent series. In this episode, Beth Ann Lampley join Shay Robbins and Joe White to talk about giving our best gifts to God. God doesn't care about the toys or the trinkets we may get for Christmas, instead what He really wishes for is our whole hearts. The reality is that we give our friends and loved ones gifts that are good for a season, but eventually their newness will fade and wear off. This is opposed to God, who never grows tired of us when we bring Him our hearts. Listen and be encouraged by the words of Shay, Joe, and Beth Ann as they expand on this topic and more.   Click  HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 65 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast'. Hosts Shay Robbins and Joe White sit down with Emma Turner for part-one of a special two-part Advent podcast series. In this episode, Shay, Joe and Emma reflect on their favorite Christmas memories growing up and what made those memories so special! Set some time aside to hear about the best gifts for loved ones, why intentionally picking gifts that keep giving matters, and how listening to your loved ones can make a big difference in your lives this Christmas. Because if God gave His best at Christmas, why can't we? Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

On this episode of the Kanakuk Podcast Shay, Keith, and Karen chat this week about all things Thanksgiving traditions, food, football, and most importantly, finding good community in Christ. Keith and Karen highlight the importance of fighting for a Christ-centered community and being able to link arms and do life with other believers. Listen and be encouraged by the testimonies of Shay, Keith, and Karen and what a solid Christian Community can do in the heart of believers and unbelievers alike.  

Join us for Episode 63 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast'! In this episode we will hear from Shay Robbins and Joe White, as well as Trish Barnes. Trish shares her past of coaching, teaching, and tragedy and how it translates to living her life on a Transcendent Mission along with some encouragement of how you can too!     Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!    

Join us for Episode 62 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast'. This episode will continue our conversation of Spiritual Fatherlessness we introduced in Part 1. Shay Robbins and Joe White are joined by Scott Morris and Ward Wiebe where they talk about how they set love in motion within their homes and their communities. Lean into this episode, hear some applicable practices of how these fathers break barriers within their homes, and how they carve out intentional time for relationship building with their kids.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 61 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast'! Shay Robbins and Joe White introduce this episode's speakers, Kevin Harrison and Jake Sizelove as they talk about the ramifications of Spiritual fatherlessness, the example that God lays out for fathers to walk in, and encouragement for single mothers.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts! Click HERE to reference the statistics Shay listed in the beginning of the Episode!

Join us for Episode 60 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast' as it adds to our Next Generation Leaders series! This episode features Beth Ann Lampley and Kevin Harrison along with hosts Shay Robbins and Joe White as they speak on one of our final topics of the Next Generation Leaders series, Purity. Listen with us today and dig into what being a Next Generation Leader means!   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!  Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts! Click HERE to check out VidAngel Click HERE to check out Covenant Eyes

Join us for Episode 59 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast' as we continue our current series on Next Generation Leaders! Ward and Beth Wiebe join Shay and Joe today as we discuss leading with how we speak.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 58 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast' as we continue our current series on Next Generation Leaders! Emma Hale and Connor Wilkins join Shay and Joe today as we discuss leading with humility. Humility is a trait passed to Christ from his Father--which he used greatly within his ministry and life. Just as the trait was passed to him, Christ has passed humility to us so we can lead those around us.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify! Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!  

Join us for Episode 57 of 'The Kanakuk Podcast' as we continue our current series on Next Generation Leaders! Collin and Rachel Sparks join Shay and Joe today as we discuss faith. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for--the condition of things not seen. As believers, faith is crucial. As Paul discusses, we walk by faith, not by sight. Join us today as we continue exploring what it means to be a Next Generation Leader!   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!  Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 56 of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast' as we continue our current series on Next Generation Leaders! Keith and Karen Chancey join Shay and Joe today as we discuss leading with love. When leaders love and encourage they bring the best out of those they influence. Love leads us to invest in others.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!   Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Join us for Episode 55 of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast' as we continue our current series on Next Generation Leaders! Beth Ann Lampley and Jake Sizelove join Shay and Joe today as we discuss ambition. Ambition proceeds world change. However, ambition can be both healthy and unhealthy. We take a look at how to channel our vision, energy, and dreams to make a difference in the lives of others.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!   Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!  

We have a tremendous podcast for you today! Phil Smith and Kara Williams join us for our second episode in our Next Generation Leader series. They help us understand "Filling in the Gap." We fill in the gap when we see a need and fill that need. As Kara says, "See a need and meet a need." Many see gaps to fill as "beneath them," so they move on and the need remains. Servant leaders love to fill in the gaps! Gaps can be simple like seeing a toilet that needs to be plunged or trash that needs to be picked up. More importantly, gaps can represent emotional needs in people's lives! Join us today as we explore being a Next Generation Leader.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!   Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Today we kick-off a series that is inspired by 1 Timothy 4:12. "Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe." Jimmy and Dawn Funderburk join us to talk about our first topic of the series; "The Character of a Leader." As Christian leaders, we must conduct ourselves in a way that causes others to want to follow. The hardest part is how we react to surprising or hard situations! Join us today as we explore being a Next Generation Leader.   Click HERE to listen on Spotify!   Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Our final step in the cry of the heart series takes us to the topic of discipline. It's easy for us to view discipline as a form of punishment, especially in the world we live in. How can we begin to view discipline as guidance, training, and shaping just as 2 Timothy 1:7 points to? Our prayer is that today's episode will help you discern what is discipline of the world and of the Lord.       Click HERE to listen on Spotify!   Click HERE to listen on Apple Podcasts!

Our journey through the cry of the heart takes us to the topic of Grace. We all want to know we're forgiven. It's one of the most basic needs of every child, adult, and age in between. How do we give the grace that we cling to that comes from God on the cross? Beth Ann joins Joe and Shay in today's episode. Our hope is that you come away from today's episode ready to love others the way we hope Christ loves us.   Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

In today's episode, Joe is focused on the heart cry to be understood. Every child, spouse, friend, and parent wants to be known! The problem is most of us don't know how to find that. Our hope is today's episode will open a tremendous window to your personality and the way you parent, marry, or befriend others! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

Do you think in this fast-paced world of quick/short "texting" answers, we have forgotten how to care for each other? In today's podcast, Shay Robbins and Joe White talk about what it looks like to sit down with our parents, kids, spouse, or friends and ask good questions. We hope this episode unleashes the power of emotional validation in your life - give it a listen! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

What is honor? It's placing value in someone else and responding to that value. Shay describes it as simply agreeing with God and how He created people. In today's podcast, Shay Robbins and Joe White talk about what it looks like to honor a friend, child, or spouse - give it a listen! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

There are give different love languages, and today our hosts Shay Robbins and Joe White talk about one in particular - affirmation. Affirmation is one of the cries of every person's heart, but especially a child's. Join in on their discussion about how affirming a young person can be integral to their overall development. Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

As we continue our “Heart Cry” series for ‘The Kanakuk Podcast,' Joe White and Shay Robbins talk about intimacy with your children. Relationships are everything, and without close familiarity no relationship is possible. Listen on to learn more about nurturing this sacred compartment. Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

On episode 45 of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast,' Shay and Joe sit down and talk about purpose. For many people, it's a struggle to find purpose. For some, their purpose might be to live for fun. For others, their purpose may be to go to work so they can go home and relax. Join Joe and Shay as they talk about how a life lived for Jesus is the most purposeful life there is! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

On this episode of the Kanakuk Podcast, Shay Robbins and Joe White walk through the cry for acceptance in everyone's hearts. Parents are called to nurture this sacred compartment in their child's heart, but only our Heavenly Father can provide true acceptance and peace into his children's lives. Listen on to hear what Joe and Shay have to say! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes! Click HERE for our Heart Cry Resource

What are the ‘ten sacred compartments' found in everyone's heart? On episode 43 of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast', we are beginning a new series! Listen to Joe White talk about how the love of Jesus Christ is the only way to truly fill the ‘Cry of the Heart.'   Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes! Click HERE for our Heart Cry Resource

On this episode of the 'The Kanakuk Podcast', Shay Robbins and Beth Ann Lampley are joined by Joe White where they discuss the peace surrounding Jesus' birth! Tune in as they talk about baby Jesus, Christmas in Mississippi and Joe's new legs! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

From the joy that comes from eating delicious homemade cinnamon rolls (or Christmas Tamales) to the TRUE joy of the Lord, our guests take us through a journey as we talk about the joy we experience in this Christmas season! Join the discussion with Shay Robbins, Beth Ann Lampley, Collin Sparks, and Rachel Sparks! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

On this episode of 'The Kanakuk Podcast,' Beth Ann Lampley and Shay Robbins speak about love with the love of Shay's life, Ashley Robbins. Join them as they speak about Christmas traditions, gift exchanges, and the greatest gift of all - the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

From Camel Licenses to the abounding hope that comes from God, this podcast is full of topics you'll want to tune in on! Join Shay Robbins and Beth Ann Lampley as they sit down with Reid Towns and Connor Wilkins to discuss Christmas family traditions and what it means to be truly hopeful during the holiday season! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

As we sit down to talk about ‘The Power of an Encouraging Word' in today's podcast, we are joined by two of Kamp's greatest encouragers! In a world where words can so easily cut you down, how can we be intentional about building others up through the Word of God? Take a listen to today's podcast and… be encouraged! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

You may have heard the expression “Say no to the good to say yes to the best!” When you have too much on your schedule and you're drowning in the busyness of life, what steps can you take to feel freedom in living simply? Join Shay Robbins, Ashley Robbins, and Beth Ann Lampley as they talk about honoring God with our time and priorities! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

When the enemy wants to tell us that the best we can do is manage our sin, how can we live in the truth that Jesus has come to set us free from sin? Join in on the discussion as Lindsay Rother, Grant Gaines, Shay Robbins, and Joe White chat about what it means to walk in victory over sin.   Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

Welcome to an exciting edition of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast' where Joe White and Shay Robbins are joined by two incredible athletes, Carter & Ty. Hear Ty's story of competing in the 2021 CrossFit Games and winning His division, then listen as the gang talks about what it means to compete ‘for an Audience of One.' You don't want to miss this one! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

When the world gets darker, Jesus' light shines brighter! As our young people are venturing off to secular colleges, how can they remain strong in their faith and disciple their peers? Today, Joe White and Shay Robbins are joined by two of Kanakuk's bright shining stars, Noah Methvin and Kate Jones, as they talk about living for Christ in College.  Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!

Welcome to Episode 33 of ‘The Kanakuk Podcast.' Today, Joe White and Shay Robbins sit down with our President of Kanakuk Link Year, Adam Donyes. Listen to these three men discuss how Joe White invested into Adam's life as a father figure and how, in turn, Adam did the same for a student at a local High School. This is a heartwarming story with a beautiful message about forgiveness at the heart of it! Click HERE for the Full Transcription! Click HERE to Download on Spotify!  Click HERE to Download on Apple iTunes!