God's Great Outdoors

Dean Hulce

Keith Jennings

November 4, 2013

Keith Jennings is the guest on this week’s program as he and Gerry hooked up in Alabama to do a The Trail to Adventure! conference. Keith shares how he got started in archery long before there were compound bows and how he hand-crafted arrows in high school starting a mail order business that led him to into a career in archery. Today he works with Mathews Bows and helps this business as they sponsor over 750 ministries/mission fields around the world. Keith also tells about his book Bows and Arrows of the Bible and looks at archery terms in God’s Word.

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Nashville, Tennessee is the stop on this week’s program as Gerry rendezvous with Steve Chapman of Steve & Annie Chapman Family Ministries and Music Producers. The two talk about the couple’s early life, marriage, and movement to the ministry that they do today. Steve also discusses a number of the books they have written and he has done focusing on hunters and fishermen to draw them closer to the Creator God as they spend time in the outdoors.
October 28, 2013
The Maranatha Bible Camp in Maxwell, Nebraska and their sporting clays shooting range is the subject of this week’s program.  Gerry visits with Dean Ostrander and discusses his early years living in the area and driving to school each day with rifle and shot gun hanging in the pick-up’s rack so that they could shoot after class was over. Dean talks about how he was only given so much ammo and had to make it last the entire season which made him into quite a shot. He then he relates how over the years the sporting clay range at Maranatha was developed and added to each year. This facility is used to build relationships with outdoorsmen who love to shoot but don’t know the Creator God. 
October 21, 2013
This is an interview that was done at the annual Mathews Dealership Show in The Dells, Wisconsin. Gerry visits with Axion Archery Product Manufacturers, Dave Potts and looks at how Dave became involved in the out-of-doors. Though his family was very poor, he was very rich in that he had a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They augmented their income with trapping and enjoyed an array of small game hunting which went to help to feed the family. Dave shares about his years of owning an archery shop and then selling this business and becoming involved with the manufacturer of bow sights, stabilizers, and now, arrow rests. 
October 14, 2013
Gerry drops in at Jay’s Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan for an interview with store manager Mark Copeland. Mark shares how he made the decision years back to begin working at Jay’s Sporting Goods leaving a 6 figure position with a photo/portrait photography firm. It is a choice that he made for his family as they had already moved four times in just that year alone and the company wanted him to move again. Mark also talks about the Centershot Archery in the Church program and how it is being used to see lives changed for eternity. 
October 7, 2013
Reaching out to veterans is the topic of this week’s program as Gerry visits with Jeremiah Catlin of Chappy’s Outdoors. The two hook-up together at the annual Mathews Bows Dealership Show in The Dells, Wisconsin. Jeremiah serves on the board of Christian Bowhunters of America. Gerry and Jeremiah discuss this ministry, to not only get veterans into the outdoors, many of whom struggle physically and emotionally, but more importantly introduce these men and women to the Creator God, Jesus Christ who spoke all the things we see in the world into existence.
September 30, 2013
Ken Beck and Gerry visit together in southeast Ohio at The Trophies of Grace White Tail Deer Hunt. This is an annual event that has been going on for over 20 years now, put on by a chapter of the Christian Bowhunters of America, Lord of the Harvest Archery Club. Ken discusses his life’s journey, including daredevil adventures in aviation and becoming the owner of Black Widow Bows. The two also look at outdoor ministry and things that the listeners can consider being involved in.
September 23, 2013
A visit with Vince Garcia, a member of the Navajo Nation, is what’s on the table with this week’s program. Vince’s grandfather was adopted by a Spanish family in New Mexico, yet Vince lived in several locations as a young boy with his dad being in the Air Force. His father was a binge drinker and would beat up his mom. At age 11, Vince couldn’t take it anymore and stepped in to defend her, then was beaten up himself and thrown out on the streets of Chicago to live. Vince shares of the troubles he got into, and how he eventually prayed to receive Christ and began to minister to others who need Jesus, too. This is where he is today, as we look at health issues and ministry opportunities that God has sent his way.
September 16, 2013
Treestand safety is the topic of this week’s program. Statistics show that one out of three people that hunt out of a tree stand will have an accident at some time in their life, and a number of these incidents are fatal. Keith Jones from Summit Treestands is this week’s guest, and he is also a board member of The Tree Stand Manufacturer’s Association. Keith and Gerry discuss the various types of treestands and the evolution of the safety harnesses now used today. The goal of this program is to be sure that none of the listeners will become a statistic on the negative side.
September 9, 2013
One of the very first interviews that Gerry did in the early days of the radio program was at Maranatha Bible Camp with the director, George Cheek. During this interview, George talks about how the camp got started, and also looks at all the different outdoor outreach events that have been done at this facility over the years. The two also reminisce about the Tenth Annual Christian Bowhunters of America’s archery shoot years ago. Also, the story is told of how Steve Chapman’s son, Nathan, got lost at the camp, and the tale became a chapter in Chapman's book, “A Look at Life in a Deer Stand”.
September 2, 2013
This program is a visit with a chapter of Christian Bowhunters of America, The Lord of the Harvest Archery Club, and its chapter chairman, Mike Peters. Mike shares about the many different activities that he and the others in this local chapter do to build relationships with the people in the archery world around them. Mike also talks about how he and his family got started in this ministry, and their annual whitetail deer hunt in southeast Ohio called The Trophies of Grace Whitetail Deer Hunt.
August 26, 2013
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About God's Great Outdoors

Join us on The Trail to Adventure a weekly 25-minute radio program that takes you on the journey to meet with well-known Christians who enjoy the outdoors.

About Dean Hulce

Dean Hulce was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he spent every weekend in the woods or on the water with family and friends.  After graduation he married his highschool sweetheart Linda.  They have two boys and 5 grandchildren. 

Dean has written for several hunting and fishing magazines over the last 25 years. He has guided  hunters and fisherman as well as run hunting fishing camps from South Texas to Alaska and many states and provinces in between.  In the last 10 years Dean has written a daily devotional that goes out to thousands each day. He had published 5 devotional books, using hunting stories to bring a message to people.  He has traveled across the USA speaking to groups, spreading the gospel through outdoor experiences.

Dean has no doubt that God has prepared him his entire life for his position with God's Great Outdoors Ministry 

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