# Bonus Episode: ATE in the Wild: Love from Episcopal Summer Mega Camp

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Podcast: [All things…Episcopal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-episcopal-6301316)
Published: 2025-06-12T13:16:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/efe0da55
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## Resource

In this episode, we dive into the winding path from Episcopal summer camps to college campus ministries with guests who’ve lived the journey. From first-time campers to seasoned student leaders, they share how early nudges (or outright shoves!) into camp life planted seeds of faith, community, and identity. We explore how those formative summer experiences shaped their spirituality and how stepping into college brought both challenges and opportunities for growth. Did Episcopal campus ministry help bridge the gap? How did community, ritual, and relationship carry over—or shift—in a university setting? ✨ Topics We Cover: First steps into Episcopal summer camp: choice or calling? How camp shaped early ideas of faith and belonging The transition from s’mores and songs to syllabi and stress Grounding faith through campus ministry in times of big questions Moments of challenge and transformation, both at camp and on campus Lifelong spiritual practices and habits that stuck around Community vibes: campfire circles vs. college chaplaincy couches Seeing yourself—and your calling—through the lens of these experiences Dreaming big for the future of camps and campus ministries (yes, snacks included!) Advice for anyone unsure about jumping into these sacred spaces About the Hosts Clare Stern-Burbano (she/her) is a member of the laity and currently a college, youth, and children’s minister at a parish in Kansas City, MO and third-year seminarian at Univ. of Dubuque Theological Seminary and a candidate for Anglican Studies at Bishop Kemper School for Ministry. She hopes of one day becoming an Episcopal priest and is discerning in the Diocese of Kansas. Clare comes from an interfaith family and found a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church when she was nine years old. Guest Bio: Jos…

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