{"podcast":{"title":"Christian Outdoors Podcast","slug":"christian-outdoors-podcast-689183","podcast_index_feed_id":689183,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/206777/rss","website_url":"http://www.christianoutdoors.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/9/a/8/a9a83147d1b0630c16c3140a3186d450/logo-10-1-19_2.png-20251130-jj805zaioh.jpg","author":"Pete Rogers","episode_count":408,"summary":"Christian Outdoors Podcast is owned and operated by Christian Outdoor Adventures, Inc. a 501c3 non-profit operating in Taylors, SC. In 2019, after a lot of prayer and research, founder and host, Pete Rogers launched Christian Outdoors Podcast with one drive and mission. \"To talk about all things outdoors and how to enjoy God every day.\" Through his 25 years as an outdoor writer, author, and speaker. Pete learned that any of the folks in the outdoor arena were Christians without a platform to express their faith. Cable television shied away from overt or subtle mentions of Christianity. Publications were clear, that no mention of God, much less Jesus was not allowed. This left a void for many who live for Christ but who also need to make a living with their product(s). On October 1, 2019, the first episode was released with the commitment to release one episode a week for one full year and then re-evaluate. After that first year, the momentum was slow, but Pete felt that he needed to keep going. The model is simple; Pete interviews stakeholders in the outdoor community and they discuss their passion for the outdoors, and we follow that with a discussion about their individual faith…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T22:21:00.548141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christian-outdoors-podcast-689183"},"episode":{"title":"417 - New Wilderness Adventures with Mark Folk","slug":"417-new-wilderness-adventures-with-mark-folk","published_at":"2026-03-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christian-outdoors-podcast-689183/417-new-wilderness-adventures-with-mark-folk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christian-outdoors-podcast-689183","url":"https://christianoutdoors.org/417-new-wilderness-adventures-with-mark-folk","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/christianoutdoors/417_-_Mark_Folk.mp3?dest-id=1484991","summary":"Mark Folk is the founder of New Wilderness, a national ministry focused on training men to guide others through the wilderness of life. With more than 25 years of experience in wilderness expeditions and spiritual formation, Mark integrates backcountry adventure, storytelling, and Scripture to awaken courage, calling, and obedience to God. He and the team at New Wilderness lead the year-long Guide Training process and is the author of the upcoming devotional Soul Weathered , a 52-week journey into resilient, grounded faith. Mark lives in North Carolina with his wife, Sheri. www.taurususa.com www.cva.com www.himtnjerky.com www.nukemhunting.com www.christianoutdoors.org www.citrusafe.com www.elimishieldhunt.com www.mossyoak.com","meta_description":"Mark Folk is the founder of New Wilderness, a national ministry focused on training men to guide others through the wilderness of life. With more than 25…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3029,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/christian-outdoors-podcast-689183/episodes/417-new-wilderness-adventures-with-mark-folk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/christian-outdoors-podcast-689183/417-new-wilderness-adventures-with-mark-folk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}