Stories from MAN CAMP 2023

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Over the weekend, 2,700 men from all over the United States, and multiple international countries, descended on 400 acres near the Ohio River for MAN CAMP 2023. They laughed around campfires, drank some 80 kegs of beer, and pushed themselves past their spiritual, emotional, and physical comfort zones. And they came out different.

These are some of their stories.

Inside a decommissioned outhouse, speaking into an old military field telephone, man after man spoke of heartache, learning to seek God, and finding redemption. From tales of past traumas, to new life breathed into marriages, to learning the importance of friendships, these stories are what MAN CAMP is all about.

If you need a reason to hope, to believe that God still moves in the lives of men, this is it. Step into the outhouse with us, and find your life changed in the process.

Find out more about MAN CAMP, and get early bird tickets for next year’s event, at mancamp.us

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:18.0	Last year we rolled out something brand new at Man Camp, and it was such a hit.
0:22.6	We decided to do it again.
0:25.0	Man Camp was a powerful experience, and there's nothing more important than the work that God is doing inside each and every one of the 2,700 guys who attended this year.
0:35.3	So we capture as many of those stories as we could because it's
0:38.2	encouraging to hear that God still touches people's lives. It's encouraging to hear that average
0:47.1	men still can be moved. God's still in the business of changing lives.
1:00.9	And so to help us remember that, we went and got a decommissioned outhouse,
1:07.9	and we used an old military field telephone, and we affectionately call it the story shitter.
1:09.4	The idea is simple.
1:12.8	You go inside, you pick up the phone, you share a story from the weekend, you unload, you drop something, you don't need to carry anymore, and you
1:20.1	process what God is doing. We can post photos and videos all weekend, but these stories from
1:26.1	everyday men like you are what man camp is all
1:29.4	about. We comb through hours of stories and we're going to dedicate the rest of this episode to
1:34.1	sharing some with you. These stories are a testament to just how powerful a weekend off the grid
1:39.9	surrounded by other men can be and even more importantly, how powerful a God who knows you
1:46.6	and cares about you personally, how powerful he is. So whether you attended this year or not,
1:53.6	whether you're male or female, we want you to be aware of some of things that have happened.
1:58.9	And if you're a man, we'd love to have you with us next fall. That's why for one week only, we're offering tickets to next year's
2:05.2	man camp at 30% off. These are guaranteed to be the cheapest tickets you'll get. I'm almost
2:12.5	positive of man camp is going to be more expensive next year than it was. This year, inflation hits
2:16.5	all of us.
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