The Reverend Hunter Podcast

Rick Hilliard: ”There’s a lot of ministry that can be done on an 18’ skiff”

Captain Rick Hilliard is a fishing charter guide on the east coast of Florida, with a masters degree in theology. He and Tony discuss coming home with 51 chickens, swamp donkeys, growing up passionate about the Bible, being to the left of Fuller Seminary, being a surfing missionary, the crushing tooth at the back of a redfish's throat, gin clear water, fish waving, the last Millennial to join social media, and more. You can find Rick at https://www.darkwaterfishingcharters.com/https://reverendhunter.com/

Cecka Parks: ”Butchering helped me fall back in love with the world”

Tony sits down with butcher Cecka Parks, owner of the Minneapolis Meat Collective. They talk about the smoking pit at YoungLife camp, studying in Cairo, works backwards from the dinner plate, biking through George Floyd Square, gun clubs, hunting deer with a muzzleloader, dreaming about butchering a dog, and more. Find Checka at https://www.mplsmeatcollective.com/

Adam Tobey: ”I’m interested in keeping kids alive”

Adam Tobey is the executive director of Tall Timber Camp in Central Washington and the founder of Arcadia Guided Outdoor Education. Adam and Tony discuss Adam's strong beard game, bring a surfboard to seminary, being happy having no cell service, no such thing as a "safe place," deep learning in the wilderness, becoming more generous and hospitable, and more.Read about Arcadia here: goago.org and Tall Timber here: talltimber.org.https://reverendhunter.com/

Jorge Vicuna: ”The unlikeliest of friends”

Payton Hoegh: ”All things are in a process of becoming, including God”

Payton Hoegh is the founder of All Wanderers, a spiritual community in Southern California, and the Spiritual Communities Director at the Center for Spirituality in Nature. Payton and Tony discuss going from the Southern Baptist Convention to the Episcopal Church, the surprising nature in Southern California, connecting with God most profoundly on a trail in the woods, hope and freedom, guarding against spiritual abuse, appreciating John Cobb, being rooted in relational thinking, and having a sense of responsibility for creation. You can connect with Payton here: http://allwanderers.org/ and here: https://www.centerforspiritualityinnature.org/.https://reverendhunter.com/

Joel Pontius: ”Hunting, fishing, and foraging make me more awake to the majesty of God”

Tony sits down with Joel Pontius, director of the graduate program at Teton Science Schools and editor of the book, Place-Based Learning for the Plate. They talk about stringers of fish on the handles of a bike, shooting does and young bucks, spending time with your first kill, stopping to pay attention to the silence, getting to know elk, learning humility from elk hunting, gathering road kill for college students, and the connections that make God happy. Find Joel's book here: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030428136, and read an essay of his here: https://christandcascadia.com/2022/07/28/hearts-like-this/https://reverendhunter.com/

Tony’s Talk in Iowa

This episode we have a special talk given by Tony at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Iowa. Tony talks about his own entry into hunting, our search for the numinous, and where we can find God outside of the walls of the church.https://reverendhunter.com/

Special Thanksgiving Episode

Tony and Brandon respond to listeners' demands for them to return with a very special Fifth Monday episode that's not even on a Monday. They talk about superhero movies, Lethal Weapon, hunting stories, gratitude for the past year of guests, what's coming up on the podcast, how Tony finally shot some Iowa pheasants, and what they're cooking for Thanksgiving. Thanks for listening!!!Thanks to Grain Belt Premium (https://www.grainbelt.com/)

Tom Oord: ”There is something powerful about witnessing death”

Tony talks with theologian and philosopher Tom Oord about God slamming doors shut, what the heck is a Nazarene, Campus Crusade stories, the shifting definition of holiness, church trials, hiking every week, the agency of all created beings, having more empathy for more complex creatures, which animals have consciousness, and having a model of God that works for the 21st century. Find out more about Tom and his work here: https://thomasjayoord.com/Thanks to Grain Belt Premium (https://www.grainbelt.com/)

Aaron Simmons: ”The mountain will always win”

Furman University philosophy professor Aaron Simmons returns to the podcast to discuss his newfound love of mountain biking, taking his students to "dirt church," Kant's awareness of the sublime, grasping our own finitude, faith as risk with direction, liturgical practices on the trail, the vestments of protective gear, being charitably gnarly, whether it would be fun to go camping with Kierkegaard, and much more.Find Aaron's writings, books, and contact info here: https://jaaronsimmons.wordpress.com/Thanks to Grain Belt Premium (https://www.grainbelt.com/)