15: Pete Rogers – Journey Through Faith and the Wilderness

Pete Rogers is an award-winning outdoor writer, photographer, and podcaster. For over 25 years, he has combined his passion for the outdoors with his love for writing, publishing over 1,200 magazine articles, 4,000 photographs, and six books, earning more than 60 awards. Pete has traveled to 47 states and several Canadian provinces, hunting, fishing, hiking, and exploring God’s creation. In 2019, he launched the Christian Outdoors Podcast, which merges his faith with his outdoor adventures and reaches over 2.4 million listeners worldwide, ranking in the top 1% of global podcasts.

 

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Topics

Introduction & Early Life

01:06 - Pete Rogers introduces himself as host of theChristian Outdoors podcast.

02:43 - Pete shares his late start in hunting and a lifelonglove of fishing.

05:30 - Moving to North Carolina as a response to God’scalling.

08:50 - Discussing the importance of following God’s planeven without knowing the destination.

 

Finding Faith Through the Outdoors

12:15 - How nature helped Pete grow closer to God.

16:30 - Using outdoor experiences as opportunities toreflect on faith and family.

19:45 - Teaching children about God through time spentoutdoors.

23:00 - Pete’s testimony of relying on God’s guidance duringuncertain times.

27:15 - Reflections on Psalms 119:105 and walking in faithwithout seeing the full path ahead.

 

Parenting, Hunting, and Spiritual Lessons

30:40 - Introducing his children to hunting and the outdoorswith a faith-first approach.

34:55 - The importance of one-on-one time with kids to buildrelationships and teach values.

38:20 - Teaching kids patience and humility through huntingand fishing trips.

42:00 - Sharing mistakes made while introducing children tohunting, including starting big game hunting too early.

46:30 - Emphasizing starting children on small game huntingto develop foundational skills.

50:45 - Importance of gun safety and the spiritualresponsibility of teaching it to children.

55:10 - Using outdoor adventures as teaching moments aboutGod’s creation and the value of life.

 

Legacy, Faith, and Family Priorities

59:30 - How Pete’s children now carry on their faith asadults.

01:02:50 - The significance of protecting children's eternalwell-being over worldly accomplishments.

01:07:15 - Statistics on how fathers’ involvement in churchinfluences family faith:

 

When mothers take children to church alone: 17.7% stayactive.

When fathers lead: 93% of children remain engaged in faith.

01:11:30 - Making family meals a time for spiritualdiscussions and reflections.

01:16:45 - Encouraging fathers to prioritize leading byexample through their actions and words.

Professional Journey & God's Guidance

01:20:30 - Pete’s calling into ministry at age 15 andjourney through seminary.

01:24:00 - Transition from pastoring to working as a USDAtrapper and how God opened unexpected doors.

01:28:15 - Starting the Christian Outdoors podcast in 2019and God’s role in its rapid growth.

01:33:46 - From 22,000 downloads in two years to over 3.6million annual downloads after trusting God’s timing.

01:37:10 - Emphasizing consistency, preparation, and lettingGod handle the rest.

 

Finding God in Everyday Moments

01:41:30 - Seeing God in sunrises, beaver swamps, and thesimple beauty of creation.

01:45:00 - Encouraging listeners to shift their attitude torecognize God’s presence daily.

01:49:00 - Final reflections on faith, family legacy, andthe importance of fathers guiding t