Staff Reports
The latest profile in Fox News shines a bright, honest spotlight on twin pastors Chad and James Hampton and their message: hunting is more than sport — it’s faith in motion. The Hamptons are promoting their new devotional, 100 Days of Strength for Hunters, and they make no apology for turning Genesis 1:26 into a call to stewardship — not selfie shots with trophies. For anyone who thinks hunting and Christianity don’t mix, this interview should clear the confusion.
Pastors Chad and James Hampton: hunting as Christian stewardship
Pastor Chad Hampton of Goodland Community Church and Pastor James Hampton of Huntin’ the Truth Church tell a simple story: they hunt, they eat what they harvest, and they teach others to do the same. “We know that God’s given us that food to manage and also consume so that we can be what He’s created us to be,” Chad told Fox News. James adds plainly, “Everything that we harvest we eat.” That isn’t bravado — it’s a plain, biblical take on stewardship tied to real work in the field.
New devotional: 100 Days of Strength for Hunters
The Hamptons are using a new tool to spread their message: a 128-page devotional published by BroadStreet Publishing designed for outdoorsmen. It pairs Scripture with hunting stories, prayers, and practical encouragement for time spent in the woods. If you want faith that fits in your vest pocket and a reminder to be grateful for what you harvest, this book is aimed squarely at you. It’s also promotional fuel for their ministry work: guided hunts, outreach to fatherless youth, and hunts for the physically challenged.
Genesis 1:26 and the practical theology of managing creation
The brothers point to Genesis 1:26 as their scriptural anchor: the verse that says humans are to “rule over” the animals. They interpret that as responsibility — management, restoration, and care — not license for waste. That view deserves a respectful hearing. Modern conservation works because people who are invested in the land take care of it. The Hamptons are selling a theology that demands hands-on care, not urban lectures from armchairs or policy papers that forget the people who actually live and work on the land.
Call it rugged faith or plain common sense, but the Hamptons’ message is a useful corrective in a culture that too often separates belief from everyday life. Their ministry mixes worship, work, and service: they feed their families, mentor young men, and bring people who can’t hunt into the field. Critics will scoff, and some will package their view as troublemaking, but protecting and using God’s gifts responsibly is hardly a radical idea. For anyone who cares about conservation, family, and faith that shows up outside the church doors, the Hamptons offer a clear, practiced path — and a devotional to carry along the way.
