TruthQuest: California

Pilot

Tonight on TruthQuest California, the gang meets together for the first time. Before heading off to California, the Questers are sent to a ""Spiritual Boot Camp"" at Horns Creek Retreat Center in Cleveland, Tenn. Show host Joe gives the team a rundown of what to expect. The following day, the Questers are blasted out of bed at 7 a.m. and given 2 minutes to prepare for their first Truth Challenge -- PAINTBALL. Divided into three teams, the Questers battle it out with Freeman doing his best Mel Gibson Braveheart impression. The quiet and reserved guy from New York City nailed 7 TruthQuesters during the game. Chip longed for longer pants when Andy targeted him during the game. Shanna, meanwhile, reminded Sparky who the boss was. Following the competition, the TQers shared why they were participating in the quest and what they hoped to gain spiritually from the journey.

Episode 2

Episode 3

The ""TruthQuest: California"" team returns to Nashville for the final two days of their boot camp training. Steve Keels, editor of the TruthQuest Inductive Study Bible, and Bill Fay, author of Share Jesus Without Fear, teach the students how to effectively communicate the gospel message to non-believers. Questers Josh and Janie Jo get into a heated argument about the homeless. Meanwhile, Shanna Hawkins finds out that someone close to her family suddenly died. After dealing with the conflicts, the Questers head to Nashville International Airport where they board a plane destined for San Diego. Once they arrive in San Diego, the Questers discover a huge surprise waiting for them. And what's up with Sparky and the Pampers?

Episode 4

Having safely arrived in the land of fun and sun, the Questers head to the beach -- Pacific Beach. The team meets up with Evan Lauer, pastor of Coastlands Church, a Southern Baptist congregation that currently meets in a school. The church runs a surfing ministry and today, the Questers are going to learn how to hang ten. Before they hit the waves, the Questers join church members in a Beach Reach. They hand out free cans of soda and sun screen to curious passers-by. That gives several team members a chance to share their faith. Katie and Cara team up to meet a young surfer riding a bike on the boardwalk. That encounter leads to a life-changing moment. Meanwhile, Tim, Shanna and Andy discover more than they bargain for when one beach dweller proclaims that he is God. Later in the day, Chip discovers that his spiritual gift isn't surfing.

Episode 5

After leading five people to Christ during their two ministry days in San Diego, the ""TruthQuest: California"" team packs up their bags and heads north to Yosemite National Park. The 8-hour bus ride takes an interesting turn when the Questers get lost inside the massive park. Along the way, the team decides to do something about the condition of the bus, Sarah beats the stuffing out of Chip, and Sparky hangs his head out of the window. Meanwhile, the normally quiet and reserved David undergoes a hilarious transformation. Eventually the team arrives at their destination and discover they will be sleeping under stars at elevation 7,000-plus feet. The following day the Questers meet North American Mission Board missionary Steve Hughes. Steve runs a recreation ministry inside the park and teaches the team how to hurtle down a 170-foot cliff. It's a challenge that leaves one of the Questers in tears.

Episode 6

After breezing past the big rock in Yosemite, NAMB Missionary Steve Hughes gives the TruthQuesters a huge surprise....the chance to climb up and rappell down a 130 foot tall boulder. It's a challenge that not all the TruthQuesters are up for. However, a few hearty souls decide to climb the massive rock -- Andy being the first. While the Questers wait for Andy to reach the summit, Josh makes a daring bet with Chip -- climb to the top of the rock. If Chip doesn't make it, he has to shave his head and his ""beard"". If he makes it, Josh agrees to dress in a hot pink surfer-chick shirt and have the TQ girls apply makeup to his face. Chip shakes on the deal and we'll have to wait until next week to see if Josh is pretty in pink!

Episode 7

Episode 8

The Truthquesters meet with Eric Bergquist of the Page Street Baptist Center in San Francisco. Eric gave our Truthquesters an assignment, to go out in the streets of San Francisco and interview people. Our Truthquesters asked strangers questions like ""What do you like about San Francisco?"", ""Who is well off?"", ""Who is a good person?"", and ""How do you become a good person?."" Eric Bergquist of Page Street Baptist Center and Joe. Janie Jo and Josh met Melvin, a homeless man. they both learned about his life, and how he got to be a homeless man. After talking to Melvin, Janie Jo and Josh had a better understanding about the problems of homeless people.