Many celebrity guests have appeared on the program including Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox, Marty Roe of Diamond Rio, Contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith, coach Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans, and numerous other professional athletes, movie stars, country singers, and well-known outdoorsmen and women.

Jimmy's speaking engagements have taken him all over the world to such places as Africa, Mexico, Canada, South and Central America, Grenada, the Caribbean islands, Scotland, Israel, Egypt, and the Ukraine. His speaking clientele includes professional football teams such as the Denver Broncos as well as professional baseball teams, Fortune 500 companies, private and public schools, universities, government agencies, the Senate, churches, numerous youth festivals, and outdoor conventions and wild game suppers.
Jimmy has served as a spokesperson since 1991 for Compassion International, a non-profit child development organization that cares for over one million disadvantaged children in Third World countries.

Although the outdoors, hunting and fishing are the focus of the shows, the mission of this weekly program is to spread God’s Word. The television viewer can call a toll-free number and request a free “Heart of the Outdoors” Bible that Jimmy helped edit in partnership with the International Bible Society. Over 110,000 Bibles have been distributed to viewers and listeners. These Bible giveaways were recently highlighted on two different ESPN shows and mentioned throughout the media including the 700 Club, regional and national ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates, as well as print media such as USA Today, the New York Times, The Chicago Sun Tribune, the Nashville Scene, and dozens of other publications. Most recently, the Atlanta Braves hosted a Faith Night where Jimmy and ace pitcher John Smoltz delivered testimonies immediately following the game. David Letterman and Jay Leno commented on the event, calling it the "Sermon on the Mound."

Jimmy’s family resides in a log lodge north of Nashville, Tennessee. His whole family is involved in the television ministry of Spiritual Outdoor Adventures, and they can regularly be seen on the programs. Much of the filming and cooking segments actually take place in Jimmy's home studio area.