SO THAT Missions Podcast | FBC Boerne

Send us a textThe songs reached us before we saw the faces—women in white dresses who had ridden hours in the back of a truck to greet us at the airport, singing it’s true, they’ve come. That moment set the tone for ten days in Masinja Village, Malawi, where radical hospitality, daily child feeding, and a hunger for Scripture collided into a story we’re still processing. We came to serve with Kelly and Greg and their partner New Mary, co-founders of Divine Mission Ministry, and we left with a deeper conviction: when a village hears the gospel together, transformation doesn’t wait.We walk through the Foundations training that tells the Bible’s grand narrative in five stories—creation to Messiah—in language that first-time hearers can hold onto and retell. With chiefs baptized the year prior and trust already built, we saw the message spread from leaders to families, men and women, youth and elders. The men launched a Bible study that continues today. Teachers in the preschool embraced prayer and story even as they manage classes of eighty toddlers without aides. Children learned to brush their teeth with a song and waited patiently to eat until every child had a bowl and the community had prayed. Along the way, our carefully crafted VBS plans met reality: many little ones had never held a pencil. We pivoted to simple stories, big smiles, and fish drawn on paper, and watched attention turn into delight.This conversation digs into questions that matter: Do short trips make a difference? How does a team serve without rushing or imposing? What does it look like when locals take the lead and carry the mission to neighboring villages? We share the moment a village elder said, “You came, you shared, we will go tell other villages,” and the day we were given thirteen chickens—costly gifts that spoke of shared ownership and lasting impact. If your heart beats for missions, unreached peoples, and practical ways to help, you’ll find a path here: go, send, welcome internationals locally, and pray. Subscribe, share this story with a friend, and leave a review to help more people discover how everyday obedience can change a village—and change us.Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textJoin us to hear Pastor Jason and Pastor Chad as they recount how God worked around them during their recent trip to South Asia.  This is Part 3 of their journey!What if multiplication looked less like a stage and more like a living room? We sit down to unpack a journey across North India—from the dusty lanes of Bihar to the radiant Golden Temple in Amritsar—and trace how a quiet network of relationships has become tens of thousands of house churches. The map stretches fast: a tiny headquarters coaching layers of leaders, catalytic planters guiding clusters of churches, and a rhythm of discipleship that moves through families and neighborhoods instead of events.The contrasts are striking. In Amritsar, Sikh devotion and disciplined beauty mirror values Christians affirm—dignity, service, humility—even as the gospel tells a different story about grace. That contrast becomes a conversation, not a conflict, when a Sikh-background leader opens doors to homes where worship is simple and full. Then the border comes into view. We stand at a fence framed by rival stadiums once built to shout across at each other, and learn how training still leaps the barrier: screens blacked out for security, trusted connectors in Pakistan and Afghanistan, seeds of faith taking root in places most of us only read about.But the heart of this episode beats in small spaces. A family clears their bedroom and moves the fridge to make room for church. Their story begins with a son miraculously healed after a near-fatal accident; it continues as cousins, parents, and neighbors encounter Jesus and plant more gatherings down the same lane. On a quiet Tuesday night in Bodh Gaya, a rooftop water tank becomes a baptistry as thirty-five new believers step into the water under the gaze of a 90-foot Buddha. No campaigns. No cold contact. Just patient steps through relationships, Scripture, and obedience.If you’ve wondered how movements grow, why compassion matters across faith lines, and what it looks like to act like Jesus where borders and beliefs collide, this conversation will widen your view and warm your resolve. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the show—and then tell us: where is God asking you to take the next step?We trace how a house-church movement in India grows from relationships, not events, and why compassion turns rivals into neighbors. Stories from Bihar and Amritsar show miracles, cross-border training, and rooftop baptisms in the shadow of a giant Buddha.• multiplying networks from small staff to thousands of planters• Bihar origins and Bodh Gaya context for rapid growth• Sikh culture in Amritsar and bridges for the gospel• cross-border equipping for Pakistan and Afghanistan via Zoom• a village home turned church after a dramatic healing• rooftop baptisms beside a 90-foot Buddha statue• relationships over street evangelism to reach whole families• compassion toward other faiths as a missional posture• unity, dignity beyond caste, and everyday callings• invitation to explore and join upcoming mission tripsGo to the FBC website to check out upcoming mission trips and sign up for the Perspectives classVisit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textA dusty road, a two-room house, and eighty neighbors pressing in to sing at full volume. That’s where we watched despair give way to freedom and a young farmer—months into his new faith—open his home night after night until ten house churches sprung up along a single stretch of road. We went from the weight of ritual in Bodh Gaya to a leader gathering that pulsed with joy, and the contrast reset our hearts: three million gods demanding payment versus one Savior who gives grace first.We dig into why northern India remains one of the most complex mission fields on earth—thousands of distinct people groups, layered by caste and language—and how the gospel is still moving with surprising speed. You’ll hear about a humble network leader quietly coaching more than 8,000 verified churches, the role of audio Bibles and oral storytelling among low-literacy communities, and why healing testimonies have become a frequent doorway to faith. We also unpack the daily devotional rhythms that sustain these movements: hours of worship before sunrise, field work, then evening gatherings that turn simple homes into hubs of discipleship.Back home, the stories sharpen our own calling. Prayer isn’t an intro; it’s the engine. Equipping everyday believers and releasing them quickly—before everything feels polished—can unlock growth we rarely see in traditional models. If you’ve felt a tug toward the unreached or wondered how your ordinary skills could matter, this conversation will help you take a next step. Join us as we explore the tension between spiritual hunger and cultural barriers, the beauty of house churches, and the courage it takes to say yes.If this stirred you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find these stories. Then ask God how you can pray, open your home, or take the next Perspectives course—and tell us what step you’re taking.Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textWhat if a nation of 1.4 billion held entire communities who might live and die without ever hearing the name of Jesus? We sat down to talk through our recent journey to India, why we sent both our senior pastor and missions pastor, and what we learned as statistics turned into stories and faces. The scale is staggering, but the questions we asked were simple: Are the reports of explosive growth real, what does discipleship look like on the ground, and how do local leaders sustain ministry when they also need to feed their families?We unpack how missiologists define unreached and unengaged peoples, why “no access” changes the way we prioritize mission, and what it means to pursue a gospel that not only reaches new places but roots deeply and thrives. From claims of a network with 45,000 churches to conversations with planters in rural villages, we looked for durable fruit—Scripture obedience, reproducible practices, and everyday faith that reshapes home, work, and community. Jason shares a full-circle moment returning to regions he first visited as a young engineering student, reflecting on calling, perseverance, and the Lord’s faithfulness across 25 years.We also explore business as mission in practical terms. Many catalytic leaders are subsistence farmers whose time is stretched thin as they coach new believers. Our church brought simple, field-tested business training and small seed funding to help leaders start microenterprises that support their families and ministry. It’s not about importing a Western model, but about nurturing local income streams so pastors can remain present, travel to nearby villages, and model integrity in the marketplace. Along the way, we connect the unique gifts within our congregation—entrepreneurs, tradespeople, planners—to global needs that require patience, relationship, and humble service.If this conversation sparks your heart for the nations—or challenges how you think about calling and sustainability—hit play and share it with a friend. Subscribe for part two, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell us: what skill would you bring to the nations?Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textWhat does it really take to uproot your family and move to one of the most spiritually unreached regions on earth? J & K pull back the curtain on their remarkable two-year journey serving in North Africa, where Christians represent less than 1% of the population and open evangelism is prohibited.This conversation shatters misconceptions about what modern missions can look like. J's engineering expertise has become their ministry platform, working with date sugar processing facilities while building authentic relationships that open doors for deeper conversations. Rather than the stereotypical missionary approach, they've discovered how professional skills and genuine community integration create pathways for gospel influence in places hostile to traditional ministry.Their story reveals the extraordinary challenges of cross-cultural work – from the grueling 2,000 hours of language study (equivalent to learning Mandarin) to navigating security concerns with biblical wisdom. When K developed shingles from the stress of language acquisition, they embraced the mantra "language is our ministry" to persevere through the difficulties. Their children have shown remarkable resilience, initially struggling with apartment living but ultimately forming friendships that have them reluctant to leave during home visits.What stands out most is their thoughtful approach to risk and calling. They've rejected both recklessness and paralysis, instead applying Jesus' instruction to be "wise as serpents and innocent as doves" in how they navigate their environment. Their testimony challenges us to reconsider our definitions of safety, comfort, and purpose – reminding us that God's global mission requires ordinary people willing to make extraordinary commitments.Whether you're considering cross-cultural service or simply wondering how your professional skills might serve God's kingdom, this conversation will expand your vision of what's possible when we follow God's call to make His name known among the nations. How might God be calling you to use your unique gifts in places where Christ isn't yet known?Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.