SO THAT Missions Podcast | FBC Boerne

Send us a textWhat if joy isn’t a reward at the finish line but a sign you’re already on the right path? We sit down with our friend Faith, a teenager learning to trade fear for peace and tight control for open hands, and watch how Scripture, mentors, and missions weave into a coherent, hope-filled life. This isn’t theory. It’s a bus ride to the airport with a brave smile, Psalm 23 spoken over a nervous commute, and a simple listening exercise that surfaces a childhood memory bursting with joy—and a nudge about the future.We unpack how identity in Christ reframes pressure, how Philippians 4 can quiet the mind when anxiety spikes, and how James 1 turns trials into training for steadfastness. Faith shares the low-tech habits that made her love the Bible: color-coding God’s character, chasing cross-references through Revelation, and letting the Word interpret her world. We talk about the power of mentors when a parent’s voice lands too close to home, and how families can set intention, pray specifically, and invite trusted guides to speak into their kids’ lives. The result is a network of voices helping young people hear the one Voice that matters most.From Mexico to the Middle East, Faith’s story highlights a clear, humble question: if I can go, why wouldn’t I? But going is only one expression of mission. We explore the many ways to participate—praying, giving, welcoming, sending—and why an open-handed posture keeps us responsive when plans shift at the last minute. If you’ve been wrestling with purpose, consider this a practical roadmap: notice where joy appears in obedience, answer fear with Scripture, and take the next step with a steady heart. If this conversation encouraged you, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review to help others find these stories of faith, identity, and mission.Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textWhat if the safest place is not where risk is lowest, but where God has called you? That question threads through a wide-ranging conversation with Faith, a high school student whose quiet prayer for boldness grew into a clear mission identity and a heart for the nations. We share how surrender loosens our grip on control, how prayer became her lane of courage, and why simple presence can change a room—whether in Mexico, a refugee camp in the Middle East, or back home at church.We unpack the Great Commission with fresh eyes, drawing on the Perspectives course to redefine “all nations” as ethnos—people groups united by language and culture. That lens transforms mission from a distant idea into practical steps anyone can take: pray, give, go, welcome, and mobilize. Faith’s story shows how those pathways intertwine. She describes the joy of serving in Mexico, where a memory as small as a soccer game inspired a local woman to serve her community years later. Short-term doesn’t mean shallow; when love is sincere, seeds multiply.The Middle East trip brings the tension of restrictions and the surprise of open doors. Our team navigates careful language, crafts simple VBS moments, and partners with local leaders who build long-term relationships with moms and families. One camp started with “don’t share,” but ended with gatekeepers asking, “Are you Christians?” and inviting a return for Christmas outreach. Along the way, prayer moved from daunting to natural, and fear gave way to the calm assurance that God’s will is the safest place to stand.If your heart is tugging, consider your next step. Pray for an unreached people group. Welcome a neighbor from another country. Give to send or strengthen a team. Or say yes to going, like Faith did. Subscribe for more stories of mission, identity, and hope—and leave a review to help others find the show. What part will you play?Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textA high school senior named Faith tried to dodge a demanding missions course with every excuse in the book—time, cost, workload. Then the excuses crumbled, doors opened, and a quiet prayer for boldness began to change everything. What followed was a vivid dream about Jesus’ return, tears at youth camp, and a defining moment of surrender that turned fear into joy.We sit down to talk about the subtle pull of culture and how music and media can bend our mood and normalize what doesn’t give life. Faith explains how discernment—not legalism—helped her ask better questions: does this draw me closer to God, or nudge me away? From there, we trace her path across two Mexico trips. On the first, she checked the box and still watched God gather a crowd around a simple gospel story. On the second, prayer and sharing became a delight, not a duty.The conversation deepens around identity—naming who God says we are and noticing the tangible difference it makes. With resources like Living Fearlessly and Identity Exchange, Faith learned to replace pressure with presence and to live from truth rather than self-talk. We also unpack the urgency of the unreached and the 10/40 Window, where billions live with little to no access to the gospel. Perspectives didn’t just inform; it connected Faith to mentors and a Middle East opportunity, expanding her view of what obedience can look like right now.If you’ve ever felt the ache of “something’s missing,” wrestled with FOMO, or wondered how to start living on mission, this story will nudge you toward a simple next yes. Listen, reflect, and share it with a friend who needs courage today. If it resonated, follow the show, leave a review, and tell us: what bold step is on your heart this week?Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

Send us a textWhat if the strongest call on your life isn’t a U-turn, but a re-aiming of everything you already know how to do? That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with Sandra, a veteran educator whose “halftime” moment turned administrative chops and classroom empathy into fuel for global missions and church planting across the Middle East.We walk through the unlikely path from a bulletin announcement about Peru to chairing an international missions team, then to equipping new believers with Foundations—a narrative, symbol-driven way to teach Scripture where literacy and access are limited. Along the way, Sandra shares the courage framework that steadies her steps: be wise, not fearful. Habakkuk 1:5 reframes the news cycle with a command to look and be astonished, and Revelation 7 expands our horizon with a future choir already forming in living rooms and back rooms today. From house churches taking root to Bibles passed around like yearbooks for signatures, the details are small, human, and unforgettable.We also get practical. Why three smaller teams instead of one large group matters in sensitive contexts. How a children’s day program opened doors for local believers to meet mothers and get invited back. Where partnership, patience, and presence beat flash and speed. And why encouragement is a mission field of its own for workers who don’t get to come home. Sandra’s white hair became a bridge in cultures that revere elders, and her decades in leadership helped “get down in the details” so others could flourish.If you’ve wondered whether your skills translate to ministry, or if the Middle East feels too far and too fraught, this story offers a grounded way forward: put your yes on the table and let God do the aiming. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a nudge, and leave a review with one line about the next faithful step you plan to take.Visit our website at www.fbcboerne.org for more stories, information, and service times.

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.