Followed By Mercy
The Followed By Mercy Podcast
Real Grace, Honest Hope
You might notice a new name and a fresh look, but the heart behind this podcast is the same. After years as the World Evangelism Podcast, I sensed God leading me to a deeper, more personal path centered on His relentless mercy and the kind of honest hope that can reach into every hurting place. That’s why this show is now called Followed By Mercy Podcast. The format may shift, and the tone may be a bit more personal, but my mission hasn’t changed: I still believe the world desperately needs to hear the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ. You are welcome here if you’ve been with me from the beginning or just found us now.
What if God’s love is more personal, stubborn, and relentless than you ever imagined?
Welcome to The Followed By Mercy Podcast, where we get honest about pain, hope, and the kind of grace that finds you right where you are, five days a week. This isn’t about religious performance or church routines. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt worn out, unseen, or unsure if they belong in the story of God’s love. Every conversation is rooted in this reality: God loves you right now, just as you are, and He isn’t giving up on you.
Here’s what you’ll find in every episode:
Experience God’s Relentless Love
Every show starts by reminding you that the Shepherd knows your name, cares about your story, and isn’t offended by your failures or questions. This is personal—it’s about God’s unwavering affection for you.
Find Your Place in His Heart
Once you grasp how fiercely you’re loved, sharing that love with others doesn’t feel forced. It becomes the most natural thing in the world. Real grace overflows.
Prayer That Changes You
We pray together—not just for the world “out there,” but for the battles and hopes you’re carrying right now. These prayers are honest, rooted in Scripture, and meant for hearts that need a gentle touch from the Shepherd.
Discover Your Unique Role
Whether you’re called to go, give, serve, or show kindness in your corner of the world, God’s mercy meets you where you are. You’re not just a bystander. You are His beloved, invited into the story He’s writing.
When life knocks the wind out of you, this is a place to catch your breath. You’ll hear the encouragement that meets you on your hardest days, and your honest questions will be welcomed. No pretending, no heavy-handed advice—just the reminder that your Shepherd is right there with you, walking every step with you, even when you feel like giving up.
Why does this matter? Because some days, it feels like nobody sees you or cares what you’re going through. But the truth is, you have a Shepherd who never takes His eyes off you, lets you slip through the cracks, and never gives up on you. That kind of love can put you back on your feet, and it might be the hope someone else is waiting to see in you, too.
If you’re longing for more than just religious talk—if you want to know you’re not alone and that God’s mercy is following you all the way home, you’re in the right place. Whether you listen in the car, on a walk, or in a quiet moment, let every episode remind you: God’s mercy is after you right now, ready to bring real grace and honest hope.
Subscribe today and join a community to discover what happens when loved people become loving people. The journey’s just beginning, and there’s a place for you here.
Followed By Mercy
Unlocking the Potential of Future Church Leaders
How do you ensure your church remains strong and impactful for generations to come? Imagine being able to cultivate a thriving community by training multiple leaders instead of relying on just one. In our latest episode, we unravel the secrets of effective discipleship and leadership training, inspired by Jesus' approach with His 12 disciples. We guarantee you'll gain actionable strategies to involve and nurture church members in various ministries, from Sunday school to financial stewardship, all while preparing them for potential leadership roles.
We challenge you to expand your vision and cast a wider net in leadership development. Learn from biblical history and real-life examples about the unpredictable nature of leadership emergence. This episode is a treasure trove for pastors and church leaders, packed with practical advice on mentoring, continuous training, and the importance of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Tune in to discover how you can maximize your ministry's impact by investing in the growth and development of multiple future leaders.
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I'd like to challenge you to look for several disciples, several men to train. Now you remember, we've made a distinction between what a disciple is. I mean, jesus' disciples were obviously the apostles. They were obviously much more than basically trained Christians. They've been through much more than just the original basic doctrine lessons. They've learned much more than just the original basic doctrine lessons. They've learned much more than just about how to pray and how to go to church.
W. Austin Gardner:Sometimes a missionary is planning on leaving a guy in charge of his church. To put it in the fable way, he puts all of his eggs in one basket and that guy turns out not to be the guy. I would challenge you to train as many people as you can, take them all as far as you can, and you don't know who is going to be the guy. Now I'd just like to remind you Jesus had 12, and one was a devil. You're going to have 12, just making up the number, and 11 of them may be devils and you'll only get one. You don't know. We're certainly not going to do as well as Jesus did. Adam and Eve had three sons, who are named in the scriptures, and one killed one Cain, abel and Seth right. And so begin working with as many as you can. Train them all to be able to run the Sunday school, to be able to run the nursery, to be able to do the them all, to be able to run the Sunday school, to be able to run the nursery, to be able to do the offering, to be able to count the money, to train them all to do all the ministries you've got to do. And as you go along, let the Lord point out who he's making to be the one that will take over the work that you have for him. So you're training as many as you can. You're looking for a lot of people to train.
W. Austin Gardner:Jesus' only hope for world evangelism was the training of 12 men. He didn't have a backup plan, he didn't have another way he would go about it. It wasn't like, if these guys fail, I got 12 more coming up. That wasn't the plan. He picked some men, he trained those men and he depended on those men. So you must work at choosing men that can go into the ministry and you take them as far as you can.
W. Austin Gardner:But I'd like to suggest to you that you don't get one, get three, get four, get five, get as many as you can Pick up new ones all along the way. As soon as you got one guy you're training or two guys you're training, someone else is going to want to come in. Don't say no, you can work in the next church. Bring them in and start training them. You don't know who's going to be the leader, you don't know. I would have put Peter as the leader of the church in Jerusalem. It turns out James was. You know. I mean it's just you don't know what God has in mind for people to do, and so I would just challenge you to be careful to train everybody as far as they can, but get a bunch of people to train, get every young person you can, and your whole week ought to be consumed with training men. Be careful that you don't just waste time.