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
New World Evangelism Podcast
It’s been over six months since I last recorded a podcast. In that time, God has been working intensely in me. I’ve grown in Christ and experienced His grace in ways that are hard to put into words.
I’m starting again—with short, regular episodes focused on one powerful truth: how much God loves us and how that love should transform our lives.
If this resonates with you, please let me know. Your feedback will help me decide whether to keep going.
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Well, hello, this is Austin Gardner from World Evangelism Podcast, and I have been absent without leave for over six months now. I kind of got discouraged thinking no one was listening, and the interest in world evangelism wasn't there like I wanted it to be, and maybe I didn't have an audience. The Lord has been working major things in my life that have just radically changed me. And I think that world evangelism, I'm going to retool it a little bit, and I will explain that as I go along. But world evangelism is good news for the world. That's what it means. That's the idea behind world evangelism, that we would take the good news of Jesus Christ to the world. I fear that I have used way too much guilt and way too much condemnation and pushing and manipulating you to do what I feel like the Lord would have us all to do, which is share the good news of Jesus Christ. And so I apologize for that. The Lord's been growing me and maturing me in ways I cannot explain. It has been a All of that, I came to know the good news of Jesus Christ better than I ever have before. And so what I want to share with you over the next little while until I figure out whatever God would have me do is the good news I have learned about Jesus and how good he is and how kind he is and how God loves us. Things I had not known before. And let me just say this. I do believe it fits in world evangelism much better than even what I did before. Because when you get excited about the good news of how Jesus loves you and how he loves the world, you have something you're far more willing to share with other people. It's not about spreading our church or our denomination, not about spreading our cult. It is about spreading how much God loves people. It's not about Americanizing people, colonizing people, but it's about how our God loves us and works in our lives. And so I'm not sure now how often I'll release episodes. at least weekly. And they'll all be brief because I know you're busy and I know you're in a hurry and you can listen to these on time and a half or double time and get through with them. But I want you to know that it'll still be called World Evangelism, at least for the meantime being. And I will continue to work in that. And I just want you to understand that God loves you in ways you never knew, in ways I never knew, though in my head I understood it, I didn't understand it in my heart. And we're going to delve into that as we dive into Psalm 23. So World Evangelism Podcast is back. I hope you enjoy it. I would love it if you would let me know if it's a blessing to you to help. Because if it's not, I don't want to waste your time or mine. I really want it to be something that's a blessing. So God bless you and thank you very much.