In this deeply encouraging episode, Andy Mason shares powerful testimonies that highlight how God shows up in the middle of life's delays, disappointments, and detours. With raw honesty and biblical truth, Andy walks through real stories from entrepreneurs and personal family experiences—showing how every challenge is not the end, but an incubation for increase. Grounded in Isaiah 43, this episode will inspire you to trust God's timing and lean into what He’s doing, even when it doesn't look like what you expected.

⏱️ Timestamps & Highlights:

00:00 – Welcome and episode focus: faith, family, and business collisions.

01:00 – Testimony 1: HR staffing couple navigates anxiety, church conflict, and YouTube censorship to experience business breakthrough and national influence.

02:30 – Testimony 2: Financial advisors shift strategy after 5 years of hardship and see explosive 45% growth.

04:00 – Testimony 3: Janine’s disrupted travel to Brazil becomes a miraculous business-class upgrade and fulfillment of Isaiah 43.

06:00 – Key Insight: The Word of God is tested, refined, and proven true (Proverbs 30:5).

07:30 – The egg analogy: Hardship is necessary to build strength for the next level.

08:30 – Faith challenge: It’s not death or delay—it's incubation for increase.

10:00 – Final encouragement and blessing: God is with you in the fire and flood.

🗝️ Scripture Anchor:

Isaiah 43 – "Behold, I am doing a new thing… I will make a way in the wilderness."

Proverbs 30:5 – "Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him."

💡 Takeaway Questions:

What situation in your life feels like delay or detour?

Could this be incubation for your next level of increase?

Are you praying from the promises God has already spoken?

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In this powerful episode, Andy Mason sits down with Marilyn Adamson, founder of EveryStudent.com, an evangelistic website that’s quietly reaching millions. Marilyn shares her journey from convinced atheist to Christ-follower and digital missionary. With no tech background, she launched a site that now reaches 75 million people annually, with over 1.5 million recorded decisions for Christ last year alone—at less than $2 per conversion.

Discover how God used Marilyn’s journalism skills, faithful friendships, and deep conviction to build a safe space where seekers all over the world—especially in restricted nations—can privately explore the truth about God and life. You’ll hear real stories of transformation and a call to be part of this global move of God.

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Timestamps:

00:01 – Introduction
Andy Mason introduces Marilyn Adamson, founder of EveryStudent.com, highlighting the explosive impact of her online evangelism strategy.

01:09 – Marilyn’s Journey from Atheism to Faith
Marilyn shares how a Christian friend patiently answered her daily questions for 18 months, ultimately leading her to Christ through a book—and a revelation about the earth’s position to the sun and the properties of water.

02:48 – Call to Media Ministry
Marilyn joins Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) with a desire to use media to reach seekers like she once was.

03:56 – Launching EveryStudent.com
Despite no tech background, Marilyn trusted God and built a digital outreach site for skeptics. Psalm 40 was her guiding Scripture.

04:07 – Website Strategy
EveryStudent.com speaks directly to non-believers, offering persuasive content and an invitation to start a relationship with God. Follow-up site: StartingWithGod.com.

05:15 – Impact Numbers
From thousands to 75 million annual visitors.
Only ~2 cents per visitor, and less than $2 per conversion.
In the last year alone: 1.5 million people accepted Christ.

06:31 – How Conversions Are Tracked
Only specific articles/videos offer a gospel response and trackable invitation to receive Christ—correlated with follow-up engagement.

07:46 – Reaching Hard-to-Access Nations
Targeted ads reach seekers in places like Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia—where the gospel is otherwise restricted.

08:48 – Testimony: Felix's Story
A powerful example of personal transformation from a site visitor who found freedom in Christ after a broken life.

10:05 – Long-Term Discipleship
The site offers 5–10 years of ongoing growth resources, with many users returning years later to thank the team.

10:34 – Incredible Return on Investment
At <$2 per salvation decision, this is one of the most effective evangelistic investments available.

11:02 – Urgency to Expand
Marilyn shares the urgency to reach more people before advertising or access is potentially restricted. Vision: double the budget to double the reach.

11:58 – How to Engage and Support
Visit EveryStudent.com, use it as a personal evangelistic tool, and consider financially supporting the work.

💥 Call to Action:

Want to be part of a global gospel movement with incredible ROI?

👉 Visit EveryStudent.info/give
📬 Scroll to the bottom for giving options and Marilyn’s contact info
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🌍 Every $100 can lead 50 people to Christ

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In this powerful follow-up to our “Samson: Cut Your Own Hair” episode, Andy Mason sits down with leadership expert Ford Taylor to unpack the real-life consequences of unchecked pride, overwork, and isolation in leadership—and the path to redemption. Ford vulnerably shares how he went from leading a $300M company to personal and professional collapse… and what it took to rebuild. This episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating the messy intersection of faith, family, and business.

Read the blog: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/how-the-mighty-fall-and-rise-again-if-you-let-god-in

🎯 Key Takeaways:

The 5 stages of leadership and organizational decline from How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins

How Ford ignored early warning signs… and paid the price

The role of arrogance, insecurity, and needing validation

Why Ford now teaches “bumper buddies” instead of accountability partners

How consecration, confession, and humility brought restoration

A leadership prayer you’ll want to bookmark and use daily

📚 Resources Mentioned:

How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins

Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud

Relactional Leadership by Ford Taylor: 

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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro & context from the Samson episode
03:00 – Ford’s background & business success
06:30 – Stage 1: Pride born of success
13:00 – Stage 2: The pursuit of more & hidden insecurity
18:00 – Stage 3: Denial of risk, ignoring red flags
22:00 – Stage 4: Crisis, culture breakdown, and secrets
27:00 – Stage 5: Collapse and opportunity for restoration
32:00 – How Ford cut his own hair and found redemption
36:00 – Baseball bat covenant & bumper buddies
38:00 – Leadership prayer & final encouragement

🙏 Prayer Highlight:
“Give me the courage to be humble and the humility to be courageous.”

🔗 Connect with Ford Taylor:

Website: TransformLead.com

Book: Relactional Leadership

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Andy shares a raw and real moment of conviction after sharing a dishonoring reel with friends and family. As he reads the book of Titus, he's confronted with the repeated call to be "above reproach" and "devoted to good deeds." In a culture drowning in duplicity, this message couldn’t be more timely. Join him as he unpacks how small compromises can undermine great callings—and how to course correct with humility and boldness.

⏱ Time Stamps & Highlights

00:00 – Welcome to the Heaven in Business Podcast

00:50 – Reading Titus and getting personally convicted

02:25 – The Instagram reel that crossed the line

04:30 – Full disclosure: apology and accountability to friends and family

05:00 – Why Titus is so relevant for today’s leaders

06:50 – Crete’s reputation and the credibility crisis

07:40 – Titus 1:16 – “They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him.”

08:00 – Why “good deeds” are not optional

08:45 – Living visibly different in a morally bankrupt culture

09:36 – Above reproach ≠ perfection, it = consistency

10:30 – The modern-day Crete: integrity in the age of social media

11:30 – Action steps: apologize, elevate, and invite accountability

12:00 – Invitation to join the Heaven in Business community

🔥 Key Scriptures Mentioned

Titus 1:16

Titus 2:7, 2:14

Titus 3:1, 3:8, 3:14

💬 Quote of the Episode

“Good deeds are not what save you. But if salvation is truly working in you, you’ll be zealous to live differently.”

✅ Next Steps & Resources

🎁 Free Trial: Join the Heaven in Business online community – Start your free trial here - Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial

📖 Book Mentioned: Listen Up: Hearing God at Work by Andy Mason - Amazon.com/Listen-Up-Hearing-HEAVEN-BUSINESS/dp/173469842X

📝 Read the Blog: When Laughter Crosses the Line – Blog Post Heaveninbusiness.com/blog

In this powerful and personal episode, Andy Mason shares what he's been hearing from God after returning from an international journey of listening, learning, and leading. From setting up a new strategic base to hosting their first worship night in their new home, Andy dives into themes of transition, leadership failure, spiritual drift, and the critical call to consecration.

He explores insights from the books How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins and Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud—and how these principles overlay with the repeated leadership failures we see in Scripture, particularly in the life of Samson.

The episode culminates in a gripping and imaginative retelling of Samson’s story—what could have happened if he had chosen humility before humiliation. It’s an invitation to stop pretending, cut your own hair, and walk boldly in obedience with God.

The 5 stages of decline (from How the Mighty Fall)

The importance of pruning (Necessary Endings)

Why good leaders fall—biblical and modern-day reflections

The call to internal consecration, not just external appearances

What Samson’s story teaches us about surrender, identity, and strength

Where have I settled for external appearance over internal consecration?

What am I holding onto that God is asking me to lay down?

What does it look like for me to “cut my own hair” in this season?

Judges 17–21

Isaiah 26

Joshua 3:5

Matthew 4:4

How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins

Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud

The Book of Judges

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🎧 Listen now and be stirred to move from appearances to authenticity, from drifting to decisive, and from leading alone to walking humbly with God.

After six weeks of travel through New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan, we’re finally home—and it’s anything but “back to normal.” In this episode, Andy unpacks the reality of a “working sabbatical,” divine detours in the journey, and how to re-establish rhythm while staying rooted in trust.

👉 Full blog: Lessons from the Road: Home in Nashville, Tennessee

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome back! What happened over the last six weeks?
01:30 – What is a working sabbatical—and did it work?
03:20 – Living out of storage units and returning to a house with no gas
04:30 – Three years of compressed transition: CA → PA → TN
05:50 – Walking while waiting: Isaiah 26:8 and hearing God in motion
08:30 – Divine breadcrumbs: a house on “Palomar” in “Christiansted”
10:45 – How to practically pause and listen to God
13:00 – Why the ideal sabbatical rhythm didn’t happen—and what did
14:15 – Weekly reflection questions that made all the difference
15:45 – What now? 40 more days of visitation and encounter at home
17:30 – Creating sacred space: Tuesday worship nights begin
18:45 – Actionable strategies to trust God in your own transitions
20:10 – Final encouragement: walk, listen, trust—even in the messy middle

Want to walk closer with us in a community of like-minded people doing the same, all over the world? Check out HeaveninBusiness.com/free-trial for immediate access to a weekly live group call and a ton of resources to help you grow in your walk WITH God at work.

Join Andy Mason as he shares fresh insight from his recent travels across Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan. From getting stuck in a glass elevator in Kuala Lumpur to discovering the unseen hunger for connection in Tokyo’s packed trains, this episode highlights what God is doing across Asia—and what it’s stirring in us. You’ll hear stories of exploding churches, underground faith movements, sushi adventures, and the sobering realization of how unreached much of Asia remains. Tune in for a real-time reflection on what it looks like to partner with God in unfamiliar places and what this means for how we engage, lead, and pray.

Read the blog here: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/lessons-from-the-road-asia

⏱ TIMESTAMPS & HIGHLIGHTS:

[0:00] Nashville reset + re-entry chaos

[2:00] Arrival in Kuala Lumpur + stuck in a glass elevator

[4:30] KingdomCity Church – explosive growth and humble leadership

[6:30] Underground church leader from China

[7:30] 2-hour Singapore lunch with pastors and business leaders

[9:00] Culture-shock in Japan and awakening church movements

[13:00] The solitude/human connection paradox

[15:00] Clean cities, crowded trains, cherry blossoms

[17:00] Cultural and spiritual contrast between west and east

[20:00] Judeo-Christian foundations vs. alternative systems

[21:30] Grappling with the reality of unreached people groups

[23:00] A heart cry: “God, expand my heart for those not like me”

[25:30] The need for authentic connection—everywhere

[27:00] The big question: How do we reach and resource the unreached?

📌 CALL TO ACTION:
➡️ Visit HeaveninBusiness.com/blog for the full blog recap
➡️ Pick up your copy of Listen Up! Hearing God at Work and discover how to hear His voice in any nation, culture, or workplace
➡️ Pray this week: God, how do I engage in Your story beyond my comfort zone?

In this episode, Andy shares real-time reflections from the Australia leg of his working sabbatical through Australasia. Hear what’s happening on the ground, what God is highlighting, and what it means for you—especially if you're navigating business, leadership, and faith in a time of transition.

Read the blog here: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/lessons-from-the-road-australia

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Time stamps:

[0:00] Introduction from Kuala Lumpur — purpose of the trip

[3:00] Two-day retreat with business leaders in Gold Coast

[3:45] Business activation at Glory City Church, Brisbane

[5:00] Identity teaching: Soldier, Servant, Son, Friend

[7:30] Dangers of finding identity in assignment

[8:45] Signs you may be living from performance not friendship

[10:00] Maturing into a friend of God

[10:30] Divine connections with church leaders

[11:30] Multiplying Heaven in Business through local churches

[12:30] Helping pastors activate their people 24/7

[13:15] The curse of work is broken — reclaiming work as worship

[15:00] God uses everything

[16:00] Andy’s personal journey from sheep to shepherding people

[18:30] You’re hearing God more than you think

[19:30] Testimony

[20:30] The value of small moments in critical seasons

[21:30] Final encouragement and blessing

In this special edition of Lessons from the Road, Janine Mason shares her perspective from the Heaven in Business working sabbatical in New Zealand. From family time and prophetic ministry to end-of-life conversations and faith-filled adventures, Janine reflects on the messy intersection of faith, family, and business. She opens up about what she’s been doing, what she’s observed, and the powerful lessons she’s learning—especially about courage, legacy, connection, and keeping Jesus at the center of it all.

Read the blog here: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/lessons-from-the-road-new-zealand-with-janine-mason

In this episode, Andy Mason shares reflections from his time in New Zealand—hiking through national parks, hosting a business adventure retreat in Queenstown, and learning powerful lessons about slowing down, connection, and the long-term impact of small decisions.

Through stories from the Routeburn Track and the Dart River, to prophetic moments during masterminds, Andy unpacks how being still can unlock awareness, gratitude, and divine alignment—no matter where you are in the world.

00:00 – Welcome from the road: A working sabbatical in New Zealand
01:10 – The value of reflecting on what you observe and learn
02:20 – Hiking the Routeburn Track: Beauty, bruises, and bird encounters
03:45 – Don’t film waterfalls while walking on rocks! (Yes, there’s a fall)
04:45 – Adventure retreat in Queenstown: Who came, what we did, and why it matters
06:20 – The power of shared experiences and stillness during our events
07:10 – Observing tourism in NZ: Locals vs. foreigners hosting the experience
09:35 – “A Welshman doing a New Zealand farm demo?”—something's off
10:15 – Why do we do this? It’s not about accomplishment; it’s about connection
11:30 – Slowing down to truly see: paragliders, sounds, sights, and soul refresh
12:45 – “Notice what you notice”—a key to hearing God
14:00 – Don’t miss people and beauty by rushing toward a goal
15:15 – How small decisions done consistently lead to big impact
16:40 – Daily choices: health, thoughts, habits, and surrounding yourself well
18:20 – Head trash and excuses: How to eliminate them and live intentionally
19:40 – Everyone suffers. But will it shape you for good or grind you down?
21:00 – Jesus-centered suffering and community are key to growth
22:15 – Why diverse community matters—learn from people different from you
23:00 – Wrapping up: Where we're going next and how you can join us

Be still and know God—busyness is not a badge of honor.

Small daily choices shape your future more than big moments.

Suffering is inevitable—but it can shape you for good if you let it.

Surround yourself with people who sharpen you and stretch you.

Your goal is connection, not just accomplishment.

👉 Want to join us on the road?
Check out upcoming events and retreats at: Heaveninbusiness.com/events

📸 Follow Andy on Instagram for behind-the-scenes moments: @andymasonofficial
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