Episode Details

For Jason Terrell, missions didn’t begin with leaving home. It grew out of motorcycles, race tracks, friendships, welding, and eventually a race-car business. What began as Tin Soldiers Race Cars became an unexpected place where men could encounter Jesus and one another in a setting where many of them never expected the Church to show up.

Jason’s story is also a story of discipleship. From a teenage mentor who pulled him forward, to watching older business leaders live out their faith, Jason learned that following Jesus is rarely something we figure out alone. Someone ahead of us sharpens us, and eventually we turn around and pull someone else along.

The result is not a polished ministry model. It is a community. A Bible study that started with a handful of men eventually grew into a gathering of dozens and sometimes more than a hundred, with satellite groups forming in other race-car shops. The central conviction remains simple: love God, love people, and learn to see the people God has already placed in front of you.

Key Takeaways

• Missions can happen through ordinary work, hobbies, businesses, and relationships rather than only through traditional mission trips.
• Long-term discipleship often begins with someone ahead of us who is willing to invest in our lives.
• Jason’s decision to start Tin Soldiers was shaped by a willingness to step into uncertainty rather than wait until everything made sense.
• A workplace can become a place of gospel community when people are welcomed, known, discipled, and given space to encounter Jesus.
• The Bible study at Tin Soldiers grew organically from a small gathering into a larger community and eventually into satellite men's groups.
• Jason repeatedly emphasizes the importance of pointing people toward the local church rather than allowing a ministry gathering to become a substitute for the Church.
• Loving people where you already are may be the simplest and most faithful place to begin living out the Great Commission.

Chapter Markers

00:00 — Welcome to Season Three: Can You Do That in Missions?

01:36 — What Is Tin Soldiers Race Cars?

05:15 — From Motocross to Ministry

08:43 — The Men Who Discipled Jason

10:39 — When the Plan Fell Apart

12:54 — The Dream of the Cliff and the Water

16:15 — Taking the Jump

19:46 — Why Race Cars Became a Mission Field

21:09 — Jesus the Carpenter and the Workplace

22:59 — A Bible Study in the Race Shop

24:47 — From Small Group to a Growing Community

28:20 — Bound for Glory and Satellite Groups

30:39 — What Happens When Men Encounter Jesus?

34:49 — Start Where You Are

36:16 — A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

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