The Launch Mission

In this episode, we pull together some of the best clips from every mentor who joined the podcast this fall semester. These highlight moments revisit themes like finishing senior year well, overcoming burnout, strengthening faith, choosing community, discovering calling, and preparing for college. Listeners will hear practical wisdom and honest…

Earlier this week on the Launch Mission podcast, Tommy shared something that feels like the cheat-code nobody tells you before college: you get to choose the foundation you build your next season on. He listed four goals every student has (even if you never said them out loud): Make lasting…

If you listened to yesterday’s Launch Mission podcast episode, you heard Tommy share something that most seniors don’t fully realize until it hits them in the face: this transition after high school is your first big one. Like, the real deal. More major than the jump from middle school to…

In this solo episode, Tommy explains why preparing for life after high school matters so deeply—because most students enter their first major life transition without the support systems that shaped them. Using the parable of the prodigal son and his own college story, Tommy highlights the common struggle students face…

During senior year, the stress hits different.You’ve refreshed your email too many times.Your parents keep asking questions you don’t know the answers to.Your friends are talking about where they’re applying and you’re… still deciding. Or still confused. Monday’s podcast episode offered something students and parents desperately need during this season:…

If you’re a high school senior, there’s a good chance your brain currently feels like a browser with 27 tabs open, half of them frozen, and one of them blasting unexpected music. Applications, essays, majors, scholarships, decisions… AND you’re still expected to show up to school every day like you’re…

This conversation explores the pressure high school seniors feel as they face huge decisions—choosing a college, a major, and the direction of their future—often for the very first time. Eli talks about why this stage can feel so overwhelming, especially when students haven’t had to make major life decisions before.…

On Monday’s podcast episode, Eli said something that stuck with me:“You don’t have to fight everyone who challenges your faith. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is ask a question.” If you’ve ever worried about being “that Christian kid” in class — the one who’s always defending God…

How to Stand Firm When College Doesn’t Make It Easy Yesterday on the Launch Mission Podcast, we dropped an episode that hit hard in the best way — all about what it actually looks like to stand firm in your faith when you step onto a college campus. And spoiler:…

In this episode, Tommy and Eli dig into what it really means to stand firm in your faith once you step onto a college campus. Eli breaks down the cultural and intellectual pressures students face—whether at a Christian university or a public school—and why genuine, personal conviction matters more than…