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What do you do when you're the most encouraging person in the room — and you're falling apart inside?

Zac Bauermaster is a high school principal, four-time published author, and speaker whose people-first leadership videos have generated over 376 million views on Instagram. He's been on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, and People Magazine. But none of that is why this episode matters.

This episode matters because Zac once led a team meeting, had a panic attack, and passed out in front of his staff. He couldn't eat. Couldn't sleep. Was fighting anxiety and depression completely alone — because everything looked fine on the outside. The next morning, he opened his journal and wrote three words: "God, use me."

In this conversation, Zac opens up about that breaking point, his diagnosis, what it cost him to keep fighting alone, and the moment he finally let people in. He also shares what a visit to San Quentin State Prison taught him about peace, presence, and what it means to truly see people.

Brother Boston brings his own story to this one too — his walk through anxiety and depression before coming to Christ, what changed when he did, and why both men believe the battlefield is the mind.

Zac's closing word to his younger self says it all: The Word, not the world.

This one will stay with you.

Connect with Zac Bauermaster: 📱 Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @ZBauermaster 🌐 zacbauermaster.com 📚 Books available on Amazon

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IDOC: FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO DISCIPLE OF CHRIST

What does it look like when God takes everything the devil meant for evil and hits the reverse card? Maurice Hall — known as Sir Genius — knows exactly what that looks like.

In this episode of B.A.S.I.C. Conversations, Brother Boston sits down with fellow South Bend brother Maurice Hall, a Christian hip-hop artist, facilitator of The Way Out men's reentry group at Christian Center Church, and host of the All Glory to God Podcast. Maurice lost his father at nine and his mother at fourteen, found himself deep in gang life, incarceration, and searching for truth in all the wrong places — until God stopped him in his tracks and turned his misery into a ministry.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How losing both parents before age 14 shaped Maurice's rebellion and road to prison
• His Road to Damascus moment and why giving his heart to Christ wasn't enough the first time
• What 11 years and multiple incarcerations taught him about God's timing
• How the Way Out group is pouring back into formerly incarcerated men right here in South Bend
• Why his album IDOC doesn't stand for what you think — and what it actually means
• Sir Genius spitting live bars in the studio 🎤
• The question every B.A.S.I.C. Conversations guest answers: "What would you say to your younger self?"

Maurice's answer will stay with you.

Connect with Maurice Hall / Sir Genius: 🎵 Music: Sir Genius on all streaming platforms 📀 Album: IDOC — I Am a Disciple of Christ 🎙️ Podcast: All Glory to God Podcast on YouTube

Connect with The Way Out: 📍 Christian Center Church | Ireland Road, South Bend, IN 📅 Fridays at 6PM | Download the CCC App or visit christiancenter.org

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STOP WORKING FOR GOD, START WALKING WITH HIM

What if the problem wasn't that you stopped believing — but that you never stopped working?

In this episode of B.A.S.I.C. Conversations, Brother Boston sits down with Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and worship leader Tim Timmons — the man behind MercyMe's powerful hit Even If, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia in the film I Can Only Imagine 2.

Tim opens up about the moment he quit working for God and started walking with Him — and why that shift changed everything. He shares how a cancer diagnosis at 25, given five years to live, became the doorway into a deeper, more honest faith. He talks about the X he writes on his wrist every morning, what it means to be a branch attached to the vine, and why elementary faith might just be the most powerful kind.

Brother Boston also shares something deeply personal — how Even If played on repeat as his wife Molly prayed over him during a seven-day coma, and how he woke up the very next day.

This one hits different. Whether you've been doing a lot for God but feeling empty, or you're still asking what if He's actually real — this conversation is for you.

Connect with Tim Timmons: 🎵 Music: Available on Spotify, Apple Music & Amazon 📖 New Book: Waking Up Again — available everywhere 🌐 timtimmonsmusic.com | @TimTimmons on Instagram

B.A.S.I.C. Conversations is a podcast about faith, redemption, and transformation. Hosted by Kevin "Brother Boston" Kelly | B.A.S.I.C. Ministry — Born Again Soldiers In Christ