On this week’s episode of Church of the Week on AM 630 The Word, host Chad Schapiro sits down with Pastor Santiago Vasquez of Valley High First Baptist Church in San Antonio. Pastor Santiago shares his powerful testimony—growing up in a church-planting family, drifting for a season, and ultimately being drawn back to Christ through the Word of God and a heart for the next generation.

Hear how Valley High is making a real impact through family-focused ministry, a fully bilingual daycare and after-school program, youth discipleship, community partnerships, and outreach efforts like Guitar for Vets. Pastor Santiago also speaks candidly about the importance of mentorship, staying rooted in Scripture, and why the decisions we make today shape the future God is preparing for us.

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On this week’s episode of Church of the Week on AM 630 The Word, host Chad Schapiro sits down with Pastor Nathan Clardy of Calvary Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio. Pastor Nathan shares his powerful journey from growing up in a faithful Christian home to serving for seven years on the mission field in Southeast Asia, where he and his family ministered among an unreached people group in a Muslim-majority country.

He reflects on the challenges of frontline evangelism, the importance of patience and wise counsel in ministry, and how God faithfully led his family back to Texas to pastor Calvary Hills. The conversation highlights the church’s commitment to being Word-centered and Christ-focused—praying the Word, singing the Word, and preaching the Word—while equipping believers to confidently share the gospel in their everyday lives.

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Church of the Week host Chad Shapiro sits down with Chad Mason of First Baptist Church Boerne to talk missions, discipleship, and what it really means to live on mission—locally and globally. From life-changing faith stories to practical ways every believer can get involved, this episode explores how churches of any size can embrace God’s heart for the nations and their neighbors.

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