Hello! My name is Max Bryan, and I am continuing into this next season as a full-time missionary with Fire & Fragrance in Nashville, Tennessee!!! 

Over the past year, God has taken me on a journey that has completely changed the way I see Him, His mission, and my role in it. I recently staffed both a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and a Missio Dei Bible school, focused on understanding God’s mission throughout Scripture and our role in it. Through DTS, I had the opportunity to help lead a two-month outreach to South Africa, where I saw God move through salvations, healings, and lives being transformed by the love of Jesus. Then, through staffing Missio Dei, I had the privilege of discipling and pouring into students in the same way others had poured into me. These experiences have been some of the most meaningful and formative seasons of my life.

Through these experiences, I have gained a much clearer understanding of my part in God’s mission. I have found so much joy in full-time ministry—discipling others, leading teams, sharing the Gospel, and helping people grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus. What once felt like something I was simply exploring has become something I now believe God is calling me to pursue as my full-time ministry. I also have a newfound openness to the possibility of eventually living and serving on the mission field long-term. I don’t know exactly what that will look like yet, but I am excited to continue saying yes to wherever God leads!

Now, I am looking ahead to the Fall 2026 Fire & Fragrance Experience (FFX) here in Nashville. FFX is a five-month discipleship and missions experience designed to help people grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus, receive practical missions training, and be equipped to reach the lost. My primary focus in this next season will be discipleship—investing in people, helping them grow in their relationship with Jesus, and encouraging them to live a lifestyle of sharing the Gospel. Then, beginning in January, I will be going overseas for the three-month outreach portion of FFX. I am incredibly excited and expectant to help lead an outreach team, where we will be focused on evangelism, discipleship, and serving people in another nation. My heart is to see people encounter Jesus, hear the Gospel, and ultimately see disciples made among the nations.

As I continue serving with Fire & Fragrance, I will be serving as a full-time volunteer missionary. Because of this, I am raising monthly support to help cover living expenses such as housing, food, transportation, and ministry-related costs.

I truly believe that Jesus invites all of us to participate in His mission, and I am incredibly grateful that He has given me the opportunity to say yes in this season. Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support. It genuinely means more than I can express, and I am excited to see what God does in this next season!

Sincerely,

Max