A Message From Boundless
Hello, friends of Boundless. You may have heard that Focus on the Family made the decision to discontinue Boundless, its award-winning ministry to young adults. After a fruitful and fun 27-year run, Boundless will officially sunset on February 5, 2026. This includes the site, show, social media channels and events. This page contains content that explains Focus’ decision, what it means, and how you can say goodbye and share what Boundless has meant to you through the years.
Below you’ll find a statement about the decision, an FAQ page, and some thoughts from Lisa Anderson, Boundless’ long-time director and show host. We also provide a means for you to contact us.
Thanks for being part of the Boundless family. We are forever grateful to God for the wisdom, friendships, encouragement and memories Boundless has provided since 1998. You have been an integral part of that.
The Boundless Team
Vice President Greg Smalley Announces End of Boundless Ministry
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Farewell From Boundless’ Biggest Fan
January 28, 2026
A heartfelt “goodbye” with a few reflections on how my life has changed while serving at Boundless.
FAQs About Boundless Ending at Focus on the Family
January 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions about the sunsetting of Boundless.
Focus on the Family Statement on the Discontinuation of Boundless
January 28, 2026
Details on the decision to end the Boundless ministry to young adults, plus what’s ahead for Focus on the Family.
Your Message for Boundless
Share your stories and comments about how Boundless has impacted you.
207 entries.
I found you in a time of need and binged the majority of your podcasts during the covid pandemic. I learned a lot about myself, about other people, and strengthened my relationship with God. I stopped listening when I thought I was growing too old for the material you were putting out. I could not identify with the "young adult" crowd anymore because I didn't feel that I was a young adult anymore. Plus, I was still single, and heading into my late 30's. I needed to find another way to get the same amount of help and insight as you did for me when I first started listening to, only directed to "older" singles. Thank you for what you taught me in the times I needed.
Most churches don't have content or a place for singles to belong with so much programming and focus on marriages, it seems that christian community as a whole will forget them as well. This is truly a sad day for christian ministries.
I am so sad to see this ministry be discontinued. It has been such a blessing to me and many other singles and young adults. Thank you to everyone who was a part of it.
Boundless was such an encouragement to me in my single years, but most of all I will always be grateful for the chance to meet my husband (of almost 10 years now) at Pursuit 2014.
I’m so saddened by this announcement!!! Boundless was a life source for me in navigating life a single adult! I’m still single but having a community like this where you feel like you’re not alone has been truly special ! So many amazing resources that is relevant to each stage of this life journey! Thank you to the boundless team !!! God continue to bless to bless this ministry
When I was single, the Boundless podcasts helped me understand that I wasn’t inferior to married Christians.
It was worth travelling to another country and hemisphere to have that message reinforced at Pursuit 2014 and 2015.
I remember discovering Boundless when I came to Christ like ten years ago, and I feel like this is fitting for where I am in my life today, where I've realized I'll probably stay single for life, and it's like a message affirming that this is the end of my pursuit of marriage, and that doesn't have to be a bad thing. God bless!
This was my Saturday morning routine for so many years. So grateful for the times I was ministered to!
What a gift Boundless has been to the Christian Young Adult and Singles community. I’m forever grateful for how Lisa and her team have created content that is sound in biblical doctrine and relevant for today’s Christian Single Adults. I am so glad the amazing content will remain available on line so I can continue to direct friends to listen and learn from the amazing guests you’ve interviewed over the years. And I’m extremely grateful for the episodes I got to record with my son re: how young adults can better relate to their parents. Well done @boundlessteam @andersonlisac @focusonthefamily
May God guide your steps going forward SoliDeoGloria ❤️🙏
The very first article I read from you was on the role of a man and woman in a relation. I don’t remember the exact name of the article, but it explains how a man trusts God that as he honours God with being intentional with his feelings for a girl, whether she accepts or not, it will be well. And the woman trusts God to allow the man to lead, especially in asking her out, and that even if he doesn’t, God’s plan is best. It also talked about how a godly man will guard your heart from the get-go.
When I read this article, I was just coming from a place of cutting ties with a guy I really liked and thought I’d eventually end up with. I was hurting. What a balm the article was. It changed my perspective and how I’ve approached relationships from then on. It’s helped me guard my heart better, because I never did with said guy. It taught me to trust God. Since then Boundless has helped me in all other relationships in my life. It’s my go to recommendation to friends who are thinking of getting into relationships. I’m sad to see it come to an end. But will forever be grateful for how it’s changed my life.
May God bless you for your good work!!!
I started listening to Boundless in 2020, when I turned 25 and started dating for the first time ever. It was a source of godly wisdom and advice, the kind I couldn't necessarily get from my parents or from my friends (who were in the same boat as me). That season of my life was pretty tumultuous, but I learned so much about finding my identity in Christ through Boundless and the many resources/guests featured on the show. Lisa even answered a question I submitted! And now, 5 years later, I am preparing to be married in 22 days! I still tune in, because there's good advice for the young marrieds too. I'll definitely miss this show, but I will continue to tell my friends about the volumes of episodes we can refer back to. Thank you Lisa, thank you Boundless Team, and thank you Focus for this ministry. May God continue to work wonders in your next season!!
I am so saddened to hear that Boundless is coming to an end. Boundless was the very first podcast I ever listened to: my husband introduced me to the show shortly after we were married in 2008, and he admitted that unbeknownst to me at the time, it had been a huge source of insight and guidance as he pursued (and eventually date and married) me. I am now a huge podcast enthusiast, listening to dozens and dozens of shows each week, but I have never stopped listening to Boundless because it was the podcast that started it all for me. Even though I'm a mother of four with seventeen years of marriage under my belt, I learn a lot from every episode of Boundless—about relationships and faith and spiritual growth and also how to be a cheerleader to my single friends. And speaking of friends, through years of having Boundless in my ears each week, Lisa has come to feel like a personal friend. Thank you to Lisa and the rest of the Boundless team for many years of wisdom and audio companionship; you will be greatly missed and I will be praying for the many ways God will use each of your for His Kingdom moving forward.
9 years ago I was very discouraged and bitter about still being single. Someone suggested that I start listening to Boundless. I have found it to be such an encouragement while I was down, finding a community living in a similar season that I am, sharing some of the same questions, difficulties and loneliness. Boundless has challenged me in so many areas of my life. I have grown so much in understanding God’s purpose for me and how I can serve Him. My bookshelf is full because of the book recommendations through the culture segments. These books have also encouraged and challenged me. The bitterness that gripped my life has completely disappeared. Thank you Lisa and Boundless team for all the fun conversations, addressing concerns we as singles have. I felt like it was okay to feel some of the things I feel being single, but then challenged not to dwell in those feelings, and finding the benefits of being single and thriving in my community. I felt seen. I was given resources. I was challenged. I was encouraged. I grew. I learned to be content in my singleness. I appreciated the variety of topics you covered on the podcast, and not just dating. I thought the podcast was well rounded with relevant content such as navigating things in our culture, life, faith, career, conflict, travel and adult decision making, all from a Biblical perspective. I will deeply miss this ministry, especially the podcasts. Thank you.
I am so sad to hear about the discontinuation of Boundless. I found the podcast around 2018 and loved it so much that I listened to all the past episodes within a year! I always looked forward to the episode each week and loved the style, humor, and genuineness that Lisa brings as a host. I also enjoyed the articles and other resources. I’m so thankful for the encouragement and growth this ministry brought throughout my twenties. It will be deeply missed. Thank you to everyone involved who cared for and invested in the lives of singles and young adults.
Boundless was an extraordinary support for me during my college years. It helped me navigate, among many other things, the fear of being single forever. But the consistent teaching of trusting in the Lord, plus taking steps to prepare my heart for eventual marriage, were a huge help to me. I will forever be grateful for this ministry. Thanks for all you've done in faithful service to Christians all over the world!
I know I began following Boundless because of Candice Watters, after reading her book. I was between 38 and 40. I have listened to the podcasts with hope, I have read many of the books of the guests, and becoming 64, still not married. I am hopeful I will be married soon, so all those much younger than, continue to remain focused on your relationship with God and continue to ask…seek…and knock.
I started listening to Boundless about 10 years ago as a way to “fellowship” with believers during a time when I didn’t have a spiritual community. The content has been invaluable as I navigated tough situations like launching my career, moving, job changes, relationships, boundaries, and everything in between. I laughed, cried, and grew through the past decade. I will dearly miss the Round Table banter, the wisdom of Culture Segment guests, and the insightfulness of Inbox Question responses. To the entire Boundless team: THANK YOU!
I came across Boundless last summer before my first semester of college. I have spent many hours reading and thinking though Boundless articles after school. I have been called out and challenged, and I have grown because of Boundless. I will miss reading through the weekly newsletter and perusing through the website. Thanks for the relevant and sound content!
Wow. I could write a book on what Boundless has meant to me. From the day in 2004 where I timidly hit "send" on an email to Candice Watters with my first article "Surviving Christmas Without Lord of the Rings," I felt an indescribable pull to the Boundless audience. I was single myself (and would be for the better part of the next five years), so I felt a kinship with the audience, who were navigating faith, life and purpose apart from the convention and comfort of family life. Sometimes it was very hard. And yet God displayed His nature beautifully in the vulnerable space that was singleness.
Boundless and I went together like peanut butter and chocolate (my favorite candy combo). Although I had a day job as a children's magazine editor, I drew so much encouragement from walking with Christian singles across the country and across the globe. They were my people.
Even after I married my husband, Kevin, in 2009, I loved discussing life, relationships, and faith with Boundless readers. Some would email me after a new blog post. Others said they'd made a major life decision, such as a move, a new relationship, or a breakup, based on one of my articles (Yikes!). Many said my writing felt like a window into their own lives, experiences, and feelings. What a privilege to be able to put on the page what so many of us felt and experienced. I truly loved every minute of it.
It's been an interesting year for me. Along with this ending, I also lost my alma mater. Multnomah University (once Multnomah School of the Bible) permanently shut its doors this past year. A former classmate Carmen Imes wrote something about our school that I think applies to Boundless too:
"I know graduates who are serving in refugee ministry; who have pioneered Bible translation work; who are pastoring, teaching backyard Bible clubs, and leading worship. Some are teachers or counselors. Multnomah’s legacy lives on in many evangelical churches in the Pacific Northwest, where its graduates are pastors and Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, and office managers. Some are professors and authors. Some are principals. One leads an apologetics ministry. Two of our classmates started the BibleProject, a ministry that is catalyzing Bible engagement for a whole generation.
"Multnomah will live on as long as its graduates are carrying out its mission wherever we find ourselves. I’m convinced that things are not what they seem. Multnomah's legacy is alive and well."
Boundless friends (and Lisa)—a similar list could be created about Boundless readers. Husbands and wives who followed God's path to marriage. Mothers and fathers who are raising godly children. Faithful singles who are living for Jesus and bearing fruit. Teachers, pastors, and missionaries who are spreading the gospel. Influencers in the secular workplace who are bringing salt and light to the darkness.
Though Boundless is ending, like my friend said, I'm convinced things are "not as they seem." The legacy of Boundless is alive and well. All of you are that legacy. Thank you, Lisa, the Boundless team, and all the former editors and contributors. You have truly made a difference for multiple generations. May God continue to bless your investment.
I discovered Boundless a few years ago, after listening to a Focus On the Family broadcast with Lisa Anderson and Pastor Tony Evans. It was shortly after I had turned 30, and I was struggling with my singleness. I cried after listening to that broadcast- it was like the Lord sent that program to me as a comfort to my soul. Shortly after listening to that broadcast, I started visiting the Boundless website, and I have been blessed again and again by the edifying encouragement and advice I’ve received in reading a variety of articles on the website. Just like with the broadcast, I would sometimes read an article and weep as I felt the Lord encouraging me through it. More importantly, it was a reminder that I was not alone in my journey, and that, while the Lord is always with me, it’s encouraging to have other sisters and brothers in Christ who can share in similar situations and experiences. While I’m sad to hear that Boundless is ending, I am grateful for how the Lord has used the ministry in my life. I’m glad to hear that the articles will still be available, and I hope that the work and ministry that Boundless has accomplished will continue to be used to further encourage young adults to grow in their walk with Jesus Christ.