Difference Makers

Rick Benjamin shares about life as a retired pastor, unity between pastors & churches, Northwest University, leading Abbott Loop Christian Center, worship, his faith & family, being a pastor's kid, leaving Alaska for Washington, how God led him to Heritage Church NW, & more! HeritageNW.org 

Eric Nyborg wrote a new curriculum for evangelism, "Tell Someone About Jesus Today." He shares about how Sports Outreach Northwest provides positive coaching, engages kids with the Gospel, reaches the unchurched through sports, plus his faith, family, Multnomah Bible College, Corban University, Southwest Bible Church, Southwest Christian School, identity, & more! SportsOutreachNW.org 

Vincson Green shares about his faith, serving others, bringing hope to public schools, & how you can help Teach One to Lead One! T1L1.org 

Ruth & Scott Walker share about how this SoCal couple met at University of Cambridge, their faith, God's leading them to Oregon, how years at Rainbow West with Rick & Denette Adams prepared the launch of House Of Light - Christian Supply in Salem, & more! Join them to pray at 9:30am  Saturday, January 31, 2026, right before House Of Light's Grand Opening, just down the block from Cozzie's NY Deli! Call 503-399-8892, the same number that was used by Rainbow West Christian Supply! House Of Light - Christian Supply 

MissionConnexion Northwest returns to Sunset Church in Portland January 16-17 with emcee Georgene Rice, admission is absolutely free, and Bill MacLeod, Gilbert Gleason, & Brian Heerwagen share about the event's 25th anniversary, the 70th anniversary of Jim Eliot & the 5 martyrs in Ecuador, new beginnings in the Middle East, Kairos Moments, Missionary Kid life, Western Seminary, Grace Bible Fellowship, short term missions, Urbana 2025, how tragedy births change, "Anyone from anywhere to anywhere," & more! MissionConnexion.Global/Northwest2026 

Aaron Meyer, Concert Rock Violinist& wife Renee Meyer share about the 25th annual "ROCK THE HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS TOUR" December 19 & 20, 2025, at SouthLake Church in West Linn to benefit the nonprofit "Concert Rock Academy," teaching, building up youth, collaborating with Pink Martini& Michael Allen Harrison, Indiana University, Lewis & Clark College, meeting & marrying, overcoming, marriage to an unbeliever, coming to Jesus, praying together, Unforgettable Honeymoons- The Romantic Travel Specialists, musical ministry, & more! AaronMeyer.com  Concert Rock Academy  UnforgettableHoneymoons.com 

Al & Autumn Ray share about coaching couples, meeting at a fraternity party, coming to faith, MarriageTeam, & their new book series, "Rick and Jane Learn to Be Married"! MarriageTeam.org  RickAndJane.com 

Emmanuel Osire and friends share about what really happens through the ministry of Operation Christmas Child, how shoeboxes filled with love and resources spread the Gospel and change lives, processing centers, year-round volunteer opportunities, their ministry of prayer, why and how to help, truths and misconceptions, evangelism, discipleship, and multiplication, & more! National Collection Week is the third week of November, now through November 24, 2025! With Shereen Krebs, David Reece, Linda Salmon, & James Wagstaff.  SamaritansPurse.org 

Dr. John Mark Yeats shares about serving as President of Corban University, homeschooled pastor's kid life, his faith, deconstruction, discernment, Christian education, small school advantages, family, & more! See him Thursday at the Clark County Prayer Breakfast! ClarkCountyPrayerBreakfast.com  Corban.edu 

Joanie Militich shares about her faith, serving others, bringing the hope of Christ and Bible classes to kids for 1 hour during school, & how you can help Prep4Kids! Prep4Kids.org

Ogie Shaw shares about celebrating 50 years of fitness wisdom, B4Church, The University of North Carolina, losing a marriage, gaining his faith, studying to become a pastor at Multnomah Biblical Seminary, homeschooling, learning from mistakes, & more! OgieShawFitness.com

Dr. Tim Clarey shares about how education, experience, & research confirm Biblical truths. Join him with the Institute for Creation Research (ICR)& the Design Science Association at Southwest Bible Church for the Portland Area Creation Conference along with Dr. Randy Guliuzza, Col. Jeffrey Williams, Dr. Jake Hebert, Dr. Brian Thomas, & Mr. Bill Hoesch, & more October 17-18, 2025! Portland Area Creation Conference 

Pastor Brent Hofen & Dr. Brad Butcher share about Passion 4 People International making disciples who disciple others & more! October 11, 2025 Multiplying Hope Auction  Passion4People.org 

Pastor Jeff Schwarzentraub comes to Portland on Thursday, October 2! In this interview, he shares about his faith, his identity change from playing football at the University of Illinois to preaching globally as a pastor & the host of "Pastor Jeff Ministries" (heard weekdays at 10am on 93.9 KPDQ), meeting his wife, Young Life, Charlie Kirk, & more! He'll speak at our free "Ministry Leader & Pastor Appreciation Brunch" featuring Georgene Rice leading worship. Facebook Event - 2025 KPDQ Pastor Appreciation Brunch TicketLeap Event Page   PastorJeff.com 

Georgene Rice, her sister, & her husband will lead worship at Lake Bible Church for all ministry leaders, pastors, & their spouses on Thursday, October 2! Her interview shares about faith, growing up, her journey to 93.9 KPDQ, highlights of The Georgene Rice Show, ideas about retirement, & more! If you've ever served in ministry (youth workers, worship & production, key volunteers, small group hosts, past & present pastors, etc.), you're invited to enjoy their music before a word from Pastor Jeff Schwarzentraub of Pastor Jeff Ministries at our "Ministry Leader & Pastor Appreciation Brunch!" RSVP today, and spread the word! Facebook Event - 2025 KPDQ Pastor Appreciation Brunch TicketLeap Event Page  

Dennis Fuqua & Adrian Bucur share about "One Church Gathering in Camas & Washougal"! Join 10 churches combining for a church service, fun, food, & fellowship THIS SUNDAY (September 7, 2025) at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas, WA. Pre-service prayer starts at 9am before church begins at 10am. They also share about their faith, unity, the history of the area, & more! OneChurchGathering.com

#PrayForJames - James Mead is recovering from a stroke. He serves as a teaching pastor at All City Church & lead guitarist for Kutless. Your thoughts & prayers are appreciated for James & his family. In this "Best of" interview, James shares about how God worked through his life growing up, music, skateboarding, Warner Pacific University, A Jesus Mission, & more! GoFundMe.com/f/Support-James-Meads-Stroke-Recovery Kutless and KingdomCore 

Merrie and David Neely share about their faith, missions work in Mexico, how they became puppeteer evangelists, "The Jesus Movie," finding & following your calling, closed doors versus speed bumps, discernment, obedience, & more!  Email kd7izn@gmail.com

Young worship leaders Joshua Anderson, Tyler Anderson, and Joshua Saito share about their faith, growing up, musical influences, logistics. directing people when you're younger, Christian music that belongs or doesn't belong in church worship, Kroc Center Salem volleyball, Cherry City Worship, Peoples Church, & more! Email CherryCityWorship@gmail.com PeoplesChurch.com Worship@Sunset All City Worship Night

Kevin Ferguson shares about his faith, family, Christian retail, Multnomah School of the Bible, & more! See Georgene Rice TODAY (July 11) from 2 to 6pm at Christian Outlet Troutdale. Their huge “Christmas in July” sale goes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 11-13. You can meet authors from 10 to 4 on Saturday (July 12), plus there will be a bargain book table with great deals, Olivewood ornaments from the Holy Land, 10% off Bible covers, and more at Christian Outlet Troutdale at the Columbia Gorge Outlets. ChristianOutletTroutdale.com

Eugenie Adamah-Tassah shares about her faith, healing, supporting domestic violence victims, impacting women, parenting, Cameroon, Portland State University, & more! 503-758-7375

Pathways Director - Kimberli Swenson shares about Pathways Partners RUN FOR LIFE at Reflection Plaza to support families facing crisis pregnancies with a fun 1 Mile Walk, 5K Walk/Run, and 10K Run starting at 7:30am Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Washougal, Washington! Hear about her faith, family, Liberty Bible Church, & more! Facebook.com/events/531449716278079 PathwaysPartners.care

Heather Richardson shares about faith, discernment, how God called her at an event and introduced her to Pastor Mike Miller, Cascade Tree Works, being raised by a single mom before becoming one herself, serving others through Heather's House/New Beginnings Maternity Homes, & more!  Heathers-House.org New Beginnings Maternity Homes CascadeTreeworksWA.com 

Pastor Mike & Laura Stanley share about Cornerstone Baptist Church, Classical Conversations, Victory Pest Control, celebrating sabbath on Saturdays, marketplace ministry, church sizes, homeschooling, faith, relationships, & more! CornerstoneBaptist.net  VictoryPestControl33.com 

Pastor Glenn Hoerr shares about Interim Pastor Ministries, Iteeg.org, & more! InterimPastors.com   iTEEG.org  

High school students Viola & Zoe share about bad dad jokes from their father (KPDQ & KGNW Program Director and "Gospel Sing" host Justin), when they owned their faith, family, travels, favorite Fish Fest artists, reading, sports, movies, hobbies, what Christians face in public school, friendship, music, & more, PLUS this Saturday's Mattress Fundraiser at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham to benefit the music department's upcoming trip! Join them from 10am to 4pm for discounted prices on brand new, brand name items (Purple, Malouf, Helix, & Beautyrest), made to order at the factory in all sizes, styles, & feels plus adjustable bases, pillows, & sheets at up to 30-50% off retail prices. All forms of payment are accepted. Delivery, financing, & easy payment plans are available. Free sheets come with every mattress purchase, & every purchase benefits the kids.  Text "BARLOWBAND" to 971-298-7355.. Sam Barlow High School  5105 SE 302nd Avenue Gresham, OR 97080

Dan & Kelli Gassman share about how two pastor's kids met across the country, singleness, infertility, embryo adoption, having Trevor & Aubrey, how open adoption grafted them onto another family tree, relationships, mentoring, Corban University, and more! Email them at KGassman@Corban.edu.

Matt & Hannah Adams share about faith, family, upbringing, working in ministry, friendship, dating, marrying, contentment, serving with Children to Love International in Uganda this summer with Corban University, & more! Click ChildrenGivingFuel.com/give-now. Select "Team Member Support" Fill in "Matt and Hannah" to support them!

Smooth jazz saxophonist Eldon T Jones invites you to a Gospel Brunch at a new venue, Polaris Hall Saturday, March 29, 2025! Georgene Rice will be there to welcome you along with Sue Wilson at the 93.9 KPDQ table. Eldon shares about his faith, family, upbringing, Mt. Sinai Church of God in Christ, Jefferson High School, Mt. Hood Community College, Northeast Community Fellowship Foursquare Church, Tellis and Company, N Touch, opening for the Winans, Commisioned, Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, & more! You can also enjoy him live in concert Friday, May 9, 2025 at Portland's beloved historic landmark, The Old Church.   Facebook.com/events/494533067010422  TicketTailor.com/events/ElationMusic/1536219  EldonTJones.com  ElationMusic.org  TOCPortland.org 

Saving Grace ChurchLead Pastor Bryan Winchester shares about his family, faith, church, experiencing Christ, interning at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Trinity Church of Portland, performing as rapper Braille everywhere from FishFest 2016 to opening for James Brown, & more! SavingGraceChurch.com  YouTube  HumbleBeast.com 

Servant leader Richie & Executive Director Matthew Maceira of Be Bold Street Ministries. Their lives changed from drug abuse & selling, organized crime, violence, & prison... to finding Jesus and becoming Hope Dealers! Plus, Salem Heights Church, Adult & Teen Challenge, THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY, ProvokingHope, & more! Connect with Matthew at 971-273-8086 or email Matt@BeBoldMinistries.org. BeBoldStreetMinistries.org 

Parents' Rights in Education founder Suzanne Gallagher invites you to the "Let Kids Be Kids" Gala Event with Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy this Thursday, March 6, at the NW Events Center in Hillsboro! Empower parents, protect kids, reclaim our schools, raise funds, train parent activists, & let kids be kids along with a special concert by Kurt Van Meter! ParentsRightsInEducation.com  Facebook.com/events/8286725791431079  LetKidsBeKids.us 

Kat Taylor of 104.1 The Fish shares about her faith & family, growing up in Texas, theater, college, England, working for the BBC & KLTY, coming to Portland, meeting listeners, life after The Fish, & more! You'll never guess what legendary Fish artist played the entire week at her childhood youth camp!

Matthew Zoller & MarriageTeam co-founder Al Ray share about how 89% of couples considering divorce who connect with MarriageTeam coaching stay together, how coaching is different from counseling, if any marriage is beyond healing, & more! LIVE Coach Training March 1-2 & 8-9, 2025 (RSVP by 2/14/25)  Founders Dessert March 15, 2025 - Facebook Event  MarriageTeam.org

Chris Kelly shares all about the final day of our beloved sister station, 104.1 The Fish, and invites you to the Fish Appreciation Farewell Event at Pietro's Pizza from noon to 5pm, at 10300 SE Main Street in Milwaukie on Friday, January 31, 2025. Fish Appreciation Farewell Event

In His Care Ministry's Joe Roddy joins Full Gospel Business Men and Women Fellowship Columbia River/Portland chapter president Don Corey & pastor/evangelist/musician Todd Claxton, who appears at the lunch held at Super King Buffet in Portland on Saturday, February 1 (& the first Saturday of each month). "The Fear of the Lord" tour comes to Victory Outreach Church- Portland January 31, plus the RV INN Style Convention Center February 1!  RandBPraiseMinistry.com

Dan & Kelli Gassman share about how two pastor's kids met across the country, singleness, infertility, embryo adoption, having Trevor & Aubrey, how open adoption grafted them onto another family tree, relationships, mentoring, Corban University, and more! Email them at KGassman@Corban.edu.

Mary Lucas shares about surviving abduction, faith, courage, marriage, family, loss, Christian radio and a special Phil Wickham song, helping others, blessing caretakers through "Mary Pops In," & benefiting the Marion County Victims Assistance Division with CrossWalk Salem starting and ending at the Gerry Frank - Salem Rotary Amphitheater at City of Salem's Riverfront Park starting at 10am Saturday, January 4, 2025! MaryPopsIn22@gmail.com is the best way to contact Mary. CrossWalkSalem.org

As president of First Nation Ministries, Deborah Cline shares about joy, rest, serving, finding your calling, her late father Reverend Don Cline, and more! Since they're actually a church, your donations are tax-deductible! FirstNationMinistries.org

Pastor Steven Cameron shares about launching Calvary Chapel Portland City at The Melody Event Center in Central Eastside, encouraging people to take more steps of faith, serving alongside Raul Ries at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, church planting, Pastor's Kid life, recovery from rebellion, meeting his wife, CityTeam Portland, & more! CalvaryChapelPDX.org

Pastor Marci Mattoso shares about empowering, feeding, and teaching the hungry and poor through Hope Station Community Services, growing up poor in Brazil, & more! HopeStationCSI.org

Johnny Griffith leads Blanket Coverage Ministry and shares about feeding the hungry, offering ride-alongs to learn more, the ongoing need for blankets & sleeping bags, preventing burnout, different faces of homelessness, why to fear Fentanyl, dancing & mountain biking, amazing volunteers, Cedar Mill Bible Church, Bible Church of Dilley,Old Town Church - Forest Grove, Helvetia Community Church, Imago Dei Community, Calvary Bible Church of Grass Valley, & more! BlanketCoverageMinistry.org

Eric Nyborg shares about howSports Outreach Northwest advances the Gospel through sports, growing up, finding his faith, Multnomah Bible College, Corban University, Southwest Bible Church, Southwest Christian School, evangelism, discipleship, & more! SONW's 2024 Advance BBQ is at Arise Church in Hillsboro Saturday, October 9, 2024. Advance BBQ SportsOutreachNW.org

Comedian Nazareth is funny! See him at Sunnyside Church on Sunnyside Road in Happy Valley starting at 7pm Friday, November 8, 2024! Opening for Nazareth, laugh along with James Blind, Producer of "The Georgene Rice Show"!  Comedian Nazareth shares about his adventures from Kuwait to America, how a comedian friend invited him to church, finding his faith, marriage, family, clean comedy, writing "Hope in 24 Hours," using his platforms to share the Gospel, & more!   NazarethUSA.com

James Mead shares about how God worked through his growing up, being the lead guitarist for Kutless, skateboarding, Warner Pacific University, All City Church, A Jesus Mission, & more! AllCity.Church AJesusMission.org Kutless.com

Author Sandy Snavely appeared Saturday, October 5, from 11am-2pm at Rainbow West Book & Bible - Gresham to sign her new book, "As One Who Has Hope - In The Journey Through Missing." She also shares gatherings for widows & widowers, "From Devastation to Restoration," helping us to grieve God's way.  SandySnavely.com Amazon.com/As-One-Who-Has-Hope/dp/B0D9GD9PQ9 Facebook.com/photo?fbid=1081438853567530&set=a.567221628322591

Mikhail Pavenko shared about volunteering with The Military Chaplain Service in Ukraine, the ministry of presence, a chaplain's role, persecution of the Protestant Church, genocide, propaganda, & more.

Pastor Erik Holcomb shares about befriending Chris Kelly from 104.1 The Fish, being bi-vocational between Calvary Chapel Vancouver & Calvary Construction LLC, authenticity, Portland Pro Wrestling, how God uses evil for good, & more!  CalvaryVancouver.com YouTube.com/@CalvaryChapelVancouver Calvary Construction LLC

Gary & Valerie Brumbelow share about their faith and story, plus the new book, "Someplace North, Someplace Wild (Mountain Ranch Adventures)," now available on Amazon. They also discuss pastoring at Troutdale Community Church, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Good Shepherd Community Church, Clackamas Bible Church, Grace University, Arctic Missions (Interact Ministries), Wheaton College, praying together, & more! DATE CHANGE: Author Gary makes an appearance at Rainbow West - Salem from 1-3pm Saturday, September 21! GaryBrumbelow.com Amazon.com Facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556693956314 TroutdaleCommunityChurch.org