History Makers with Matt Prater

Rizsa Albarracin is the director of The Shepherd’s Arms Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation in Bohol, Philippines that exists to care for disadvantaged children, empower communities to lift them out of poverty and help them realise God’s promises for them. Rizsa was raised in poverty & has an amazing success story. She works for QLD health as a Neuroscientist & regularly takes teams to the Phillipines for medical missions and crusades. Listen in to her story!

Brad Thorn is a former rugby league and rugby union player and coach. He won four premierships with the Brisbane Broncos, during the team’s most successful era. He appeared for Queensland 14 times and Australia 8 times, after which he made the successful transition to playing rugby union, representing the All Blacks in 59 test matches and winning a Rugby World Cup in 2011. In this interview, Brad Shares about his faith journey & what inspired his new book, ???Champions do extra.???

Shawn McDonald

Mandy Worby

Summer Series - Joseph From Seventh Day Slumber

Summer Series - Carol Prater

Summer Series - Steve Taylor

Summer Series - Des Kennedy

Summer Series - Andy Park

Summer Series - Andrew Mclennan

Summer Series - Josiah Queen

Summer Series - Rick Warren - Part 2

Summer Series - Rick Warren - Part 1

Summer Series - Geoff Bullock

Summer Series - Greg Sheridan

Mike Barrett is the CEO and Founder of Transformation Ministries International. A former Drug Enforcer and Drug dealer, Mike now moves in the power of God. After starting one of Australia's most successful Drug Rehab Ministries in the late nineties Mike has spoken globally in over 20 nations, speaking to tens of thousands of people at a time. He travels where others simply won't dare. From the slums of the Phillipines, to the Mexican border towns operated by the cartel, to war torn Africa whilst inspiring and encouraging the wider body of Christ to win the lost at any cost.

Bevan Matthews is a Kiwi-Born Evangelist & Author. After suffering from horrific trauma, he was caught in a life of addiction and darkness. That was, until a supernatural encounter changed his life! This eye opening interview will help you understand what goes on in the spiritual realm. Bevan shares how he saw both angels, and demons at work in his life & was transformed through the grace and love of God. Buckle up, this is one powerful testimony!

Cindy-Leigh Boske is a singer/songwriter & worship leader based in Brisbane, Australia. She’s performed with artists such as Keith Urban, Vanessa Amorosi, The Corrs, Tina Arena and many more. She’s been described as the ???Woman with the golden pipes???. In this conversation she shares about her faith journey, her upbringing as a Pastor’s kid, and how she coped with the sudden loss of her Father. Listen in to her story!

Duncan Robinson is a Pastor, Author, Comic & Podcaster based in Sydney. He is the Lead Pastor of Northgate Church in Belrose, & he has co-founded I Need Answers Now which is a AI tool to answer questions about God. In this conversation, Duncan Shares about his faith journey, his background in radio & the heart behind his new book, ???Full Phoenix Rising.??? https://www.duncanrobinson.net/

Carol Prater

Mike Knott is the former leader of Elim Churches NZ. Mike has an apostolic & prophetic ministry and has seen many miracles & healings in many nations around the world. Listen in to his story on History Makers!

Joe Matthews is an Evangelist, based in Brisbane, Australia. In this conversation, Joe shares born & raised in Aotearoa, NZ. And how he has a heart for Men's ministry, winning souls and seeing lives transformed. Listen in to his story!

Graeme Burrill

Mandy Worby is a Radio host, a podcaster & an experienced Tour Guide for Israel & the Middle East. She's part of the team for Christian's for Israel Australia and has a heart to share about the Hebrew roots of the Christian Faith. Steve Mckenna caught up with Mandy to hear her story, listen in!

Patrick Davis

Hudson Dale

Greg Sheridan is an Australian foreign affairs Journalist & author. He has written a number of books on politics, religion and international affairs and has been the foreign editor of The Australian newspaper since 1992. He is a regular commentator on Australian television and radio, including for the ABC and Sky News. The ABC describes Sheridan as 'one of Australia’s most respected and influential analysts of domestic and international politics. In this interview he shares about his faith journey & some lessons we can learn from the early Church, listen in to his story!

Jo Chapman

Justin Stephney was born the son of a preacher man, he had every reason to feel the call of God on his life. But for most of his youth and young adulthood Justin’s rebellious streak took him far from his destiny, as he gave free rein to the lusts of the flesh and abused drugs to the brink of suicide. After a number of attempts at Transformations Rehab, he finally got on the right track. He is now Senior Pastor at Presence Church, Gold Coast. Listen in to his story!

Hughie Pitman

Clint Montgomery

Raymond Gonzales

Geoff Bullock

Rick Warren is a Pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church in California. His book, ???The Purpose Driven Life,??? has sold over 50 million copies! Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition. He was mentored by Billy Graham from the age of 18 & his vision is to reach the world with the Gospel by 2033! Listen in to his story!

Rick Warren is a Pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church in California. His book, ???The Purpose Driven Life,??? has soled over 50 million copies! Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition. He was mentored by Billy Graham from the age of 18 & his vision is to reach the world with the Gospel by 2033! Listen in to his story!

Andy Park

Andy Park

Josiah Queen is a singer/songwriter from Florida in the USA. After breaking into a wide audience through TikTok and other social media. He now has millions of people who listen to his songs on a monthly basis, and his most popular tune, ???The Prodigal,??? has over 86 million streams on Spotify. Matt & Fel Limmer caught up with Josiah for his first ever Australian interview! Matt also joined Josiah with an impromptu singalong of the song, ???Jesus Freak,??? which Josiah recently recorded with Toby Mac. Listen in to his story!

Chad Gentry is the founder of 'Nineties Worship Night,' a movement which includes a Docuseries, Podcast, Music, Record Label, and Live Events based in Nashville. He’s worked with artists like Ron Kenoly, Don Moen, Paul Baloche, David Ruis, Darlene Zschech & Geoff Bullock. Listen in to his story!

Russ Matthews works as a team member of City Bible Forum & Third Space in Sydney, Australia. One of his key roles is managing the ministry of Reel Dialogue. He writes film reviews and articles for Reel Dialogue, which are published in various publications. Russ has a passion for film and getting conversations started on themes from these visual creations. The discussions can include topics of life’s bigger questions that can include God, the Bible, and Jesus. Listen in to his story! https://thirdspace.org.au

Nigel Christensen is from Celebrate Messiah NZ. He was raised in a home with parents who have now been serving in Jewish ministry for almost fifty years. Following a career as a primary school teacher, the Lord showed Nigel his background was no accident but rather the basis for a calling into Jewish ministry in 2014. Nigel now serves with Celebrate Messiah?'New Zealand as their North Island representative. During the summertime, he offers free ???Welcome to Wellington??? tours and BBQs to Israeli travelers. Throughout the rest of the year, Nigel is an itinerant Bible teacher, traveling and visiting churches in the North Island to help believers have a heart for the lost sheep of Israel. In this conversation, he shares about his faith journey, his heart for Israel & his views on ???Replacement Theology.??? Listen in to his story!

The Advice is a Christian Band from the USA. Their name came from Exodus 18:18 where Jethro gave advice to Moses to bring in help to judge the people. Matt Prater caught up with the Band to find out a bit of their story & the heart behind their music. Listen in!

Des Kennedy describes himself as a ’Prodigal Son’, growing up in a loving Christian environment, but rejecting that life to find his own way in life. Some would call his life successful, however, Des looks back with regret on wasted years, on being a failed dad, and husband, and on finding faith in Jesus, how his life has turned around and is now focussed on serving others, particularly men. Des is the host of Momentum, a radio show & podcast aimed at helping men grow to be the men of God they were created to be. Listen in to his story! www.momentumaustralia.org

Pastor Andrew Mclennan is the host of the Faith Boost podcast & Co-host of Rise & Shine on Vision Christian Radio. Andrew has served in Pastoral ministry for many years & preached the Gospel in over 25 nations, & has seen many miracles and moves of God in his travels. He's also got a background in commercial radio & in corporate sales training. Listen in to his story!

Dr Patricia Weerakoon is an Australian Christian sexologist who was born in a Tamil Christian family in Sri Lanka, and grew up on a tea plantation. She is married to Vasantha and they have a son, Kamal, who is a Presbyterian minister. Patricia is a Sexologist, sex educator and writer and was trained in medicine at the University of Sri Lanka and did her postgraduate study in sexology at the University of Hawaii. She retired in 2011 after a 22-year career as an academic at the University of Sydney and for the last 8 years of her time as an academic, she was the director of an internationally recognised postgraduate program in sexual health. Over the years in retirement Patricia followed her passion to educate people of all ages on good holistic sexual health by speaking and writing in the area from a Christ focused Biblical framework. Join Grace Buckman in this interview as we hear more about Patricia's childhood and growing up in a home of faith, her journey into the medical field and practicing as a Christian sexologist, and her years of writing and speaking events. Website: https://patriciaweerakoon.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcyfkocFQXJW55TbFaAwQA/videos

Cheryl Hauer has served with Bridges for Peace for over 20 years. She is an author & speaker with a great story to tell! Bridges for Peace is a Jerusalem-based, Bible-believing Christian organization supporting Israel and building relationships between Christians and Jews worldwide. Cheryl resides in Jerusalem with her husband Steven. Listen in to her story!

Steve Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, film maker, and actor. He had a successful solo career during the 1980s. In contrast to many Christian musical artists, his songs have often taken aim at Christian hypocrisy or 'error' with the use of satirical, sardonic lyrics. In 1997, he founded the record label Squint Entertainment, which fueled the careers of artists such as Sixpence None the Richer and Burlap to Cashmere. He has produced and written for numerous musical acts, one of the most consistent being Newsboys. And Manwell Reyes was the lead singer for Group 1 Crew, an American Christian hip hop and R&B band. Matt caught up with them at Easterfest many years ago, and got to chat to them about their story!

In 2004 Michael Harvey began to develop Back to Church Sunday throughout the UK and eventually throughout the English speaking world. He has spoken to thousands of church leaders in his Seminars and has to date seen hundreds of thousands of Christians mobilised to invite, resulting in 1 million+ accepted invitations. He is author of the book Unlocking the Growth and Creating a Culture of Invitation in your Church. As an itinerant speaker he has a ministry across 18 countries and 5 continents. Listen in to his story!

Murray Noble is a Communication Specialist and Researcher for Open Doors Australia. With an international perspective of the global Church, and a heart for social justice, Murray has a passion for giving all people the opportunity to follow Christ, regardless of their location or situation. Listen in to his story!

Lucian & Jaylene Tabacaru are Aussie Missionaries from Brisbane, Australia. Their family includes Lucian, Jaylyne and their three kids Isaac, Noah and Lavinia. Since 2019, the Tabacaru's have been blessed to call the beautiful island of Espiritu Santo in Northern Vanuatu their home away from home. As missionaries they serve entirely on a volunteer basis and depend on the kindness and generosity of others to help us make a difference. The Tabacaru family serves in many ministry segments including Teen Girl Ministry, Medical, Disaster Relief, Kids Sports Program - Rugby and a small support school program. Join Grace Buckman in this interview where we hear more about their upbringing, being called to and moving to Northern Vanuatu for missions, and the wonderful journey serving the Lord there over the past 5 years.