Podcast: Authors

Naomi Reed

Naomi Reed is an is an acclaimed storyteller, speaker and author based in Sydney, Australia. She grew up in Sydney, with one brother, one dog, two cats, four hens, nine ducks and a turtle! She’s previously served as a missionary in Nepal, and she is the author of 10 books for adults and children, and she particularly loves to draw people back to the hope we have in Christ. She has also co-authored a book with Feby Chan, called “Walking him home.” This Book is about Feby’s testimony and her relationship with Andrew Chan. He was a member of the Bali Nine who had been in Indonesia’s notorious Kerobokan Prison for 10 years for drug smuggling, and was executed in April 2015. Listen in to this powerful interview!

Glenn Bleakney

November 9, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Pastor Glenn Bleakney is an author and speaker based in the USA. Having previously Pastored in both Canada in Perth, Australia, Glenn has a heart for the nations. He has hosted miracle crusades and Kingdom endeavours in Asia via both the Church and their own ministry network known as ‘Awake Nations’. The vision of Awake Nations is to take the Gospel of the Kingdom to the world demonstrating Christ’s love and power to those who do not know Him. Awake Nations does this with uncompromising conviction and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Many lives have been saved and transformed through the power of God manifesting through signs and wonders. Listen in to his story!

Bob Beaudine

September 20, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Bob Beaudine is the Author of “2 Chairs – The Secret that changes everything.” Many people, including me, have had their life changed by this book! It’s a great reminder to start everyday with God! Bob is the CEO of Eastman and Beaudine, a leading executive search firm in sports/entertainment. Bob has helped shape the leadership teams of some of the world’s most innovative businesses- NBA, Baseball, Hockey, Tennis, Rodeo, PGA Tour, US Olympics, NASCAR, Professional Bull Riders and Horse Racing. He has interviewed and coached Senators, Governors, Generals, CEO’s, University Presidents, Top Athletic Coaches and Studio Presidents. He is sought out by many top universities, business and sports/entertainment organizations to speak at conferences. He has recently made appearances on The Today Show, CNBC, Fox Business News Primetime with Dave Ramsey, Business News Network in Canada, ABC Good Morning Texas, Fox Good Day, and CBN News. Listen in to his story, which he tells with contagious enthusiasm!

Thelma Dzwowa

September 15, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Thelma Dzwowa is a young woman with a passion to see her generation impacted with biblical truth. Originally from Zimbabwe, she is currently working in the area of Community Development with the Brisbane Broncos. She has authored two books, “The Warring Generation,” and “Everything In Between – A journey from Singleness to Marriage.” She also shares about her experience at the Battle Cry Prayer Event at Suncorp Stadium in 2022. Listen in to her story!

Mark Matthews

July 28, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Mark Matthews is the Empowered Faith Communities National Manager and Indigenous COACH Lead. Mark has worked in the social welfare sector of Melbourne for 30 years. He holds Diplomas in Social Science and Business and is trained in providing professional supervision and counselling. Mark’s work has involved providing direct casework to clients, leading teams of Social Work and Health professionals in service provision, and being instrumental in designing, developing and managing major crisis accommodation centres and housing programs across Melbourne. Since 2007, Mark has been responsible for the ongoing development of the COACH Community Mentoring program. Mark currently leads a community church in Rosebud (Victoria) that is offered to people who don’t feel they could easily fit within a mainstream church. Listen in to Mark’s story, and about his new Book, co-authored with Toby Baxter called, “Ordinary Mentoring for Extra-ordinary Transformation.”

Darren Bennett

June 11, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Darren Bennett is an Aussie author who loves to share a good yarn. In this conversation he shares about his faith journey and about some of his many zany adventures. Darren had to hang on for dear life in a cyclone that destroyed Darwin. He also lived to tell about his experience on a sinking cruise ship in Indonesia and survived an ordeal with wild buffalo in outback Australia. Listen in to his story!

Ian Jones

June 1, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Ian Jones is well known as the cartoonist behind the comic strips, PEARLY GATES and BUSHY TALES. A former schoolteacher, Ian is also the pastor of an international church in Brisbane. He loves travelling and has spent time with the people and cultures of over 50 countries around the world. He is also an award-winning photographer. He has some great stories of how people have been impacted by his cartoons! Listen in to his story!

Annette Spurr

April 1, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Annette Spurr is a wife, a mum, a business woman, and an author with a great story to tell. In this interview she shares about her faith journey, her ministry in Christian media and about her new book, “Seeing God.”

Bill Wiser

August 12, 2020 Matt Prater 17:20 Comments Off

Bill Wiser is an Author, Pastor and Teacher. He’s one of the leaders in a Christian Community called Danthonia near Inverell in NSW, Australia. This community is a part of the Bruderhof, which was founded in 1920 in Germany by the Protestant theologian Eberhard Arnold. Appalled by mounting social injustice and the horrors of World War I, they sought answers in Jesus’ teachings, especially his Sermon on the Mount. Through this search they felt a call to radical discipleship: to give up everything for Christ. With a handful of like-minded seekers, they began to live in community of goods after the example of the first church in Jerusalem. Soon they adopted the name Bruderhof – literally, “place of brothers.”

Angela Williams

August 5, 2020 Matt Prater 18:08 Comments Off

Angela Williams is a wife, mother, God-Lover and Advocate for women. She is the Co-Founder/CEO of I Bought Her Freedom and Her Freedom Foundation. She is a public speaker, blogger and author. Born into a privileged life in the UK, married to an Irish Man and now living in Australia, Angela chose to leave her comfortable life to see how other people lived. Being led by her faith she helped women trapped in addictions and prostitution. She showed them a love never knew they could have and walked them towards their freedom. Angela has a diversity of experiences among the most wealthy and the most worldly and shares openly with you her life’s musings and words of wisdom.

Podcast: Authors

Naomi Reed

Glenn Bleakney

Bob Beaudine

Thelma Dzwowa

Mark Matthews

Darren Bennett

Ian Jones

Annette Spurr

Bill Wiser

Angela Williams

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