Speaker: Matt Prater

Steve and Ainsley Apirana

Steve and Ainsley Apirana are Singer/Songwriters based in the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Steve’s music career began in the band Butler who shared the stage with bands like Black Sabbath back in the seventies. It was during his days in Butler that he found faith in Jesus and began his career as a soloist. Nowadays he shares the stage with his wife Ainsley, who writes her own songs, has recorded two albums and plays rhythm guitar, whistles and flutes. Together they aim to encourage, uplift and inspire audiences through their stories and songs through their personal experience of 40 odd years of marriage, of life on the road, and of life as a Christian. Steve and Ainsley play anywhere they are invited and are used to a wide variety of audiences from school classes to prisons to the various denominations of churches, to festivals, house concerts, cafes and pubs. Listen in to their story!

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Namila Davui

Namila Davui (aka Myshon Kyd) was born in Lautoka, Fiji. He’s played Rugby League for the Parramatta Eels, the Canterbury Bulldogs and Fiji, playing a handful of test matches and was chosen in the squad for the Fiji Bati in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He’s also hip hop artist, and is training to be a minister in the Uniting Church. He is the Director of Davui Productions, who specialise in youth development programs and consultation in the Brisbane region. Listen in to his story!

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Jason Perkins

Jason Perkins is the Network Director for the Australian Irresistible Churches Network. Through years of leadership, he’s experienced some of the highest highs and some of the lowest lows. In 2015, Jason accepted a lead pastor position at a North Point Strategic partner church in Colorado Springs where after years of growth in attendance, engagement, and giving, he came face to face with burn out. It was in this season that Jason realized the importance of soul care, and how it doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your strategy or success. Jason is passionate emotionally healthy leadership and about helping leaders and teams reach their strategic goals without losing their souls. He spends his time outside of the Irresistible Churches Network offering coaching and consulting services to ministry leaders and their staff.

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Keren Fuhrmeister

Keren Fuhrmeister is the Hospital director of the African Mercy, the mission hospital ship. The African Mercy is currently in Dock in Dakar Senegal giving life changing free surgical services to the west African nation. Listen in to hear how this amazing ministry brings hope, healing and the love of Jesus to the nations!

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Faith Sosene

Faith Sosene is a Samoan-Australian singer who made it to the top 4 of The Voice Australia season 11. She has the voice of an angel, and has a stage presence that has wowed people all over the world! Listen in to her testimony and the inspiration behind her music.

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Darren Bennett

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!

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Ian Jones

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!

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Peter Shurley

Peter Shurley is one of Australia’s most popular and sought after Gospel artists. This multi- award winning singer, songwriter and instrumentalist continues a busy international touring schedule based from his home in northern Tasmania. Not only are his live performances and recordings highly acclaimed, he is also much sought after as a Christian communicator. This also brings an inspirational, challenging and often humorous dimension to his concerts that is quite unique. As Founding Pastor of Life Christian Church and a family of 5 children, life for Peter is full. Two of his greatest passions are to inspire the next generation of Christian leaders and as an ambassador for the work of Compassion, excite people towards world mission. Listen in to his story!

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Patrick Gibney

Patrick Gibney is well-known as the “Dancing delivery driver.” A video of Patrick busting some moves went viral in 2020, and he was featured on Breakfast TV and numerous media outlets. He has endured two serious brain tumour operations but can still perform dance moves like a teenager. He’s also done some acting alongside his sister, Rebecca Gibney. His life changed forever at age 22 when he became a Christian. Listen in to his story!

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William Dumas

William Dumas is the Senior Pastor of Ganggalah Church and CEO of Ganggalah Training Centre and Ganggalah Aboriginal Arts.  He is also the chairman of the ACC (Australian Christian Churches) National Indigenous Initiative. Pastor Will is a well renowned speaker with a mandate to raise up Indigenous leaders.  He has ministered extensively throughout Australia and in remote areas of the Australian outback. He is a respected Pastor, gifted and authoritative communicator and is well known for his fun and easygoing manner.  Operating in multiple aspects of the five-fold ministry, it is Ps Will’s passion to see people truly transformed by the love of Jesus Christ and the power of His Holy Spirit. Listen in to his story!

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