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Shawn McDonald

March 7, 2025 Matt Prater Comments Off

Shawn McDonald is a singer/songwriter based in the USA. His life has been marked by a string of heartaches, bad breaks, and personal mistakes, events that have landed him both in trouble with the law and in love with the Lord – in that order. The street-tough but tenderhearted McDonald has never shied away from telling his story – of growing up in Eugene, Oregon, as an angry, rebellious teen who was a drug addict and a dealer, looking for any and every way to escape his pain and a dysfunctional home. In 1998, at just 20 years old and at the end of his rope – and facing nine felony counts on a drug bust – McDonald cried out to God… and started turning his life around. He hasn’t looked back since. Listen in to his story!

Adrian Penny

February 4, 2025 Grace Buckman Comments Off

Adrian Penny is a Singer/Songwriter and Children’s Entertainer from Coffs Harbour. He is part of the team at, “Love Out Loud,” a not-for-profit charity, established to provide Christian video scripture lessons to children in Australian and New Zealand public schools, and beyond. He’s also lead singer of “The Toads,” a band that is well known for dressing up in crazy animal costumes and having way too much fun on stage! Grace Buckman caught up with Adrian recently, listen in!

Maria Segerholm

September 23, 2024 Stephen McKenna Comments Off

Maria Segerholm is an independent Christian singer/songwriter from Sweden who longs to spread hope and the love of Jesus through her music. Her music is soulful with influences from different genres such as pop, RnB, gospel, and country music. Stephen McKenna caught up with her recently, listen in to her story!

Jack Barclay and Tom Mottershead

June 21, 2024 Matt Prater Comments Off

Jack Barclay and Tom Mottershead are singer/songwriters from QLD Australia with a mission to speak God’s kindness and comfort into weary and hurting hearts through gospel inspired music. Listen in to their story!

Jon Seccombe

September 28, 2023 Matt Prater Comments Off

Jon Seccombe is an Aussie Singer/songwriter who trained in music at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music and studied English Lit and Ancient History with an Honours degree in New Testament History from Sydney’s Macquarie University. He has been a Head of Department and teacher of English and History for three decades. Jon plays piano, trumpet, saxophone, flute, pipe organ and has stretched to playing oboe in a school musical. He has been the music director at a number of Sydney churches and the musical director for secular stage shows. Listen in to his story!

Chuck Girard

April 25, 2023 Matt Prater Comments Off

Chuck Girard is a Singer/Songwriter, Author and Worship Leader. He is one of the Pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music, during the Jesus Movement, and is Co-Founder of the band ‘LOVE SONG.’

Tom Mottershead

March 23, 2023 Matt Prater Comments Off

Tom Mottershead is a singer-songwriter and producer based in Brisbane Australia. Originally from the UK and then New Zealand, Tom shares how his own mental health and faith journey has inspired him to write gospel-centered songs based on scripture to bring hope to those struggling with anxiety and depression.

Liesl Field

November 28, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Leisl Field is an Author and a Singer/Songwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from South Africa, Leisl shares about her faith journey and about her passion for writing songs that impact people. She also shares about the pain she’s endured after suffering a miscarriage, and how the Lord has strengthened her and helped her through her trials.

Eloise Robertson

September 28, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

Eloise Robertson is a Singer/songwriter from the Gold Coast. She’s worked in various bands and duos and has also travelled with the Southern Gospel Choir to the US in 2012. She is a Pop/R’n’B/Soul singer but love blues rock and jazz too. In this interview she shares about her faith journey and her new projects she’s working on. I first saw her on Facebook singing worship songs on the street while she was busking, and I thought what an amazing voice! Listen in to her story!

Peter Shurley

May 27, 2022 Matt Prater Comments Off

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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Shawn McDonald

Adrian Penny

Maria Segerholm

Jack Barclay and Tom Mottershead

Jon Seccombe

Chuck Girard

Tom Mottershead

Liesl Field

Eloise Robertson

Peter Shurley

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