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Colin Pinkney

Colin Pinkney, is the Executive Director at The Harvest Center of Charlotte. As team chaplain for the NBA Charlotte Hornets Basketball team, he serves as a spiritual mentor to some of the NBA’s most talented athletes and was recognized in 2011 by sports legend and philanthropist, Michael Jordan, as a hometown hero. Pinkney’s first book, Blueprints: Mentoring Designs for Young Black Males, has garnered local acclaim, and his second book, Forgiving Our Fathers, Healing our Homes, brings solutions to the generational decay in underserved communities. 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!

Shaun Hart

November 29, 2021 Matt Prater Comments Off

Shaun Hart is a former AFL player who reached the pinnacle of success when he played for the Brisbane Lions and they won the premiership from 2001 through 2003. However, he says that even though he and his team were having success on the field, he was often battling with depression off the field. In this interview Shaun shares about his testimony of how his life has been transformed through Christ and about his current efforts to help prevent suicide.

Andy Gourley

June 1, 2021 Matt Prater Comments Off

Andy Gourley is the founder and CEO of the Red Frogs Australia chaplaincy network. He is also chaplain for the Queensland Reds and Brisbane Bullets. Red Frogs has been looking after young people at schoolies and festivals, along with university students, for many years now, providing guardian angels for so many young people. Andy was previously an accountant by day and skateboarding youth worker at night, when he saw a need for young people to be safeguarded and did something about it. The Red Frog movement now extends internationally and involves 4000 volunteers around Australia to support festivals, sports and skateboarding events. Listen in to his story!

Metric Ikitoelagi

April 1, 2020 Matt Prater 16:47 Comments Off

Metric Ikitoelagi is the Rubgy coach for Niue, one of the smallest island nations in the world. I met Metric in a hotel lobby in PNG. He shared with me how he’d challenged his team to get their hearts right with God, and that he’d seen a massive change in them, many of them had come back to a relationship with God! Listen in to his story!

Marnus [Godspot]

July 1, 2018 Matt Prater 1:19 Comments Off

With the ball tampering scandal and all the drama surrounding international cricket, it’s easy to be disillusioned. For one cricketer who is a man of faith who is Marnus Labuschagne who plays for Queensland as well as the Brisbane Heat. On the bottom of his cricket bat he has the verse Isaiah 40:31, which says more »

Marnus Labuschagne

March 13, 2018 Matt Prater 15:16 Comments Off

Marnus Labuschagne is a South African-born cricketer who made his debut for Queensland during the 2014 Sheffield Shield season. He also plays for the Brisbane Heat. Listen in to hear about his faith and the importance of prayer in his life as an elite sportsman. He also shares how his mother has been particularly helpful, leaving Bible verses around the house and even writing them in his cricket shoes.

Duncan Armstrong

April 30, 2008 Matt Prater 16:36 Comments Off

Duncan is an Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer and World record holder. He is now a motivational speaker, and openly shares about his faith in Christ.

Shaun Hart

October 4, 2006 Matt Prater 11:29 Comments Off

In 2004, Shaun retired from Professional AFL after 3 winning seasons with the Brisbane Lions. Shaun was also awarded the Norm Smith medal for best player on the field in the 2001 Grand Final. Here Shaun’s inspiring story, and his message to young people about Making Cool choices in Life.

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Colin Pinkney

Bob Beaudine

Shaun Hart

Andy Gourley

Metric Ikitoelagi

Marnus [Godspot]

Marnus Labuschagne

Duncan Armstrong

Shaun Hart

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