First Person with Wayne Shepherd

Alistair Begg of the radio program Truth for Life discusses the fruit of the Spirit and his latest book, titled We Will Be Changed with Wayne Shepherd.   (click for more…)     Website:  www. TruthforLife.org Book: https://www.truthforlife.org/store/products/books-alistair-begg/we-will-be-changed/ Host Wayne Shepherd talks with Alistair Begg about his new book, We Will Be Changed , on the fruit of...

Zach Heinold is a now a dedicated Christian husband and father, co-owner of a residential construction business. But he tells Wayne Shepherd of almost ruining his life until he met Christ.  (click for more...)   Zach's Business Website: https://heinoldhomes.com Raised in church with a Sunday-morning requirement, Zach describes drifting in his teenage years into a popularity-driven crowd and a...

After experiencing a construction accident, Brad Willey began thinking deeply about his life when an unexpected stranger showed up to point him to Christ. He tells his story to Wayne Shepherd.   (click for more…)  Website:  https://missioneurasia.ca Brad Willey, now executive director of Mission Eurasia Canada, talks about how he came to faith. Willey grew up in a rough, isolated mountain town in...

Once a convicted felon, Jermaine Wilson became a Christ-follower through a Prison Fellowship program and now discusses his changed life with Wayne Shepherd.  (click for more…)          Website:  www.prisonfellowship.org/story/the-spiritual-awakening-of-jermaine-wilson/ Jermaine Wilson, now mission ambassador for Prison Fellowship, describes growing up in government housing with a teenage mother an...

Edward Bouvier who uses woodworking as a spiritual mission, joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation to talk about his joy of working with his hands and teaching others his craft.  (click for more…)                               Website: www.villagewoodwright.com     Edward Bouvier, "The Village Woodwright," started in furniture restoration and moved into teaching after a health crisis in hi...

Executive leadership coach and author Fred Gladney is Wayne Shepherd’s guest to tell his personal story of faith and the biblical principles for business he’s learned.  (click for more…)  Website:  TheDNAofSuccess.com , https://thegladneygroup.com/ Fred Gladney is an executive leadership coach, entrepreneur, and author of The DNA of Success. Gladney describes growing up in a "cultural Christi...

Cheryl Steele Tinsley , the lone survivor of a wilderness surveying trip gone awry, talks with Wayne Shepherd about her experience.  (click for more)  On July 3, 1980, Cheryl Steele Tinsley and three of her friends were caught in a deadly “freak storm” on Michigan's Lake Huron that meteorologists say only appear once every ten to twelve years.  Her three companions died, but Cheryl miraculous...

Country preacher Jeremy Farley, author of Hay Bales and Holy Rollers, joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation about his life and testimony.  (click for more...)    Website:  www. JeremyFarley.com  Jeremy Farley, a pastor from Wytheville, Virginia, and author of the memoir Hay Balers and Holy Rollers . Farley was born to a teenage mother in 1985 after she rejected pressure to have an abortion, and he...

Adam Waters is a living testimony that God can rescue and redeem a life headed for self-destruction. He tells his story to Wayne Shepherd.  (click for more)               Website: https://www.gracebiblechurchelmhurst.com Adam Waters shares a powerful testimony of transformation from atheism, rebellion, drug addiction, broken relationships, and imprisonment to faith in Jesus Christ and pastoral min...

Dannah Gresh, author and founder of the Christian tween ministry True Girl talks with Wayne Shepherd about her passion to help young girls understand and live with “Pure Freedom”.  (click for more…) Website:  https://dannahgresh.com Gresh opens up about grieving the recent loss of a beloved horse and the spiritual lessons she found in that pain, then traces her journey from a childhood dream of be...

Wayne Shepherd talks with 93-year-old Rob Elliott, founder of Elliott Construction in the Chicago area about his life’s purpose of representing God in business and supporting missionaries.  (click for more…)     Website:  https://www.elliotconstruction.com Rob shares his life story: being born in England to a Canadian father and English mother, growing up in a Christian home in Glen Ellyn, Illinoi...

Babbie Mason once wanted to sing for Motown. Now an award-winning singer-songwriter, author, conference speaker, and TV host, she joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation.  (click for more…)   Website:  https://babbie.com Babbie Mason recounts growing up in Jackson, Michigan, as the daughter of a pastor, where church was the center of family life and she began playing piano and leading music at her fa...

Pastor Steve DeWitt, author of Loneliness: Don’t Hate It or Waste It, Redeem It , joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation on this topic.  (click for more…) Websites:  www.moodypublishers.com/loneliness , www.bethelweb.org   Steve DeWitt, longtime pastor of Bethel Church in Northwest Indiana, talks about his book Loneliness: Don't Hate It or Waste It, Redeem It . DeWitt shares that he was a well-...

Zac Holt , is the founder and Senior Pastor of The Table Ministries whose mission is to saturate their city with the Gospel through community service. He describes this unique church with Wayne Shepherd. (click for more...)   Website:  https://www.thetableministries.com The Table Ministries is located in Bristol, VA.  Zach shares his journey from starting drug use at age 13, through years of addic...

Donnita Travis , the founder of a Chicago after school club called By the Hand, talks with Wayne Shepherd about mentoring students in the name of Christ.  (click for more...)  Website:  https://bythehand.org In 1997, Donita Travis—then president of a Chicago advertising agency she'd co-founded with her husband—felt called by God during a prayer retreat to help kids in Chicago live an "ab...

Bill Hendricks, President of the Giftedness Center and Executive Director for Christian Leadership at the Hendricks Center at Dallas Seminary, talks about finding God’s purpose.  (click for more…)  Websites:  www.thegiftednesscenter.com  www.hendrickscenter.dts.edu Wayne Shepherd talks with Bill Hendricks—Executive Director for Christian Leadership at the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Sem...

On this 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, noted historian David McCullough joins Wayne Shepherd for Part 2 of 1776:  George Washington.   (click for more…) Website: www.simonandschuster.com/p/david-mccullough Recorded in 2005, this is a continuation of last week’s FIRST PERSON as the late David McCullough talked about his book, 1776, and the experiences of George Washington in...

America at 250: Part One of a 2005 conversation as Wayne Shepherd talks with historian David McCullough about the events surrounding George Washington in 1776.  (click for more...)   Website:  www.simonandschuster.com/p/david-mccullough As we approach July 4th and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, in this 2005 interview noted historian David McCullough discusses his book 17...

Dr. Mark Jobe talks with Wayne Shepherd about his tenure as President of Moody Bible Institute and his decision to follow God's call back to the church.  (click for more...)  Website:   www.moodybible.org/news/2026/presidential-transition/ Also:  www.moodyradio.org/bold-steps Dr. Jobe reflects on his seven years leading Moody, a role he didn't seek (it came as an unexpected call, and his...

Dr. David Zanotti , CEO and Chairman of The American Policy Roundtable and host of The Public Square , joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation about America's 250th.   (click for more...)   The conversation centers on a recently published book, An Oration , which Zanotti co-authored with political philosopher Dr. W.B. Allen. The book revisits an 1837 Fourth of July speech by John Quincy Adams —...

Dustin Garrett once found himself in a jail cell considering suicide when a grandmother's witness broke through and he cried out to Jesus. He tells his story to Wayne Shepherd.  (click for more...)          Dustin grew up in the Chicago suburbs in a broken, substance-abusing family, with his only Christian influence being his grandmother. By age 15 he was a full-blown heroin addict, eventuall...

Ben Olsen was a professional actor when God called him into a helps profession and now he serves as a leader of the Global Center for Coaching.  (click for more...)  Website:  www. GlobalCenterforCoaching.org Ben Olsen shares how he grew up in a faith-filled home centered on community and participation, placed his faith in Christ at age 10, but drifted away during his teens. He pursued acting prof...

Dr. Bill Thrasher joins Wayne Shepherd in conversation remembering those who have given their lives in the service of their country and thanking God for the sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf. (click for more...) Website:  www. VictoriousPraying.org This week’s First Person is a Memorial Day weekend episode featuring host Wayne Shepherd in conversation with Dr. Bill Thrasher, a longtime professor at...

Born in China and a computer engineer by training, Luke Cheng talks about his ministry with the Far East Broadcasting Company of using technology to reach people for Christ. (click for more...) Website:  www. FEBC.org/China Luke Cheng is the Executive Director of Chinese Ministries at the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC). Born in a small village in China as the youngest of six children, he gre...

Jonathan Hallsted of Health Bridge Global talks with Wayne Shepherd about the ministry of healthcare as a bridge to the Gospel in closed countries and cultures. (click for more...) Website:  www.healthbridgeglobal.org Jonathan Hallsted is the founder and executive director of Health Bridge Global, a ministry that uses healthcare as a vehicle for sharing the gospel in closed nations, cultures, and...