Pastors & Leaders

Brad Patterson is the Shearing Pastor from W.A. From the shearing shed to the pulpit… this is a powerful Aussie story of faith, struggle, and perseverance. Raised in rural Australia and working in one of the toughest industries, Brad shares his journey from a life shaped by hard work and pub culture to becoming a...

Brad Patterson is the Shearing Pastor from W.A. From the shearing shed to the pulpit… this is a powerful Aussie story of faith, struggle, and perseverance. Raised in rural Australia and working in one of the toughest industries, Brad shares his journey from a life shaped by hard work and pub culture to becoming a pastor impacting lives across Australia. But this isn't just a story about work or mi...

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, I chat with Pastor Dan Paikea from Gold Coast Chapel, to talk about one of the hardest seasons his family has ever faced. On June 11th, 2025, Dan's son Joel was involved in a devastating motorbike accident while out delivering Uber Eats. Within hours, the family found themselves in the ICU facing a reality no parent ever wants to hear. Doctors tol...

Pastor Dave Drage has been serving Jesus for over 30 years, from the big smoke to the red dirt—and he's still going hard. He's got a real love for Australia and its people, and a bold belief that God's not done with this nation yet. With a guitar in one hand and a Bible in the other, Dave's story is anything but boring. He's walked through a spinal injury, a brown snake bite, skin cancer, and even...

Josh Wood is an ordained minister who has been teaching and preaching around the world for many years. He lives on the Gold Coast, Australia with his beautiful wife and their two beloved sons. He is also an avid fiction writer, having also previously worked in the film and TV industries. In this conversation he shares about his faith journey, and his incredible healing testimony!

Duncan Robinson is a Pastor, Author, Comic and Podcaster based in Sydney. He is the Lead Pastor of Northgate Church in Belrose, and he has co-founded I Need Answers Now which is a AI tool to answer questions about God. In this conversation, Duncan Shares about his faith journey, his background in radio and the heart behind his new book, "Full Phoenix Rising."

Carol Prater is a Pastor with a heart for people, prayer and the prophetic. She speaks regularly at Churches and Women's events and is honestly one of the most loving people you will ever meet. In this interview she shares about her transformation story, after discovering a prayer journal, where her mother had been praying for her and her sisters. It's a powerful testimony of her Mother's prayers....

Mike Knott is the former leader of Elim Churches NZ. Mike has an apostolic and prophetic ministry and has seen many miracles and healings in many nations around the world. Listen in to his story!

Justin Stephney was born the son of a preacher man, he had every reason to feel the call of God on his life. But for most of his youth and young adulthood Justin's rebellious streak took him far from his destiny, as he gave free rein to the lusts of the flesh and abused drugs to the brink of suicide. After a number of attempts at Transformations Rehab, he finally got on the right track. He is now...

Hughie Pitman is a Pastor and Evangelist based in QLD, Australia. As a young surfer and fitness enthusiast in Sydney, at age 18, he accepted Christ. After studying theology in NSW Hughie moved to America in the late 70s. Hughie has pastored churches and held Evangelical meetings in Australia, the USA and Canada. Hughie trained in the Billy Graham school of Evangelism and is a current member of the...

Rick Warren is a Pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church in California. His book, "The Purpose Driven Life," has soled over 50 million copies! Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition. He was mentored by Billy Graham from the age of 18 and his vision is to reach the world with the Gospel by 2033! Listen in to his story!

Rick Warren is a Pastor and author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church in California. His book, "The Purpose Driven Life," has soled over 50 million copies! Since 2022, he serves as executive director of the Finishing the Task mission coalition. He was mentored by Billy Graham from the age of 18 and his vision is to reach the world with the Gospel by 2033! Listen in to his story!

Pastor Tim Dillmuth is the discipleship pastor for Voice of the Martyrs Korea (South) and has worked for the organisation for over ten years. He has worked closely with underground Christians from North Korea, China, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. He currently oversees VOM Korea's China and Russia work as well as the Communications department. Pastor Tim was born in the USA and he and his family...

Roger Poupart is the Senior Pastor of Wayside Chapel in San Antonio Texas. Roger has previously served as a Dallas Police Officer. He's on the Board of Dallas Theological Seminary, and has a massive heart for Missions. Matt Prater caught up with Roger in Uganda as they were part of The Renewal Summit at Gaba Community Church. Listen in to his story!

Warren Mckenzie is a Pastor and a Hip-Hop Artist based at Reformation Baptist Church (formerly Biota Baptist Church). He has served as a youth leader, associate pastor, and youth outreach worker. Raised on hip-hop culture, he has served in ministries where music was used to teach the gospel in outreach. These days, his time is spent preaching and shepherding the flock of RBC. He loves teaching peo...

Enoch Lavender was born in Australia, raised in Norway, spent time living in China and is now based in Melbourne, Australia. He has been studying Hebrew and the Jewish roots of our faith for the past decade, and has a keen interest in the Middle East from a Bible prophecy perspective. Enoch writes regular articles about current events as they relate to Bible Prophecy, and is a regular contributor...

Pastor Murray Townsend has trained and equipped over 25 pastors and leaders in the Solomon Islands. He has also seen some amazing miracles and people being set free. Listen in to his story!

Maria Mason is a Pastor and Author from Byron Bay Australia. Alongside her Husband Phil, they Pastor "Tribe Church," a love-filled community that reveals the Heart of the Father. Maria brings much needed prophetic wisdom and breakthrough to change hearts and lead the Bride into the fullness of her calling to the world. Grace Buckman caught up with Maria for this interview, listen in!

Kyal Cumming is the Pastor at Kingdom Church Gold Coast. Kyal has a heart to see the Jewish people to come to know that Jesus is Messiah and for the nations to be reached and discipled according to scripture in preparation for the return of Jesus. In this interview Kyal shares about his faith journey and his passion to share the good news of the gospel.

Dave Twigg is the outreach Pastor at Bridgeman Baptist Church in Brisbane. He was invited to Church as a teenager, and was so amazed! He even asked the guy who took him if it's really free to attend! He has a great heart to reach people with the good news of the gospel. Listen in to his story!

Dave Quak is a Pastor and podcaster from the Gold Coast, Australia. He has a passion to see people fall in love with Jesus, and live missional lives in response to the gospel. He enjoys life and laughs a lot. He's been diagnosed with Bi-polar and has launched a podcast called Sunburnt Souls. Sunburnt Souls exists to help those living in the complicated intersection between faith and mental health.

Homer Hargrove is the Senior Pastor at Gravetop Church in San Antonio, Texas. He started with a broken life that was full of trauma, addiction and violence, and everything changed when he decided to tap into something greater than himself. He's started and developed ministries from the ground up and has made significant impacts within recovery centres, public schools, detention centres and other o...

Clayton King is an accomplished author, teaching pastor of a local church, and radio show host. As well as training and raising up young leaders and investing in pastors across a wide range of denominations. Clayton lives in Anderson, South Carolina and mostly spends his time traveling, preaching and speaking at churches, conferences, and leadership events. He loves good books, black coffee, four-...

Phil Mason is an Author and Pastor from Tribe Byron Bay. In this interview he shares about how he came to Christ in the Aussie version of the "Jesus Revolution," and how he's seen many miracles and salvations at New Age Festivals around Australia. Phil has the Father's heart for Australia and has a deep desire to lead the Church into a revival and a heart revolution that will change the nation. He...

Dr William Vun is the Senior pastor and also the founder of Glory Christian Centre, in Malaysia. He was called into the ministry through an open vision at the age of 17. Known as a man of vision, Rev. Dr. William carries the apostolic mandate to bring a freshness of expressions to the Church of today.  Rev. Dr. William's ministry has impacted Churches in many nations.