Revival Town Podcast

S3 EP.5 – Jake Bland After serving Youth For Christ in multiple capacities for 23 years, Jacob Bland was recently named its 10th President and CEO. Originally from the Peoria, Illinois area, Jake now serves resides in Englewood, Colorado with his wife, Ali and their two children, Silas and Ivy. You will enjoy Jake's story and love his passion and vision for this generation.

S3 EP.4 - Chuck Tate is the award-winning author of 41 Will Come and the founder and lead pastor of RockChurch, a thriving church in East Peoria, Illinois. Chuck (aka Tate) is the co-host without a British accent behind the mic each week on Revival Town Podcast. During this special edition episode, Andy (aka Mate) sits down with Chuck for a fun and engaging conversation about life, ministry, his b...

S3 EP.3 - Andy King is the Executive Director of Dream Center Peoria, an exceptional leader, and a brilliant creative, speaker, and communicator.  Andy (aka Mate) hails from Nuneaton, England and is not only the British co-host behind the mic each week on Revival Town Podcast, he's the man behind the controls. During this special edition episode, Chuck (aka Tate) sits down with Andy for a fun...

S3 EP.2 - Brryan Jackson’s extraordinary story began when he was only 11 months old and his father injected him with HIV-tainted blood. Five years later, unaware of his father's heinous actions, doctors diagnosed him with full-blown AIDS. Since the age of 13, Brryan has used his incredible story to impact lives world-wide from speaking at Congressional briefings in Washington D.C. to high schools,...

S3 EP.1 - Jordan Ward makes up one third of Ward Brothers Music and is the co-founder of Academy of Dreamers and Feedback International. Jordan is a producer/songwriter for Red Street Records and Smalltown Studios who has worked with artists such as Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts) and Jason Crabb. During this fun and captivating interview, Jordan shares about growing up as a pastor's kid, life on the...

S2 EP.19 - Celebrate Christmas in July with the very funny "Tate & His Mate" and...drum roll please...pop-icon AMY GRANT! This special edition Revival Town Podcast is just in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Amy's breakout album, Heart In Motion. During this candid conversation Amy talks about family Christmas traditions, her recent open-heart surgery, and a heartwarming story about W...

S2 EP.18 – Holly Brown has been an executive leader in churches for 12 years. She is currently an executive pastor and teacher for Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She and her husband, Chris are also in the middle of planting The Well church in their hometown of Columbia, TN.  When Holly is not teaching or leading, she spends her time running their small hobby farm, but her favori...

S2 EP.17 – Bill Allison is the Executive Director of Cadre Ministries—a ministry whose obsession is to encourage and equip people to love God, love people, and make disciplemakers. You will find out from the get-go that Bill is extremely passionate about the disciplemaking genius of Jesus. He loves good coffee, Apple computers, motorcycles, chocolate, learning, volunteers, the Church, Gibson Les P...

S2 EP.16 - Wayne Shepherd’s voice is heard widely in Christian radio and television, as well as numerous audio books and special projects. With over 50 years of broadcast experience, Wayne serves a growing number of clients as a radio host, interviewer, voice-over talent, and consultant. Throughout the years, Wayne has interviewed some of the biggest personalities in Christian circles, including B...

S2 EP.15 – Rob Osborne grew up serving his local church as a lighting designer in central Illinois and then pursued God's call on his life by attending Hillsong College in Sydney, Australia. He is currently the youth pastor of Zoe Church, a large thriving church in Los Angeles led by pastor/author Chad Veach. In this energetic episode of Revival Town Podcast, Rob shares his story and leadership le...

S2 EP.14 – Dr. Joe Paris is a passionate communicator and apologist who is committed to helping believers know what they believe and why they believe it.  Joe spent 13 years as a Christian school educator and the past 5 years as a campus pastor for a large multisite church in Dallas, Texas. He recently co-founded the company Christian Care Box which produces care packages specifically designe...

S2 EP.13 – Dr. Mike Hutchings is the Director of Education for Global Awakening, an evangelistic ministry in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He also directs Dr. Randy Clark’s Global School of Supernatural Ministry and travels the U.S. equipping churches to minister healing to those who suffer from PTSD. On this episode of Revival Town Podcast, Mike unpacks his new book (Supernatural Freedom from the...

S2 EP.12 - Stu Garrard (aka Stu G) is a founding member, guitarist, and songwriter for the British band Delirious and continues to be a sought-after guitarist and songwriter in the Nashville scene while also touring with Michael W. Smith. Stu's passion for collaborating and helping people has led to his "life-work" The Beatitudes Project—an online eCourse and book (Words from the Hill - An invitat...

S2 EP.11 - Julie Lyles Carr is a national speaker, best-selling author, and the host of the popular AllMomDoes Podcast where she has welcomed such guests as Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, Bob Goff, Max Lucado, Scott Hamilton, and Jennie Allen. Julie has shared the stage with such talents as Candace Cameron Bure, Lysa TerKeurst, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Sheila Walsh, Tim Tebow, Mark Batterson, and mo...

S2 EP.10 – Stephen Brewster worked in the music business for years, finding artists, developing albums, and leading marketing teams. He then moved into church leadership, serving not just as a lead over creative but also on the executive level of multiple mega-churches across the country. Through The Harmony Group, Stephen helps worship teams navigate the music business and helps churches develop...

S2 EP.9 – Ben Courson is a bestselling author, a TV and radio personality, pastor, international speaker, and founder of Hope Generation. He has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, ABC, Hallmark Channel, and TBN. His TV show is broadcast in 180 countries and his national radio show airs on over 500 stations. As a social media influencer, millions of YouTube viewers have tuned in to watch a...

S2 EP.8 – Ketric Newell literally burst into the world and onto the ministry scene with a vivacity that is truly God-given. In school, Ketric’s teachers thought he had a hearing problem because he was so loud; it turned out that Ketric was just overloaded with energy and expression! As one of the pastors at Cross Point Church (Nashville,TN) and the Executive Director of Teen Dream Center in Nashvi...

S2 EP.7 – Comedian Kerri Pomarolli has appeared on the Tonight Show (30 times) and has shared the stage with such diverse comedians as Jim Carrey, Sherri Shepherd (The View), Jay Leno, Lonnie Love (NBC's Parks and Recreation), and Zachary Levi (Chuck). She's the author of "Moms' Night Out" and "She Rises Late and Her Kids Make Her Breakfast: Devotions for the Proverbs 32 Woman." This is hands down...

S2 EP.6 – Esther Fedorkevich is the founder of The Fedd Agency, a literary and entertainment agency that has represented over 80 New York Times bestselling books. Among her clients are Tim Tebow, Dude Perfect, Trey Gowdy, Mark Batterson, Cameron Hanes, Eric Metaxas, Pattie Mallette, Dr. Anita Phillips, Lisa Bevere, and Paula Faris. In this fun and engaging conversation, Esther offers insight on ho...

S2 EP.5 - Leeland came to the forefront of the worship music world in 2004 and debuted their first project, the revolutionary Sound of Melodies, in 2006. Fast forward to now with   4 GRAMMY® nominations and 8 GMA Dove Award® nominations under their belts, Leeland has become one of the most important voices in a new generation of worship music. In this extended interview with Leeland Moor...

S2 EP.4 - J.D. Walt leads an organization called Seedbed, whose sole ambition is to “sow for a great awakening,” by developing theological and ministry training resources for the local church. Formerly the Dean of Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary, J.D. is a sought after speaker and conference leader, published author and songwriter (with artists such as Chris Tomlin). In this uplifting theolo...

S2 EP.3 - Daniel Fusco (@thefusco) is an author, church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, is aired weekly on the Hillsong Channel, and thousands of people start their day with his #2MinuteMessages on Facebook. In this entertaining and edu...

S2 EP.2 - Eve Annunziato is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and Jackie Brewster is a certified Enneagram coach and consultant. Together, they just released a 52-week interactive Enneagram devotional book called Hearing God Speak. In this fun and engaging conversation, Eve & Jackie educate us on what the Enneagram is all about and how we can combine it with biblical truth to better understand...

S2 EP.1 - As the front man of his former band Delirious, Martin Smith helped blaze the trail for today's modern worship movement. Even though he played in packed stadiums and arenas, opened for Bon Jovi, and headlined his own global tours – one thing is clear from the get-go of this engaging conversation – Martin Smith wants all focus on Jesus. You will be inspired as you hear what God is doing in...

Ep.19 - Austin Savage is the Managing Director at 95Network, a ministry designed to support the 95% of churches under 500 in attendance. Austin is also the host of both The 95 Podcast and The People of Peoria Podcast—so it's safe to say that he fit right in with Andy and Chuck. Austin shares some valuable instruction and timely truths for pastors and leaders...and there's a lot of laughter along t...