The Inspiration Project

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to renowned hotelier and business leader Horst Schulze, best known for transforming the hospitality industry through his leadership at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and later founding Capella Hotel Group. Mr. Schulze shares the deeply personal experiences and philosophies that shaped his life and career. Beginning as a 14-year-old bus...

Episode Description On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Mark Durie, a pastor and academic about the rise of Islam in the West and its dangers. They discuss how growing up in a deeply Christian home shaped his worldview and calling. Why after a very accomplished academic career did he feel the call to enter into pastoral ministry. They dive into the languages that have...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Walt Heyer who went through gender reassignment surgery at the age of 42. They discuss why Walt decided to transition to living life as a woman, the problem with being ‘transgender’, why transgender doesn’t actually exist, what gender dysphoria is and isn’t, what are the statistics surrounding young people who want to transition, th...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Andrew Browning, a Doctor who spends the majority of his time in Africa working in remote, harsh and vastly under-resourced regions. They discuss how Dr Browning became a Christian, why Dr Browning wanted to become a Doctor, his early life, why Africa spoke to Dr Browning, some inspiring stories of women whose lives Dr Browning h...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Christina Dent, founder of End It For Good, an organisation dedicated to helping those impacted by the harmful effects of drugs. They discuss America’s current drug problem, how Christians should view the drug problem, how Christina became a Christian, why she became so involved in the drug epidemic debate, why some drugs are legal...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Lucas Miles about what is means for Christians to uphold the faith, why Pastor Lucas wrote Woke Jesus, what does woke mean, was Jesus woke, why Pastor Lucas pushes back against Christian nationalism, the difference between the Christian left vs the Christian right, should Christians be involved in politics, why some Christian...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion Dr James Orr. They discuss Dr Orr’s early upbringing, why Dr Orr focuses primarily on the Philosophy of Religion, how to not get lost in a circle of reasoning, why philosophy is important to understanding life, what we can learn from ancient Philosophers about Religion and life, how phil...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Kelly Lohrke, pastor of The Cure Church in Kansas City. They discuss Pastor Kelly’s difficult upbringing, growing up on the gang streets of East LA, why Pastor Kelly got into drugs, how long he was a drug addict, why he used to rob people, how God saved him, his miraculous transformation to serving God, what burning your ship...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Terry Crews wife Rebecca Crews. They discuss Rebecca’s upbringing from a very small town in Gary, Indiana, how Rebecca became a Christian, meeting her husband Terry Crews, dealing with and beating Breast cancer, why Rebecca wanted to be a minister, musician, actor and author, how God has led Rebecca and Terry during the toughest mom...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Doug Wilson about the discipline of a life filled with learning, what a reformed evangelical theologian believes, whether the titles of pastor, apologist, evangelist are equal, how Doug became a Christian, how God lead him towards his current career path, why Doug joined the Navy, growing up in an evangelical home, whether Do...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to music artist Riley Clemmons about becoming famous at a young age. They discuss what it’s like to grow up in a talented musical Christian family, becoming a Christian and choosing to serve God through music. Riley considers how to handle fame with humility and grace, how to find your purpose in life and when Riley knew that music was...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Pastor Mark Varughese the founder and senior leader of Kingdomcity about the humble origins of Kingdomcity, why Mark left Australia to start a church in Malaysia, Mark’s “burning bush” experience, how can someone have a deep understanding of faith, how Mark became a Christian, walking away from a law career to pursue a life dedicate...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to best-selling author Derrick Kinney about the importance of money, how to manage money well, how Christians should view money, how to help young people manage their money well, how Derrick has been able to make money easy to understand, how Derrick became a Christian, why he’s interested in finance and why he wants to help people get...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Australian Lawyer, commentator, Preacher and former head of the Australian Christian Lobby now CEO of Answers in Genesis, Martyn Iles about the issues surrounding the Israel Folau comments, dealing with the difficult question of, “Do gay people go to hell?” on ABC Q&A, why he moved to America, his time with The Australian Christ...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Rumbi Mabambe executive officer of the Chain Reaction Foundation in the Mount Druitt Learning Ground about how Rumbi got involved with Chain Reaction Foundation, What life was like growing up in Zimbabwe to then coming to live in Australia, life as an Immigrant, giving children in disadvantaged homes better opportunities to thrive,...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr. Owen Strachan about the current war on men. They discuss what led Dr. Strachan into ministry, how he became a Christian, what it means to be a biblical man, why men are under attack in today’s culture, why Toxic masculinity is actually a toxic idea, where and how the war on men began, what it would take to fix this issue in soci...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to former Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird about modeling good Christian leadership. They discuss why Mike decided to enter into politics, how he became the 44th Premier of New South Wales, what the job involved, The Lindt Cafe Siege and the responsibility to look after the families and communities impacted, how Mike became a Chri...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Chris Watkin about his latest book Biblical Critical Theory. They also discuss why Dr Watkin studies medieval languages in French and German, how Dr Watkin became a Christian after growing up a “happy Atheist”, The intellectual critique about Christianity being just about blind faith, choosing to see meaning in the face of anguis...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to CEO of Destiny Rescue Paul Mergard about the harsh realities of Human Trafficking, how Paul got involved with Destiny Rescue and Human Trafficking, why Human Trafficking is such a major problem, how Destiny Rescue helps to end Human Trafficking, whether Human Trafficking will ever end, how Paul became a Christian, how faith plays an...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Emeritus Professor Nigel Biggar about what attracted him to an academic life, why books became an important part of Nigel’s life, what captured him about History, why Nigel went from studying history to ethics and morality instead, How Nigel became a Christian, the deep existential question about what draws you to faith, religion an...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Vishal Mangalwadi founder and president of Revelation Movement about why the Indian Government tried to kill Vishal and his wife, why they had to flee their home in India, whether the bible is under threat in today’s culture, the arrival of Christianity in India, how Christianity shaped Indian society and the rest of the world, t...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Georgia Purdom, a Molecular Genetics professor who works for Answers in Genesis. They discuss the idea of Conservative vs Liberal ways of thinking about the world, what led Georgia to earn her PhD in Science, how she came to faith, how Molecular Biology and Science prove the Creation story to be true, the danger of scientism, wha...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Eric Agyeman about his life growing up and being bullied in primary school, how he dealt with the bullying, facing the challenges of identity, how growing up in a Christian home helped Eric navigate the bullying, deciding to join a gang in order to fit in, turning his life around for Christ and working with the youth in schools acro...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Reverend Kiran Skariah (also known as PastorSKAR) about his ministry witnessing to the online gaming community, why Kiran started his online gaming ministry, whether there is a typical gamer he’s trying to reach, how to establish a connection with a young person online, how he’s been able to spread the gospel to a unique community o...

On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to author, speaker and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey about his career in broadcasting, what lead him to working for the BBC, becoming a Christian at 19, how being a DJ helped him with his use of language, the differences between entertainment and analytical communication and what to do when life doesn’t go according to plan. Episode Summ...