History Makers Radio

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.

David Knight is part of the Online ministry team at New Hope Oahu. In this interview David shares about the incredible growth and reach of their livestreaming ministry. David also been involved in the New Hope Churches in Japan, in Men's ministry, Christian movies and has a background in radio as well. Listen in to his story!

DJ Paine is a radio host, podcaster, photographer, Professional Christian music geek and amateur Bible nerd. In this interview he shares about his faith journey, and about his background in working with Christian groups like Krosswerdz, Compliments of Gus and Sons of Korah. He also shares about his passion for Christian radio and his new role at Vision Christian radio. His enthusiasm is contagious, listen in!

Earl Lamar is the Chairman of the Hour of Power Australia. The Hour of Power is a TV ministry hosted by Bobby Schuller, based in California. In this interview Earl shares his testimony of coming to Christ, how the Lord has called him into his Business, and how the ministry of the Hour of Power has impacted his life over many years.

Chris Dickons is originally from Middlesbrough in the UK. He is part of the Team for City to City Australia. Chris is passionate about the Church and its role as a transformational force in the local community.  He loves to see Christians discipled and equipped in their gifts and calling to make an impact where they live, work and socialise. Chris has 20 years' experience working in various roles across ministry, education and the not-for-profit space in Australia and overseas. Chris has had the privilege of serving with Alpha in the UK and Australia and Korus Connect, where he worked across school chaplaincy, SRI, training and launched a new missional initiative in collaboration with local churches. Chris is an advocate for Christian Education and has recently served on a local school board to help to develop their missional focus. Listen in to his story!

Yehuda Bachana was born in Jerusalem in 1979 into a believing family and was born into the community of Netivyah, a Bible Instruction ministry in Jerusalem. He served in the army as a sniper in the paratroopers, and after his release and some odd jobs, he began working in Netivyah as a youth counselor and overseer for the soup kitchen/food distribution project. He currently serves as deputy director of Netivyah and one of the elders of the "Ro'eh Israel" congregation. He is married to Lydia, and they have three children.

Patrick Mcfall is the Senior Pastor at New Hope Hawaii Kai. He grew up in California, and has served for many years as a youth and young adults pastor, and has a connection to the Jesus Movement in his testimony. He loves to surf and has a heart to reach Hawaii Kai with the gospel, listen in to his story!

Paul Clayton Gibbs founded The Pais Movement, a non-profit organization which has grown from one pioneering team in Manchester, England in 1992 to becoming a global enterprise with teams in over twenty nations and headquarters on six continents 30 years later. Paul is known for mobilizing the many not just the few. Currently impacting six continents with his books, Masterclasses, consultancy and The Pais Movement, Paul has a slightly different perspective on things. He combines ancient methods of discipleship with a communication style that is creative and fun. He is an award-winning author and his books provide handbooks with practical principle applications to help people build something good together in their world. Paul is a gifted speaker, teacher, and author of several books who spends much of his time producing resources to train and mentor Christian leaders. He also travels throughout the world, speaking and teaching. 25 years ago Paul prayer walked across England. In 2021 he did it again! Listen in t

Pastor Wayne Alcorn is the National President of the Australian Christian Churches, leading over 1,000 churches and over 3,000 pastors across Australia. Together with his wife Lyn, Wayne pastors the thriving multi-campus Hope Centre in the South-East corner of Queensland. He is one of Australia's foremost Christian communicators and is committed to making disciples, building the Church and seeing lives transformed as people come to know Jesus. He's recently released a book called, "My Father's Son." Wayne has seen the radical life-change that happens in men as they embrace the love of God the Father. And he has seen that love heal and transform men's lives - his father's, his own and the countless men across Australia he has talked to and helped heal. This book is about his - and their - story. And the story of how God's love transforms generations. A story that just might change your life.

David Balestri is the founder of marketplace invasion who along with being a seasoned prophetic minister is also a successful entrepreneur. He has personally pioneered and operated over a dozen businesses for over 30 years (his first business venture was at the age of 10.) Currently David serves Ps Mark and Darlene Zschech as the business pastor of in their multi-site church on the Central Coast of Sydney, Australia called HopeUC. David also runs two cutting edge executive coaching companies, one primarily focused in the open market called "Giant Maker Coach" which works with businesses, organisations and forward thinking individuals. The second is called "Marketplace Invasion" which is geared primarily towards working with kingdom business people and dynamic influencers in marketplace leadership positions.

Luke Reifler works with Australian Christian College in Sydney, leading the Distance Education team with 600+ students across NSW. He was raised at Sherwood Cliffs Drug Rehab near Coffs Harbour. His Parents Jon and Honi Reifler are the founders of this ministry. Listen in to his story of how he came to Christ and about his passion to serve the Lord!

Henry Olonga is a Former Zimbabwe cricket international. His international career came to an end in 2003 after Olonga and teammate Andy Flower wore black armbands during an international cricket match in the 2003 Cricket World Cup to "mourn the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. He made it to the battle rounds on the Talent show, "The Voice," in 2019, and has released a number of albums. He is also an author, a commentator and an evangelist. Listen in to his story!

Mitchael Curtis is a well known speaker and Farmer from King's Farms, a 3rd Generation farm based just south of the community of Katherine in the Northern Territory. The Curtis family are heavily involved in the local Katherine community and are actively involved in supporting Missions in the Pacific and south east Asia. Mitchael served as a Pastor for many years, before taking on the family farm. Listen in to his story!

Revd Dr Don Hardgrave has served as a pastor, church-planter, denominational leader, author and educator since 1974. His passion for spiritual awakening has contributed to the revitalisation of numerous congregations and the commencement of more than 30 new churches in Australia. In this interview Matt and Don also discuss the Youth camps Don has been involved in, they also chat about the Camp where Matt gave his heart to the Lord!

Chuck Girard is a Singer/Songwriter, Author and Worship Leader. He is one of the Pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music, during the Jesus Movement, and is Co-Founder of the band 'LOVE SONG.'

David Dusek is the founder of Rough Cut Men Ministries, which is primarily a live, interactive men's experience using a strategic combination of action movie sequences, real world current events, Biblical truth and fireteam-sized discussion times with a single, laser focused objective: To get men talking about what's really going on in their lives. His mission is to encourage and equip men to live their lives for Christ. He utilizes his life experiences - including his upbringing in a non-Christian home, coming to Christ as an adult, and an extensive business background - to reach men in a way that they can understand. David's  is to engage all men where they are the "other six days of the week" — not just in church.

Phil McCallum is the Senior Pastor of Evergreen Church in Seattle. In this interview, Phil shares about his faith journey, their massive Christmas lights outreach, his heart for Israel, and how the Alpha course is reaching many with the Gospel in Seattle. Phil is also the Founding Pastor of New Hope Brisbane. Listen in to his story! (I’m very grateful that Phil believed in me, and gave me an opportunity to become a Pastor over 18 years ago! – Matt)

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is the founding pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu. New Hope is also listed as one of the top ten most innovative churches in America by Outreach Magazine, listing them as one of the "top five churches to learn from." New Hope has seen over 110,000 first time decisions in Hawaii since its inception in 1995. He is a church planter at heart with over 150 churches planted in the United States and around the world. Wayne has over 40 years of ministry leadership experience, authored twelve books, and is general editor for the Life Connect Bible. He is now Pastor at New Hope West and is President of New Hope Christian College based in Eugene, Oregon.

Tom Mottershead is a singer-songwriter and producer based in Brisbane Australia. Originally from the UK and then New Zealand, Tom shares how his own mental health and faith journey has inspired him to write gospel-centered songs based on scripture to bring hope to those struggling with anxiety and depression.

Dean Briggs is part of the team at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. Formerly a pastor and church planter, Dean serves the Body of Christ as an apostolic teacher and strategist, consulting movements, ministries, and coaching leaders and executives across five continents. He is in Australia to assist in promoting the World Prayer Assembly to be held in Perth in October this year.