The Advice

Russ Matthews works as a team member of City Bible Forum and Third Space in Sydney, Australia. One of his key roles is managing the ministry of Reel Dialogue. He writes film reviews and articles for Reel Dialogue, which are published in various publications. Russ has a passion for film and getting conversations started on themes from these visual creations. The discussions can include topics of life's bigger questions that can include God, the Bible, and Jesus. Listen in to his story!

Nigel Christensen is from Celebrate Messiah NZ. He was raised in a home with parents who have now been serving in Jewish ministry for almost fifty years. Following a career as a primary school teacher, the Lord showed Nigel his background was no accident but rather the basis for a calling into Jewish ministry in 2014. Nigel now serves with Celebrate Messiah—New Zealand as their North Island representative. During the summertime, he offers free "Welcome to Wellington" tours and BBQs to Israeli travelers. Throughout the rest of the year, Nigel is an itinerant Bible teacher, traveling and visiting churches in the North Island to help believers have a heart for the lost sheep of Israel. In this conversation, he shares about his faith journey, his heart for Israel and his views on "Replacement Theology." Listen in to his story!

The Advice is a Christian Band from the USA. Their name came from Exodus 18:18 where Jethro gave advice to Moses to bring in help to judge the people. Matt Prater caught up with the Band to find out a bit of their story and the heart behind their music. Listen in!

Des Kennedy describes himself as a 'Prodigal Son', growing up in a loving Christian environment, but rejecting that life to find his own way in life. Some would call his life successful, however, Des looks back with regret on wasted years, on being a failed dad, and husband, and on finding faith in Jesus, how his life has turned around and is now focussed on serving others, particularly men. Des is the host of Momentum, a radio show and podcast aimed at helping men grow to be the men of God they were created to be. Listen in to his story!

Dr Patricia Weerakoon is an Australian Christian sexologist who was born in a Tamil Christian family in Sri Lanka, and grew up on a tea plantation. She is married to Vasantha and they have a son, Kamal, who is a Presbyterian minister. Patricia is a Sexologist, sex educator and writer and was trained in medicine at the University of Sri Lanka and did her postgraduate study in sexology at the University of Hawaii. She retired in 2011 after a 22-year career as an academic at the University of Sydney and for the last 8 years of her time as an academic, she was the director of an internationally recognised postgraduate program in sexual health. Over the years in retirement Patricia followed her passion to educate people of all ages on good holistic sexual health by speaking and writing in the area from a Christ focused Biblical framework. Join Grace Buckman in this interview as we hear more about Patricia's childhood and growing up in a home of faith, her journey into the medical field and practicing as a Christian sexologist, and her years of writing and speaking events.

Cheryl Hauer has served with Bridges for Peace for over 20 years. She is an author and speaker with a great story to tell! Bridges for Peace is a Jerusalem-based, Bible-believing Christian organization supporting Israel and building relationships between Christians and Jews worldwide. Cheryl resides in Jerusalem with her husband Steven. Listen in to her story!

Steve Taylor is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, film maker, and actor. He had a successful solo career during the 1980s. In contrast to many Christian musical artists, his songs have often taken aim at Christian hypocrisy or "error" with the use of satirical, sardonic lyrics. In 1997, he founded the record label Squint Entertainment, which fueled the careers of artists such as Sixpence None the Richer and Burlap to Cashmere. He has produced and written for numerous musical acts, one of the most consistent being Newsboys. And Manwell Reyes was the lead singer for Group 1 Crew, an American Christian hip hop and R&B band. Matt caught up with them at Easterfest many years ago, and got to chat to them about their story!

In 2004 Michael Harvey began to develop Back to Church Sunday throughout the UK and eventually throughout the English speaking world. He has spoken to thousands of church leaders in his Seminars and has to date seen hundreds of thousands of Christians mobilised to invite, resulting in 1 million+ accepted invitations. He is author of the book Unlocking the Growth and Creating a Culture of Invitation in your Church. As an itinerant speaker he has a ministry across 18 countries and 5 continents. Listen in to his story!

Murray Noble is a Communication Specialist and Researcher for Open Doors Australia. With an international perspective of the global Church, and a heart for social justice, Murray has a passion for giving all people the opportunity to follow Christ, regardless of their location or situation. Listen in to his story

Lucian and Jaylene Tabacaru are Aussie Missionaries from Brisbane, Australia. Their family includes Lucian, Jaylyne and their three kids Isaac, Noah and Lavinia. Since 2019, the Tabacaru's have been blessed to call the beautiful island of Espiritu Santo in Northern Vanuatu their home away from home. As missionaries they serve entirely on a volunteer basis and depend on the kindness and generosity of others to help us make a difference. The Tabacaru family serves in many ministry segments including Teen Girl Ministry, Medical, Disaster Relief, Kids Sports Program - Rugby and a small support school program. Join Grace Buckman in this interview where we hear more about their upbringing, being called to and moving to Northern Vanuatu for missions, and the wonderful journey serving the Lord there over the past 5 years.