EP.100 - We embarked on a journey (make sure you read that with Andy's British accent) almost two years ago to highlight people and movements who are making a difference around the globe. Mission accomplished. Now thanks to our remarkable guests (yes, we included ALL of you in this post) and YOU (our listeners), Revival Town Podcast was recently recognized by The Christian Post as one of the best 8 Christian podcasts to listen to. In this special edition episode, Tate and his mate share highligh...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 100
EP.99 - Samuel Deuth is a pastor, author, and speaker whose life and ministry focuses on strengthening, encouraging, and equipping The Church through discipleship resources, church leadership coaching, and ministering with a prophetic edge. Samuel and his wife Katie are campus pastors at Awaken Church in San Diego, which is led by Jurgen & Leanne Matthesius. You will be captivated and inspired by Samuel's passion for Jesus, the gospel, and the local church.
Sep 04, 2022•42 min•Ep. 99
EP.98 - Jodi Rosser is an author, podcaster, and speaker who serves a steadily growing audience through her podcast, Depth, and her blog, Heartbreak to Strength. Having walked through multiple heartbreaks (miscarriage, divorce, and cancer), Jodi now inspires people to grow deeper in their faith and to find hope, joy, and purpose through their unexpected storms. For ten years she served in children’s ministry and women’s leadership at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California. You will be in...
Aug 29, 2022•52 min•Ep. 98
EP.97 - Keith Robinson is a published author, speaker, organizational leadership coach, and staffing consultant. Over the last twenty years, Keith Robinson has served as a creative and visionary leader for churches and nonprofits. He draws from a deep well of leadership experiences and frequently contributes as a writer and speaker on some of the most pressing issues facing churches and organizations today. As an Associate for Communications at Slingshot Group and the owner of an executive coach...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 97
EP.96 - Josh Andrew is a leader, pastor, entrepreneur, and podcaster who lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Lexi. Josh is the author of What's the Point and is a content creator/partner for YouVersion Bible App. In this fun episode, Josh shares his story of coming to Christ, talks about Generation Z and social media, and discusses creativity in the church and the lifestyle of Jesus. If you're a young creative, this episode is especially for you!
Aug 15, 2022•55 min•Ep. 96
EP.95 - Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, podcaster, blogger, speaker, worship leader, and author of books Another Gospel and her forthcoming Live Your Truth...and Other Lies. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and she is currently a respected speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences, as well as the host of her popular YouTube channel. In Part 2 of this this two-part podcast, Alisa continues her compelling story while sharing the importance of having...
Aug 08, 2022•40 min•Ep. 95
EP.94 - Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, podcaster, blogger, speaker, worship leader, and author of books Another Gospel and her forthcoming Live Your Truth...and Other Lies. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl and she is currently a respected speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences, as well as the host of her popular YouTube channel. In Part 1 of this this two-part podcast, Alisa Childers dives into her riveting story of navigating a Bible study at...
Aug 01, 2022•50 min•Ep. 94
Adam Weber is the lead pastor and founder of Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, SD. He's the author of books Talking With God and Love Has a Name, and the host of an incredible podcast called The Conversation. And speaking of conversations, you're going to love ours with Adam as he shares his story and his passion for the local church. Did we mention he made worldwide news when a turkey vulture fell out of the sky and landed on his back porch? You have to hear it to believe it! So sit back and relax...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 93
Frank Shelton, Jr. spent two decades on capitol hill before leaving politics behind to preach the Gospel across the globe...including preaching to over 118,000 at Nelson Mandela National Soccer Stadium in Uganda, Africa. Frank is an evangelist and author whose television program 'By Faith with Frank Shelton' airs weekly to over 250 Million homes across America, Europe, and Africa. Frank previously served the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Franklin Graham's Decision American Tour and h...
Jul 18, 2022•56 min•Ep. 92
Stephen McWhirter is a worship leader, producer, and songwriter who has witnessed thousands of people come to Christ through his powerful testimony of how God radically transformed him from meth addict to worship leader. Stephen and Jason Clayborn (Dove Award winner, Grammy nominee) have collaborated on several music projects including the Christmas single, Born A King, which was featured on The Chosen TV series Christmas Special (alongside such artists as Chris Tomlin, For King and Country, and...
Jul 11, 2022•57 min•Ep. 91
EP.90 - After making her on-screen debut in 2016, Lara Silva got her big break in 2019 when she was cast as Eden in the smash-hit TV series The Chosen. During this engaging episode Lara talks about moving to America from Brazil, her faith, football (aka soccer), and how she landed her role in The Chosen. Did we mention she originally auditioned for a different character? You will love Lara's sweet spirit as she takes us behind the scenes and gives us a sneak peek at season three. Obviously, this...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 90
S5 EP.18 - After years of working in the financial industry, Eric Nevins launched his podcast, Halfway There, to tell the whole story about the spiritual journey. He quickly found the community podcasting is known for and started a group to bring Christian podcasters together. Since then, he’s worked with podcasters to launch and improve their podcast, most recently with Christian Podcasters Association. You will enjoy the podcasting banter between Andy, Chuck, and Eric.
Jun 27, 2022•57 min•Season 5Ep. 18
S5 EP.17 - Scott Robbins was clinically dead for 40 minutes before God used doctors to miraculously bring him back to life. In this heartwarming episode, Scott shares his remarkable story of how he received a second chance at life and how he ended up on the nationally syndicated "Markley, van Camp & Robbins" radio show — one of the hottest talk shows in the country.
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 17
S5 EP.16 – Dave Jane is the founding/lead pastor of Connect Church, a thriving church community who is impacting Washington, Illinois. Dave joins us today to share his compelling story of hiking more than 40 miles over ten days to Everest Base Camp in efforts to raise more than $50k for planting churches and supporting kids and families in rural Nepal. Not only will you be inspired by Dave's journey, you just might laugh more during this episode than any previous one.
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 16
S5 EP.15 – Matt Brown is an evangelist, author of Truth Plus Love, host of Think Eternity with Matt Brown, and founder of Think Eternity — a ministry sharing powerful faith content through podcasts, blogs, videos, outreaches and more. Matt's ministry has featured such top leaders as Christine Caine, Lee Strobel, Darryl Strawberry, Rebekah Lyons, Max Lucado, Michael W. Smith, Jon Bevere, and more. In this uplifting episode, Matt confirms the importance of communicating the truth of God's Word whi...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 15
S5 EP.14 – Amanda Patterson is a speaker, singer, and cancer survivor. She has graced the stage with noteworthy artists such as Natalie Grant, Kari Jobe, Mandisa, and Carlos Whittaker. In this week's heartwarming episode Amanda graciously shares her inspirational story of how God healed her of late stage cancer and miraculously gave her a daughter through an unexpected means.
May 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 14
S5 EP.13 – Amy Nordhues thought she was in good hands to heal from childhood trauma and abuse. Not only was her therapist recommended to her by a friend, but he was a deacon at her church. Instead of walking into healing, she walked into a nightmare of more trauma and abuse. Amy courageously shares her story in a memoir called Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse. You will be inspired and encouraged by our conversation with Amy as she shares her passion for Christ and the healing He p...
May 23, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 13
S5 EP.12 – Joe Cameneti serves as the Executive Pastor at Believers Church – a multi-site church in NorthEastern Ohio planted by his parents in 1983. As a pastor's kid who has spent his entire life in the local Church, he has a passion to build God's house by building God's people. Joe has become known for his authentic style of communication – preaching Jesus in a creative and compelling way.
May 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 12
S5 EP.11 – Bryan "El Vow" Martinez (formerly DJ Vow) is a highly sought after deejay and music artist who travels for a living performing and mixing music at some of the largest Christian events in the country. To date, El Vow has been featured in several national tours along renowned artist such as Sadie Robertson, Social Club Misfits, Derek Minor, Tedashii, KB and Grammy award winning artist Lecrae.
May 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 11
S5 EP.10 – Lori Wilhite serves alongside her husband, Jud, who is the Senior Pastor at Central Church in Las Vegas, which currently has more than 23 locations nationally and internationally including 12 locations inside prisons around the country. Lori is the founder of Leading and Loving It—a ministry that exists to equip and encourage women in leadership to love life in ministry and impacts more than 20,000 pastors’ wives and women in ministry. She is the author of several books and Bible stud...
May 02, 2022•52 min•Season 5Ep. 10
S5 EP.9 – Veronicah Richards is the Founder & Executive Director of Imani Rescue Center in Keyna, East Africa. In this captivating conversation, Veronicah shares how she met her husband when he traveled to Kenya on a mission's trip and how God birthed the dream in both of them to build a rescue center for abused women and orphaned children in Kenya.
Apr 25, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 9
S5 EP.8 – Blaine Bartel is a modern day Lazarus. Jesus resurrected him out of 23 years of sexual addiction and the death of everything he held dear. Today he coaches men out of sexual brokenness and into the Jesus life. Blaine is the author of Death By One Thousand Lies and graciously returns to RTP to unpack his latest project—Katharos, an eight-week small group curriculum for men who want to put pornography in the past — for good.
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 8
S5 EP.7 – Chuck Pryor is the Executive Director of Joel Osteen Radio and former VP of Programming for K-LOVE Radio and AIR-1. Besides radio, Chuck does motorcycles, photography, and eats tacos. Ahh, he's our kind of people. You're going to love this entertaining conversation with Chuck Pryor and Tate and His Mate.
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 7
S5 EP.6 – Jada Hoerr serves as the Chief Resource Officer at Midwest Food Bank, an international nonprofit that operates to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in the U.S. and abroad. Jada loves to travel internationally and recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the highest point in Africa. In this fun and engaging conversation, Jada takes us on her journey up Mt. Kilimanjaro and shares what she learned along the way.
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 6
S5 EP.5 – Chris Brown is a highly sought-after pastor, speaker, radio personality, and church leadership expert with more than twenty years of ministry and financial experience. He worked alongside Dave Ramsey for years and was the nationally syndicated radio host for Life, Money, and Hope, which received over 10 million downloads. Chris graciously returns to talk about his just released book, Restored: Transform the Sting of Your Past into Purpose for Today.
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 5
S5 E.4 – Diane Studer is the Executive Director and Founder of Soles For Jesus, an organization that has provided hundreds of thousands of new and gently used shoes to the people of Africa who desperately need them. Your faith will expand during this inspirational conversation as Diane shares how God gave her the vision for Soles For Jesus while standing inside a hut in Ethiopia while on a mission's trip in 2010.
Mar 21, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 4
S5 EP.3 – Jon Rychener spent 10 years serving in Youth Ministry at Northwoods Community Church—one of the largest churches in Illinois—and is now currently stepping into the Lead Pastor role. In this engaging conversation Jon tells us what it was like growing up in the church and shares his passion for the local church and equipping the next generation to see the world through a Biblical lens.
Mar 14, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 3
S5 EP.2 – Josiah Woods is a programming director/video director on the Elevation YTH creative team at Elevation Church in North Carolina. He works alongside the programming team to help put on events like Rhythm Nights. Josiah loves being able to use his and the team's gifts to put on an experience that reaches youth who are far from Christ. In this fun episode, Josiah takes us on his faith journey, gives practical steps for church creatives, and shares what it's like working for Steven Furtick....
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 2
S5 EP.1 – After nearly two decades as a professional musician and traveling the world as the drummer with the band Delirious?, Stewart "Stew" Smith downed his sticks and returned to the creative world. Stew now heads up a Christian charity CPO and is Creative Director of a new vibrant agency, Common Good Studio based on the South coast of the United Kingdom. You will be inspired by Stew's story and his passion for the local church and reaching culture with the Gospel.
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 1
S4 EP.16 – Bill Vanderbush is the author of Reckless Grace and the host of the Reckless Grace Podcast. He co-wrote the Forgotten Way with bestselling author Ted Dekker. Bill and his wife, Traci, travel around the world speaking in conferences and churches while residing in Celebration, Florida. Bill graciously returns to Revival Town Podcast to dive deep and shed insight on all things prophecy and unpacks his catchphrase "God is better than you can imagine." If we had to give this episode a titl...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 16
