Marcus Hutchins grew up on a farm in country Victoria. The solid Christian values and example of his family created a foundation that has lasted to this day. His work with the Salvos in articulating how our Theology intersects with our Social work has been fabulous. He lives in Brisbane with his wife Amanda and his three small children.  #Salvos, #StoriesOfHope, #SalvationArmy, #podcast, #Faith, #Testimonies, #LifeStory, #LivedExperience, #Biography, #Interview, #Conversation ..read more

Erica Jones grew up in Western Australia in a very challenging family situation and found support and a sense of belonging in the Salvos when she was very young. Her story has depth and joy as she encounters the beauty of healthy family life, ministry opportunities and a growing participation in God's big story. #buildinghealthycommunity, #Officership, #MentalHealth, #salvos, #StoriesofHope, #SalvationArmy, #podcast, #faith, #LifeStory, #testimonies, #LivedExperience, #interview, #conversation   ..read more

John Roundhill is a keen park runner, a husband and father of two adult children and is an Anglican Bishop responsible for 49 parishes in South Brisbane. John and I have a chat walking the Mansfield parkrun and cover everything from his amazing life story to puppy poo pickup and prayer ..read more

Scott Frame shares with beautiful clarity and honesty about his journey to faith, a career as an engineer, Christian ministry, marriage and family. His deep faith shines through in all he says, especially in the journey through cancer and the consequent times of dreadful uncertainty and pain ..read more

Matt Davis has a rich Salvo family heritage and is now the Director of Salvo Stores across Australia working with over 10,000 volunteers and staff and serving over 250,000 customers every week. His journey in the business world combined with a sincere faith makes for an interesting story ..read more

Rob Harley visited Melbourne to catch up with friends. While he was in town I interviewed him as he has strong links to the Salvos and an amazing story. His life as a journalist, author, church pastor and family man is rich with tragedy, friendship, restoration and the grace and goodness of God ..read more

Jason is a 5th generation Salvo and grew up with a love of music, singing and community. He is a scientist and has worked and studied internationally in the field of molecular biology. He works for the Salvos helping to develop the arts and also runs a community choir. Jason shares honestly about his faith and the way his scientific background speaks into this ..read more

Daryl Crowden grew up in India and Sri Lanka as his parents were Salvation Army Missionaries. His world view and capacity for discipline and independence was forged through these years. He has since worked in some of the most troubled disaster areas in recent times, such as the 2004 Asian Tsunami and the Christchurch earthquake. He is now head of the Salvos emergency and disaster management in Australia and in this episode shares his amazing life story ..read more

It's useful to carve out time to reflect and assess what we do and the ways we have before us to innovate and change, but it can be confronting, as we are often comfortable and set in our ways. Kodak didn't do this and lost an opportunity to go digital, but the early church leaders considered carefully how the ways of Jesus met the Jewish scriptures in the Torah ..read more

Annie Stonehouse is the wonderful president of my local Rotary club and has an inspiring story with amazing achievements and contributions along with significant heartache and struggle. She shares with delightful candour and vulnerability and it will do your heart good to know there are people like Annie in the world making it a better place for everyone!  * Please note; Annie's story does touch on her DV experiences ..read more