Difference Makers

Vanessa Mejia-Hutchison shares about coming to know Jesus as a child, growing up in poverty in Honduras, answered prayer arriving through an Operation Christmas Child shoebox, & more! See her Friday at our 2026 KPDQ Ministry Leader & Pastor Appreciation Brunch with Raul Ries at Calvary Chapel Hillsboro! Thanks to our other Title Sponsors, Tone Proper AV & Portland's Singing Christmas Tree.
SamaritansPurse.org/OCC 
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Ogie Shaw Fitness Full Podcast

Matthew Zoller shares about serving as Executive Director of MarriageTeam, learning from co-founder Al Ray, communication, praying with your spouse, working as a missionary for 17 years in South America, discernment, remote and in-person coaching, & more!
Check out MarriageTeam's "Milestones of God's Faithfulness" Gala Dinner at the Sheraton Portland Airport on Saturday, October 10, 2026! 
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MarriageTeam.org

Pastor John Foss & surfer Bryan Jennings invite you "Cowboy Church" starting at 10am Sunday, September 27, 2026, with a baptism opportunity at the end of the service, brunch, & worship by Adult & Teen Challenge! Join Community of Hope at the covered horse arena behind Yesteryear Farms in Wilsonville. Enjoy free movie screenings of the Surfers and Cowboys Movie Saturday, September 26 at 6pm behind Yesteryear Farms with a special Q&A time with Bryan, Founder & Director of Movies On A Mission, plus Friday, September 25 at 7pm at Faith Bible Church in Lincoln City (hosted by Safari Town Surf Shop)!
CommHope.org 
moviesonamission.org 

Pastor Steven Cameron shares about launching Calvary Chapel Portland City, encouraging people to take more steps of faith, serving alongside Pastor Raul Ries at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, church planting, Pastor's Kid life, recovery from rebellion, meeting his wife, CityTeam Portland, & more!

Listen to "All In" Saturday mornings at 9 on True Talk 800 & 106.3FM, plus 9am Sundays on 93.9 KPDQ!

CalvaryChapelPDX.org 

Country rocker Ben Fuller is the headliner for the Oregon State Fair Wednesday night, September 2, 2026! He shares about delivery from 15+ years of addiction, belonging, landscape architecture, how a co-worker's prayers helped lead him to the Lord, meeting his fiancée, hope, coffee, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Zach Williams, CeCe Winans, Brandon Lake, for KING & COUNTRY, We Are Messengers, why he loves performing music at public venues like state fairs, & more!
OregonExpo.org/oregon-state-fair-concerts-2026/BEN-FULLER 
Facebook.com/events/1447685887164793/ 
BenFullerOfficial.com 

Vincson Green shares about serving others, bringing hope to public schools, & how you can help Teach One to Lead One!
T1L1.org 

Pastor David Fielding shares about street credibility, his faith, Lake Bible Church, being mentored by Pastor Jim Andrews, Multnomah University, perseverance, pressure, patience, prison, preparing sermons, growing up in a divorced household, marriage, parenthood, Hope Wanted PDX, MAX Mondays, what's next, & more!
"From your deepest pain can come your strongest ministry." 
Email Pastor David at [email protected] or
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Servant Leader Richie Inman & Executive Director Matthew Maceira of Be Bold Street Ministries. Their lives changed from drug abuse & selling, organized crime, violence, & prison... to finding Jesus and becoming Hope Dealers! Plus, Salem Heights Church, Adult & Teen Challenge, THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY, Provoking Hope, & more!
Connect with Matthew at 971-273-8086 or email [email protected].
BeBoldStreetMinistries.org 

Charley Dewberry shares about his faith, science as high art, how education isn't about knowledge as much as learning to live life well, trust, great books, classical education, & speaking at EdCon, Gutenberg College's annual Education Conference August 7-8, 2026, with Leigh Bortins of Classical Conversations, Andrew Pudewa of the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), Kristin Rudd, Eliot Grasso, Chris Swanson, a Teen Track, & more! 
gutenberg.edu/events/education-conference-learning-in-a-technological-age
gutenberg.edu      

All for Jesus! Kirk Purdy of the Reid Saunders Association shares about his faith, meeting his wife, Corban University, Multnomah Biblical Seminary, Billy Graham, Luis Palau, Keith Green, Cedar Mill Bible Church, Wheaton College, Regent University, Delirious, Livin It, & the free-admission event ONE FEST on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at Roger Jordan Community Park in Dallas, featuring live worship from Cherry City Worship, a message from Reid Saunders & a FREE concert with Jason Gray.  #OneFest2026 #DallasOregon #CommunityEvent #LiveMusic #WorshipNight (picture credit to Valley Life Center & RSA)ReidSaunders.org 
onefest.church 

Merrie and David Neely share about their faith, missions work in Mexico, how they became puppeteer evangelists, "The Jesus Movie," finding & following your calling, closed doors versus speed bumps, discernment, obedience, & more!
Email them at [email protected]. 

Dan Dickinson shares about autism, faith, identity, & spirituality... training, mentoring, & consulting through NeuroDiverse Inclusive Solutions - NDIS... The Nest, Basecamp NW, Women on Target, & more!
NDIS-LLC.com  
On Saturday, August 15, 2026, Dan hosts a "Woman on Target" event! wot.nra.org

Pastor Tim Drinkard shares about rebellion, finding his faith, serving at teen camp, how a visiting missionary changed his life, foreign missions, launching a church in Panama, H.A. Ironside, Charles Stanley, Adrian Rogers, & THE VERY FIRST SERVICE of Multnomah Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2026, at 2:30 at the East Portland Community Center! 
Facebook.com/events/1355439686636260 
MultnomahBC.com 

Pastor Nathan Leierer shares about his faith, meeting his wife at West Coast Baptist College, serving alongside his father-in-law at Salem Baptist Church, running his own business, how God called them to launch AriseBaptist.Church in Southwest Portland, & the church's open house & free bbq Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 7800 SW Barbur Boulevard, Building 3, across from Fred Meyer!  
AriseBaptist.church 
ReachingPortland.org 

Matthew Zoller & MarriageTeam co-founder Al Ray share about how 89% of couples considering divorce who connect with MarriageTeam coaching stay together, how coaching is different from counseling, if any marriage is beyond healing, & more!
MarriageTeam.org 

Joanie Militich shares about her faith, serving others, bringing the hope of Christ and Bible classes to kids for 1 hour during school, & the ministry of Prep4Kids! 
prep4kids.org   

Pastor David Greenidge shares about growing up in the Bronx, being a Pastor's Kid, his faith, family, University of Washington, seeing the church connect with the community, evangelism & discipleship, leading Tigard Covenant Church, & more!
TigardCovenant.org

Dr. Curt Thompson is an author, podcast host, and psychiatrist who shares about his conference, The Soul of Marriage... it's NOT just for married people. Join him May 1-2 at Rolling Hills Community Church, and find out more about God's design for marriage, how it should model beauty & goodness like mini-churches, how he met Pastor Allan McCullough, his faith, & more!
SoulOfMarriage.com 
CurtThompsonMD.com 
BeingKnownPodcast.com 

State Representative Ed Diehl, Heather Richardson of Heather's House & Cascade Tree Works, & fitness expert Ogie Shaw.
EdDiehl.com

DM 2025-05-30 - Heather Richardson of New Beginnings Maternity Homes - Full Interview Podcast
Cascade Tree Works, LLC
CascadeTreeworksWA.com
Heather's House
Heathers-House.org

DM 2025-10-17 - Ogie Shaw Fitness - Full Interview Podcast
OgieShawFitness.com

Steve Shwetz serves as Chairman of the Board and Announcer for Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, part of the KPDQ family since 1967! "The Bible Bus" launches its 12th 5-year journey through the Bible starting Friday, April 3, 2026! Steve shares about Dr. McGee, Pastor Chuck Swindoll, growing up, his faith, trying something new, international outreach, technology, the modern audience, & more!

• Listen to Thru the Bible weekdays at 7:30am. 6:30pm, & 10:30pm on 93.9 KPDQ-FM, the KDPQ Mobile App, & kpdq.com!
• Listen to Thru the Bible weekdays at 9:30am & 9:30pm on True Talk 800 KPDQ-AM, the True Talk 800 Mobile App, & TrueTalk800.com!

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