Episodes

Wolves At The Gate has established themselves as a staple in purpose-driven metalcore, consistently setting the bar for what it looks like to create heavy music with weighty messages. Much of that strong theological thrust has been propelled by vocalist Steve Cobucci, the band’s clean vocalist and guitarist. Wolves At The Gate also happens to be one of Trevor’s personal favorite bands. On March 11, 2022, Wolves At The Gate is releasing their latest album Eulogies, which Trevor considers to be...

Over the past 20 years, you’d be hard pressed to find many people as influential in rock and roll as Korey Cooper and Lacey Sturm. As part of Skillet and Flyleaf (respectively), their songwriting has been at the forefront of shaping modern purpose-driven rock as we know it. They also happen to be frequent collaborators and longtime friends. On this extra special episode of Trevor Talks, Lacey joins Trevor to co host an interview with Korey Cooper. This is a conversation that touches on Skille...

Brian Dawkins is an NFL legend. The football safety played for a historic 16 seasons, spending the majority of those seasons with the Eagles. His tenure earned him a place in the NFL football hall of fame. Beyond the football acclaim, Brian Dawkins is a man of faith who remains deeply committed to his family. His dynamic personality is rooted in integrity that was developed through years of learning through the highs of career success and the lows of personal mental health battles. On this ep...

Morgan Harper Nichols has become one of the most vital voices of peace, light and comfort in our digital space today. With an Instagram following approaching 2 million, several best-selling books, and art placements with brands like Target and Starbucks, Morgan offers stories of hope paired with vivid paintings. Morgan recently released her latest book Peace is a Practice. On this episode of Trevor Talks, she shared a little bit about the way she has implemented the concept of peace as a cycl...

As one of the most consistent servant leaders in the Passion movement, Kristian Stanfill’s voice has led landmark songs like “Always,” “Heart Abandoned,” “One Thing Remains” and “Forever Reign.” The commitment that’s so visible on stage comes from a life lived in servant leadership behind the scenes. Kristian has been a part of the Passion family since 2005, citing Louie and Shelly Giglio as significant factors in mentoring his calling to worship ministry into maturity. However, his personal p...

Maddie Rey is a powerhouse voice for a generation. At just 23 years old, she already has over a decade of ministry experience. Since she was 12, Maddie has been part of her parents’ ongoing ministry at New Church of Joy in Wakegan, IL, participated in an all girls’ Christian rap group, written and published books and ventured into a music career as a young adult that has included singing with TobyMac. Through all of it, Maddie Rey’s heart has been driven by a desire to offer a roadmap to youn...

Dave Hollis is a sought-after speaker, author and a former Disney executive. As a coach, Dave is equipping other professionals with lessons from his own success. But as he shares in his new book Built Through Courage, that success has been forged through personal difficulty and discomfort.

Becky Keife is out to live a life committed to a unique kind of courage: the courage of revolutionary kindness. She’s been doing that through serving as the Community Manager for Dayspring’s (in)courage, and through her brand new book The Simple Difference. But it’s also a principle she is committed to living out behind-the-scenes in her daily life as a mom, and as someone who lives with clinical anxiety. On this episode of Trevor Talks, Becky shares about her childhood in a broken home and h...

Trip Lee’s music has long been an awarded flagship for Reach Records, the foremost faith-based hip-hop label. “Supernatural” is the most recent addition to a discography that includes albums like 2016 mixtape The Waiting Room and seminal 2014 album Rise (which was accompanied by a book of the same name). In this episode of Trevor Talks, we dive deeper into the miraculous grace that allows Trip to continue saying “you got it” as an expression of soul surrender to God. The minister, husband and...

Moriah Smallbone has been making music for a long time, but you’ve never heard her make music the way she does on her new EP Live From the Quarry. The collection of atmospheric worship songs presents the first music Moriah has created almost entirely on her own— a fitting approach for lyrics that are also the most raw and personal she has ever released. Moriah’s career has spanned an early audition for American Idol, time as a solo artist, and collaboration with her husband Joel Smallbone (fo...

Micah Lynn Hanson’s new movie A Match Made at Christmas was, fittingly enough, something of a match made in heaven for the rising actress. The movie was filmed in her hometown of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, in her best friend’s childhood home, and Micah got to serve as both the lead actress and associate producer. It was truly an experience of seeing a dream come true in the full circle faithfulness of God. But these mountain top moments for Micah have been far from instantaneous. They’re the resul...

Born the daughter of the iconic country singer Alan Jackson, Mattie Jackson Selecman describes her life growing up as richly blessed. In her 20s, she met her soon-to-be husband, Ben Selecman. The couple got married and were preparing for a life together. That’s when tragedy shattered everything about the world Mattie had envisioned. Here on Trevor Talks, we have the honor of hearing from Mattie about the pain, grief, and ultimate hope that she has found while walking through the loss of her h...

John Schneider is a true man of many talents. Although he is perhaps best known for his role as Bo on The Dukes of Hazzard, John is also an acclaimed actor, musician, film maker, studio owner and philanthropist. His incredible national impact all began in an unlikely place: sneaking onto a movie set as a teenager. In this episode of Trevor Talks, you’ll hear that story, the story of how Johnny Cash helped preserve John Schneider’s faith, and so much more. Throughout the conversation, Trevor and...

Andi Andrew is a pastor, speaker, author, talk show host, and mom of 4. She’s also an individual with her own unique and transformative recovery journey. Andi’s latest book, Friendship: It’s Complicated, was birthed out of her own dysfunctional and codependent relationship patterns and the path of healing that she has taken. On this episode of Trevor Talks, she shares about being active in the healing community of Celebrate Recovery and finding closure, forgiveness, and friendship hope. If yo...

Ellie Holcomb is a Dove-award winning songwriter, an author, and a top ten charting artist whose work has been shedding light into the world since her solo debut album As Sure As the Sun in 2014. With the release of her latest album, Canyon, Ellie is taking listeners on a new journey into the heart of grief. Unpacking themes that are intensely present and timely, in this episode Ellie Holcomb talks about her own grief journey as she walked back through wounds— accompanied by counseling and th...

Pastor Mike Kai knows from personal experience that success doesn’t just happen— it’s the outcome of countless daily choices to walk in obedience. Currently, Mike and his wife Lisa lead a multi-site church network, the Inspire Network. The powerful network grew from humble beginnings as a church that Mike and Lisa planted in Hawaii in 2001. Today, that network has produced life-giving conferences and books, with the most recent release being Mike’s book That Doesn’t Just Happen. But on this e...

Last year, Jeremy Camp’s early years were captured in the hit movie I Still Believe. Though the real-life story the movie told was profound and compelling, the truth is that it was only barely the beginning of Jeremy’s life, music, and ministry. Now one of the Christian music industry’s most consistent and faithful veterans, Jeremy is also a husband to his wife, Adie and the father of 2 teenagers & a young son who are increasingly successful in their own right. Our conversation on this episod...

If you had told a younger Ben Bennett that he would one day be writing books, leading a global movement, and helping thousands heal, he likely would not have believed you. Growing up, Ben experienced abuse and was frequently bullied and belittled. His sense of worthlessness increased when his grandpa died by suicide when Ben was a teenager. Depressed and desperate for comfort, Ben fell into pornography and over-eating to cope. But that was only the beginning of his story. Through therapy, recov...

Singer, songwriter, author, legislative activist: Natalie Grant has held many titles throughout her storied career. However, at heart, Natalie is simply a girl who said yes to God’s call to step out in faith. In this episode of Trevor Talks, Natalie outlines her road from a childhood in Seattle to an acclaimed eight-time GRAMMY nominee and five-time Dove Award-winning Female Vocalist of the Year. Along the way, God placed a passion in her heart for children who were being trafficked, both at ...

It takes a lot of courage and grace to start over after wrapping up over a decade fronting one of the most successful bands in Christian music. Fortunately, courage and grace have always been central to the way Mike Donehey approaches his craft. When Tenth Avenue North ended their storied career in 2020, Mike Donehey began venturing into new creative space. Flourish is the result, a richly imaginative, redemptive set of songs that shows Mike at the height of his songwriting skills. On the lat...

What do you do when the whole world stops? If you’re Colton Dixon, you use the silence as an opportunity to press into the presence of God— an opportunity that created his latest song, “Made to Fly.” On this episode of Trevor Talks, Colton Dixon shares about the ways he redeemed the unexpected pause of the pandemic, using the time to focus on his family while he and his wife Annie welcomed twin girls. He also digs deep into the spiritual growth he’s experienced during this season, offers some...

Few voices can claim to have shaped Christian music as much as Michael W. Smith. From humble beginnings as a child learning to play piano by ear and singing in the church choir, Michael W. Smith’s commitment to the Gospel of Christ and the craftsmanship of songwriting would catapult him to 3 Grammys, 45 Dove Awards, and countless number 1 hits. But before there were accolades, there was a family— and a testimony. On this episode of Trevor Talks, we’re privileged to hear the origin story of Mi...

Pastor Hope Carpenter knows all about what it’s like to live your own personal disaster. At 35 years old, an emotional breakdown spurred by childhood trauma drove this pastor’s wife and mom into deep dysfunction and marital infidelity. At the end of the self-destructive road she’d walked, she encountered the true, unconditional love of Jesus— a restoring force that would change her from the inside out, restoring her marriage and her ministry. These days, Hope is an author, co-pastor of Redemp...

If you’ve heard Danny Gokey’s story, you know that it would be hard to find a story more packed with highs, lows, and God’s enduring faithfulness. As we look towards the release of his upcoming album Jesus People, Danny shared the real stories of the road that led him here– from working as a worship leader and truck driver, to appearing on American Idol at the request of his late first wife, to winning and then losing his first record deal, to becoming one of the most respected and enduring voices in contemporary Christian music. Danny also shared with us a little bit about the new songs, the place they were written from, and how the album got its bold title. Listen to the episode to get the full story!