Drew Marshall Explained

Drew Marshall
Birth Date:30 November 1966
Birth Place:Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Show:The Drew Marshall Show
Style:Talk radio
Country:Canada

Drew Marshall (born November 30, 1966) was the host of The Drew Marshall Show, Canada's most listened to spiritual talk show, from 2003 to 2019.[1]

Radio

After moving back to Canada in 2003, Marshall successfully proposed a spiritually-oriented talk radio programme to CJYE (AM).[2] He has interviewed Prime Minister Stephen Harper,[3]

In June 2007, Marshall advertised in the Toronto Star newspaper that he would pay someone $500.00 to go to church with him.[4] Inspired by[5] the book, Jim and Casper Go to Church,[6] and Hemant Mehta's book, I Sold My Soul on eBay,[7] Marshall was looking to create dialogue about how outsiders view the church.[8] Two university students, "Sabrina the Pagan" and "Taylor the Agnostic," were chosen to survey five Churches in Southern Ontario: Orangeville Baptist, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship, The Prayer Palace, the Sanctuary, in Toronto, and The Meeting House. During this experiment both Sabrina and Taylor wrote about their experiences at the different churches on Marshall's blog, entitled, Hoof Hearted.[9]

In January 2008, Marshall hosted the world's first Preacher Idol Contest. He asked people to "step out of the pew and into the pulpit". Individuals were asked to send in 10-minute videos of themselves, preaching to non-churched people. The videos were placed on YouTube and GodTube for audiences to view and vote on. The top three finalists of Preacher Idol were offered $2,000.00 in theological training and books and the opportunity to preach at one of Southern Ontario's mainstream churches.[10] [11]

September 2009 Marshall embarked on his next contest So You Think God Wants You To Sing[12] (SYTGWYTS).[13] In July 2010 Marshall made it public that he was no longer sure there was a God.[14] During an interview with noted Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias, Marshall revealed that he was having a crisis of faith.[15] He chose to continue with his spiritual talk show in hopes of opening up a dialogue surrounding doubt and faith. He created DROOGLE, a web page devoted to 'Drew's search for God', as a forum for open and honest discussions on faith and the existence of God. It is possible that this is the only case of a Christian radio host admitting to a crisis of faith and not stepping down or losing their job. Marshall said he would be continuing his search publicly until December 18, 2010. He claimed to be hoping for "an encounter with God" for Christmas.[16]

Television, radio & speaking engagements

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Christian radio host tells media not to 'tame' God . 2009-02-02 . 2008-05-07 . Carolyn . Girard . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007232543/http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/1818/854/ . October 7, 2008 .
  2. Web site: Biography at DrewMarshall.com . Drewmarshall.ca . September 26, 2009 . October 19, 2011.
  3. Web site: The Walrus, Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons . Walrusmagazine.com . October 19, 2011.
  4. Web site: Drew Marshall’s Five Churches Experiment . Friendly Atheist . August 4, 2007 . October 19, 2011.
  5. Web site: drewmarshallshow . Drew Marshall on Listen Up TV – YouTube . Ca.youtube.com . July 18, 2007 . October 19, 2011.
  6. Jim and Casper Go to Church, Barna Books, (March 15, 2007).
  7. I Sold My Soul on eBay, Waterbrook Press, (April 17, 2007).
  8. Web site: Razzmatazz or Ragamuffins? | Out of Ur | Conversations for Ministry Leaders . Blog.christianitytoday.com . October 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013144715/http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2007/07/an_excursion_in.html . October 13, 2007 . mdy-all .
  9. Web site: Drew Marshall sent them to The Prayer Palace! – Hoof Hearted . Bene Diction Blogs On . July 6, 2007 . October 19, 2011.
  10. Web site: GuelphMercury.com – News – The good word . News.guelphmercury.com . December 3, 2010 . October 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090108140254/http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/323427 . January 8, 2009 . dead .
  11. Web site: TheRecord.com – faith – Rockwood evangelizer wins Preacher Idol 2008 competition . News.therecord.com . June 8, 2010 . October 19, 2011.
  12. Web site: Scrafield . Constance . Drew Marshall – taking on the Nation’s IQ | www.citizen.on.ca | Orangeville Citizen . citizen.on.ca . January 21, 2010 . October 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928075656/http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2010-01-21/Regional_News/Drew_Marshall__taking_on_the_Nations_IQ.html . September 28, 2011 . mdy-all .
  13. Web site: Spiritual singer seeks online intervention . InsideToronto Article . November 25, 2009 . October 19, 2011.
  14. Web site: Christian talk personality considers quitting faith . ChristianWeek . October 22, 2010 . October 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928135740/http://www.christianweek.org/stories.php?id=1256 . September 28, 2011 . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: The Drew Marshall Show – Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show . Drewmarshall.ca . October 19, 2011.
  16. Web site: The Drew Marshall Show – Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show . Drewmarshall.ca . October 19, 2011.
  17. Web site: The DREW MARSHALL Show – Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show . Drewmarshall.ca . October 19, 2011.
  18. News: Test The Nation. CBC News.
  19. Web site: Vancouver ComedyFest | . Comedyfest.com . October 19, 2011.
  20. Web site: drewmarshallshow . Drew Marshall on 100 Huntley Street PART ONE – YouTube . Ca.youtube.com . February 1, 2007 . October 19, 2011.
  21. Web site: Tim Huff in the Signpost Village » Chapter Sixteen: Choking on Lies ~ Drew Marshall . Signpostvillage.com . April 7, 2008 . October 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005075255/http://signpostvillage.com/timhuff/2008/04/07/chapter-sixteen-choking-on-lies-drew-marshall/ . October 5, 2011 . mdy-all .
  22. Web site: Promise Keepers . Goodnewssports.ca . October 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080113020123/http://www.goodnewssports.ca/?archive . January 13, 2008 . mdy-all .
  23. http://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/1818/854 Catholicregister.org
  24. Web site: Canadian Youth Worker . Canadian Youth Worker . October 19, 2011.
  25. http://athomeinyork.com/data/550/1ND_NOTC_63.pdf Athomeinyork.com

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