PASTOR STEVE CIOCCOLANTI
SHORT BIO
Steve Cioccolanti, B.A., M.Ed., is a Christian author, a prolific teacher of God's Word and senior pastor of Discover Church in Melbourne, Australia. With over 50 million views, he is one of the most watched Christian YouTubers worldwide and pioneered Online Church before COVID lockdowns. He has authored hundreds of DVDs and five #1 bestselling books on Amazon and Apple.
Pastor Steve has traveled to over 46 counties as a popular speaker, a Biblical tour leader to Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and a guest on international TV shows, including on Daystar and The Praise the Lord Television Network.
He is currently writing a book, recording a video, blogging a thought or helping someone. To book him for an event or interview, please check his availability at Discover.org.au/invite.
LONGER BIOGRAPHY / VISION STATEMENT
Steve Cioccolanti has a vision of creating clean social media and propagating Christian content uncensored. He has been a strong proponent of Donald Trump, free speech, and religious rights. He proposed in an Open Letter to the US President a comprehensive plan to break up the tech giants’ monopoly, give users control over their data, and create a Digital Bill of Rights.
Since 2000, he serves as senior pastor of Discover Church in Melbourne, Australia. His YouTube channel exploded when he described how many signs of the end times warned of natural and man-made crises, which have been confirmed since the Arab Spring 2010, Tohoku Earthquake 2011, rise of ISIS 2014, destruction of Syria 2015, Hurricane Harvey 2017, and the relocation of the US embassy to Israel’s capital of Jerusalem 2018. Pastor Steve predicted Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory before he was selected as the Republican Presidential nominee (when pundits and polls were certain he had 0-1% chance of winning).
He has traveled to over 40 countries and leads tours to Israel & Jordan as a Biblical guide. In 2017, he pioneered Christian mentoring on Patreon, where he hosts Discover Church Online, a network of like-minded disciples converting their gifts and spiritual education into massive action for the Kingdom of Christ.
This new model was not birthed to substitute attending a physical church, but rather to 1) support leaders online 2) respond to the needs of disciples who — for whatever reason — are not attending church offline and 3) acknowledge that Christian experience is completely foreign to a growing percentage of people who participate in traditional activities less and less, and are active on the Internet more and more; the consequence of such revolutionary change is that people live more anonymous and unaccountable lives than previous generations. Pastor Steve calls upon church leaders to join him in offering a Christian response and showing people how to live fully Christian lives online as well as offline.
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BOOK ME FOR YOUR EVENT
I understand the challenge of finding just the right speaker. In my role as a pastor for 25 years, I invited many specialist speakers and worship leaders. Some flopped, some left a lasting influence for years. I know the difference and what it takes to impart to people with love and power.
As an author and speaker who has travelled to 40 nations, I also understand how to bring an encouraging message in the context of different denominations and diverse cultures. My hope is that this page will make it easy for you to get the information you need to make the best decision possible.
Thanks for stopping by. Thanks also for considering me. I am honored.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
I am a half-Thai, half-Australian who was born to a family of Buddhists, Catholics, Methodists and Muslims. I lived for 10 years in Thailand, 10 years in America, 15 years in Australia and the remainder sprinkled between France, Canada, Spain and England. I met Jesus when I returned to Thailand, a 95% Buddhist nation. This journey has given me a unique perspective on culture, missions, evangelism and world religions.
I wrote my first book, From Buddha to Jesus, in 2007 and it became the second best-selling Christian book of all time in Thailand. It has been well received and is now available in 8 languages: English, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, French, Japanese, Korean, and Hebrew.
Our TV ministry airs quality Christian teaching to 4 million viewers per week in Indonesia. We receive positive feedback especially in the areas of creation science and old testament foundation. My signature series are from the 12 hour course "4000 Years of History: from Creation to Christ".
I've written a new reference book called The Divine Code from 1 to 2020. It is designed for people who want to know how to interpret the Bible, dreams and end time prophecies. I teach my readers to recognize the meaning of numbers and patterns that are found not only in the Bible, but also in real life - science, history and current affairs.
I live in Melbourne, Australia. In my free time, I play with my children, jog, do water sports, read, and if the weather is right, ski.
MY MOST REQUESTED TOPICS
I train people in apologetics and help people journey towards their God-given destiny. I will customize my presentation to meet your church or organization's specific needs. My goal is to facilitate the outcome you want to create.
What will I bring to your event? People know me for two things: first people like my multi-sensory, audio-visual presentations; second leaders say I take complex topics and make them simple. I can do this with or without visuals, depending on the topic you request. But visuals are something unique I can bring.
My most requested topics include the following ones.
Understanding and Reaching Out to a Pluralist World: Have you ever heard someone say to you, "All religions are the same"? You are speaking to a pluralist!
I use Buddhism as the typical illustration of pluralist beliefs and how to engage pluralists effectively.
This can be done in an evangelistic event or a 3 hour training seminar.
Science and the Bible: Have you ever heard someone say, "I don't believe in God. I only believe in science" or "Hasn't science disproven the Bible?" You are talking to an evolutionist! Their hero is probably Charles Darwin or Richard Dawkins. There are some vital topics that I address such as the Big Bang vs Creation, the age of the earth, fossils and dinosaurs, and the evidence for Noah's Flood. In the Chinese context I can tailor these messages to explain the Chinese myths and legends of the long or dragons. This can be done in one evangelistic event or a 3 hour seminar. I can also mix the topics of Buddhism and Science in one 3 hour seminar as they are inter-related in the skeptics' mind and both relate to apologetics.
Bible Introduction: How Did We Get the Bible? Have you ever heard someone say, "Isn't the Bible just a collection of myths ~ a book written by men? How can you believe it?" Most Christians are not prepared to answer this most common question. Most church goers have heard teaching about the Bible, but not about the Bible itself. Where did we get the Bible from? Hasn't it changed and isn't it full of errors? Why do some Bibles contain the Apocrypha and some don't? Who translated the Bible? Is the Bible reliable? Bible Introduction can be done in one service or in a 3 hour seminar.