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The True Story Behind "Oh Happy Day" (It Started as a Fundraiser)
Christian and Gospel Music

The True Story Behind "Oh Happy Day" (It Started as a Fundraiser)

Five hundred vinyl copies, sold by hand to pay for a bus trip to Washington. Nobody involved was trying to make a hit, and that may be exactly why they did.

Jonathan Miles · 6 min
5 Signs Your Sermon Prep Process Is Broken, and How to Fix It
Pastors

5 Signs Your Sermon Prep Process Is Broken, and How to Fix It

If Saturday night still finds you staring at a blank outline, the problem probably is not your discipline. It is your process.

Michael Reynolds · 7 min
6 Gospel Songs That Secretly Teach Sound Theology (and the Stories Behind Them)
Christian and Gospel Music

6 Gospel Songs That Secretly Teach Sound Theology (and the Stories Behind Them)

You have sung these songs a hundred times. Here is the theology hiding in plain sight, and the true stories that produced it.

Jonathan Miles · 8 min
Three Church Leaders to Watch in 2026: Dharius Daniels, Corey Brooks and Philip Anthony Mitchell
Church Leaders

Three Church Leaders to Watch in 2026: Dharius Daniels, Corey Brooks and Philip Anthony Mitchell

Pastor Dharius Daniels, Pastor Corey Brooks and Philip Anthony Mitchell are leading in three very different ways, but each is forcing the church to think more seriously about transformation, community impact and discipleship.

Christianpreneur Staff · 14 min
This Church Helped Cancel $35M in Medical Debt
Church Leaders

This Church Helped Cancel $35M in Medical Debt

Transformation Church in South Carolina helped erase $34.9 million in medical debt for more than 17,500 people across the Carolinas. The story is a powerful example of what can happen when generosity, strategy and community partnership work together.

Rachel Thompson · 4 min
The Church Can't Be Healthier Than Its Leaders
Church Leaders

The Church Can't Be Healthier Than Its Leaders

Why Peter Scazzero's The Emotionally Healthy Church remains one of the most important books for pastors, ministry teams, and church leaders who want lasting transformation instead of surface-level growth.

David Collins · 14 min
What We Like About Transformation
Church Leaders

What We Like About Transformation

Transformation Church has built one of the most recognizable modern church brands in America, but the lights, creativity, viral sermons and unconventional presentation are only part of the story. What may be most worth studying is a culture of generosity and a willingness to reach people much of the church had quietly stopped expecting to come.

Marcus Reed · 8 min
Stop Trying to Make Church Cool: How to Engage Adults Under 50 With Something Deeper
Church Leaders

Stop Trying to Make Church Cool: How to Engage Adults Under 50 With Something Deeper

Younger adults are not one generation, and they are not all hostile to faith. Churches that want to reach them need more than modern branding. They need credible leadership, meaningful relationships, practical discipleship, honest preaching, digital connection, and room for younger people to help shape the ministry.

Sarah Mitchell · 14 min
The Offering Is Sacred. It Is Not a Complete Financial Strategy.
Church Leaders

The Offering Is Sacred. It Is Not a Complete Financial Strategy.

Churches should continue teaching biblical generosity, but growing community needs, changing participation patterns, aging facilities, and economic uncertainty require leaders to think beyond one weekly revenue stream.

Rachel Thompson · 14 min
Your Business Can Be Ministry Without Pretending It Is a Church.
Entrepreneurs

Your Business Can Be Ministry Without Pretending It Is a Church.

Christian entrepreneurs do not have to choose between spiritual purpose and commercial success. They do, however, need the wisdom to integrate faith with strategy, profit, leadership, customer service, and measurable value.

Naomi Brooks · 14 min
Your Church Already Has a Culture. The Question Is Whether It Is Healthy.
Church Leaders

Your Church Already Has a Culture. The Question Is Whether It Is Healthy.

Church culture is not created by mission statements, slogans, or Sunday experiences alone. It is revealed by what leaders tolerate, how people are treated, where accountability exists, and what repeatedly happens when no one is watching.

Marcus Reed · 13 min
Church KPIs Every Pastor Should Track Without Turning Ministry Into a Corporation
Church Leaders

Church KPIs Every Pastor Should Track Without Turning Ministry Into a Corporation

What You Measure Reveals What You Value.

Marcus Reed · 10 min

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