Christianpreneur Magazine covers faith, business and church leadership for Christian entrepreneurs, pastors and church leaders building with Kingdom purpose.https://cpmag.co/https://cpmag.co/article/oh-happy-day-true-story-youth-choir/https://cpmag.co/article/oh-happy-day-true-story-youth-choir/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.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTChristian and Gospel MusicLifestyleJonathan Miles, Faith and Marketplace Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/5-signs-sermon-prep-process-broken/https://cpmag.co/article/5-signs-sermon-prep-process-broken/If Saturday night still finds you staring at a blank outline, the problem probably is not your discipline. It is your process.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPastorsMichael Reynolds, Church Technology Editorhttps://cpmag.co/article/6-gospel-songs-that-teach-sound-theology/https://cpmag.co/article/6-gospel-songs-that-teach-sound-theology/You have sung these songs a hundred times. Here is the theology hiding in plain sight, and the true stories that produced it.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTChristian and Gospel MusicLifestyleJonathan Miles, Faith and Marketplace Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/pastor-of-the-month-rich-villodas/https://cpmag.co/article/pastor-of-the-month-rich-villodas/The Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship is helping churches rediscover a slower, deeper, more emotionally healthy way to follow Jesus.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPastorsChurch LeadersMarcus Reed, Ministry Growth Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/christianpreneur-of-the-month-cody-cottle/https://cpmag.co/article/christianpreneur-of-the-month-cody-cottle/The serial entrepreneur behind the Christian Entrepreneur Club is building more than businesses. He is building a community for believers who refuse to separate faith from ambition.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinessEntrepreneursNaomi Brooks, Christian Entrepreneurship Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/church-leaders-to-watch-2026/https://cpmag.co/article/church-leaders-to-watch-2026/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.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersBusinessChristianpreneur Staffhttps://cpmag.co/article/church-cancelled-35-million-medical-debt/https://cpmag.co/article/church-cancelled-35-million-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.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersRachel Thompson, Faith & Finance Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/emotionally-healthy-church-review/https://cpmag.co/article/emotionally-healthy-church-review/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.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersDavid Collins, Leadership Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/what-we-like-about-transformation/https://cpmag.co/article/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.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersMarcus Reed, Ministry Growth Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/sermoni-wants-to-give-pastors-their-saturdays-back/https://cpmag.co/article/sermoni-wants-to-give-pastors-their-saturdays-back/The new ministry preparation assistant helps pastors turn prayer, study, and emerging sermon ideas into organized, preach-ready messages without handing the pulpit over to technology.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPastorsMichael Reynolds, Church Technology Editorhttps://cpmag.co/article/four-churches-four-models/https://cpmag.co/article/four-churches-four-models/2819 Church, New Life Covenant Church Southeast, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, and Change Church demonstrate that effective ministry does not have one appearance, one worship style, or one growth formula.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersDavid Collins, Leadership Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/stop-trying-to-make-church-cool/https://cpmag.co/article/stop-trying-to-make-church-cool/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.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersSarah Mitchell, Marketplace Leadership Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/the-offering-is-not-a-complete-financial-strategy/https://cpmag.co/article/the-offering-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.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersRachel Thompson, Faith & Finance Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/what-wheeler-avenue-can-teach-the-modern-church/https://cpmag.co/article/what-wheeler-avenue-can-teach-the-modern-church/A historic Houston congregation demonstrates how churches can honor their past, navigate pastoral succession, serve the total person, and remain relevant without surrendering their identity.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersMarcus Reed, Ministry Growth Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/your-business-can-be-ministry/https://cpmag.co/article/your-business-can-be-ministry/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.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursNaomi Brooks, Christian Entrepreneurship Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/your-church-already-has-a-culture/https://cpmag.co/article/your-church-already-has-a-culture/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.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersMarcus Reed, Ministry Growth Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/church-kpis-every-pastor-should-track/https://cpmag.co/article/church-kpis-every-pastor-should-track/What You Measure Reveals What You Value.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersMarcus Reed, Ministry Growth Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/does-every-business-idea-come-from-god/https://cpmag.co/article/does-every-business-idea-come-from-god/Christian entrepreneurs often approach their ideas with a quiet assumption: if I feel called to it, God must have ordained it. The reality is more nuanced — and more liberating.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessNaomi Brooks, Christian Entrepreneurship Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/how-to-hear-gods-voice-when-making-business-decisions/https://cpmag.co/article/how-to-hear-gods-voice-when-making-business-decisions/Discernment Is a Discipline, Not a Feeling.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessJonathan Miles, Faith and Marketplace Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/10-signs-your-business-is-running-you/https://cpmag.co/article/10-signs-your-business-is-running-you/If your business cannot survive a single day without you, you have not built a business — you have built a job with extra steps and no HR department.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessAlicia Grant, Productivity and Operations Editorhttps://cpmag.co/article/why-christian-entrepreneurs-need-systems-not-more-motivation/https://cpmag.co/article/why-christian-entrepreneurs-need-systems-not-more-motivation/Motivation Gets You Started. Systems Keep You Running.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessAlicia Grant, Productivity and Operations Editorhttps://cpmag.co/article/biblical-budgeting-for-christian-entrepreneurs/https://cpmag.co/article/biblical-budgeting-for-christian-entrepreneurs/Budgeting Is Not a Constraint on Generosity — It Is the Condition for It.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBusinessEntrepreneursRachel Thompson, Faith & Finance Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/why-your-church-growth-strategy-should-focus-on-consistency-before-expansion/https://cpmag.co/article/why-your-church-growth-strategy-should-focus-on-consistency-before-expansion/Healthy Growth Is Usually Slow Before It Is Visible.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersDavid Collins, Leadership Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/managers-maintain-leaders-multiply/https://cpmag.co/article/managers-maintain-leaders-multiply/Why Christian Leaders Must Learn the Difference.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersBusinessDavid Collins, Leadership Columnisthttps://cpmag.co/article/7-biblical-principles-christian-entrepreneur/https://cpmag.co/article/7-biblical-principles-christian-entrepreneur/Business Is More Than a Way to Make a Living.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessSarah Mitchell, Marketplace Leadership Contributorhttps://cpmag.co/article/how-pastors-can-save-10-hours-every-week/https://cpmag.co/article/how-pastors-can-save-10-hours-every-week/Ministry Was Never Meant to Be a Race Against the Clock.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTPastorsChurch LeadersMichael Reynolds, Church Technology Editorhttps://cpmag.co/article/how-to-structure-your-christian-business/https://cpmag.co/article/how-to-structure-your-christian-business/Choosing the right legal structure is a stewardship decision, not a formality. A faith-driven founder's guide to LLCs, operating agreements, and long-term growth.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessMarcus Adeyemihttps://cpmag.co/article/faith-and-personal-growth-in-every-season/https://cpmag.co/article/faith-and-personal-growth-in-every-season/The seasons that feel like interruptions often do the deepest formational work. A meditation on growth, grief, and what it means to keep becoming.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLifestyleChristian and Church NewsDeborah Ellisonhttps://cpmag.co/article/the-year-of-the-shift/https://cpmag.co/article/the-year-of-the-shift/Christian leaders are collapsing the old line between ministry and business. Why 2026 may be the year that frame breaks open for good.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessMarcus Adeyemihttps://cpmag.co/article/cp-mag-honors-rev-jesse-jackson/https://cpmag.co/article/cp-mag-honors-rev-jesse-jackson/A tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who spent six decades proving that the pulpit and the public square were never meant to be separate.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTChristian and Church NewsChurch LeadersCP Mag Editorialhttps://cpmag.co/article/millennials-are-coming-back-to-church/https://cpmag.co/article/millennials-are-coming-back-to-church/After a decade of decline, church attendance among young adults is quietly rising, and the fastest growing congregations are not the ones chasing trends.Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTChurch LeadersChristian and Church NewsDeborah Ellisonhttps://cpmag.co/article/keys-to-small-business-success/https://cpmag.co/article/keys-to-small-business-success/Faith-driven founders rarely fail from a lack of vision. Four practical keys to margin, pricing, hiring, and rest for Christian entrepreneurs.Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneursBusinessMarcus Adeyemihttps://cpmag.co/article/richard-smallwood-iconic-songwriter/https://cpmag.co/article/richard-smallwood-iconic-songwriter/Half a century of hymns and gospel standards from a songwriter who built a career on the conviction that grief and worship belong in the same song.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTChristian and Gospel MusicLifestyleYvonne Carterhttps://cpmag.co/article/is-your-pastor-depressed/https://cpmag.co/article/is-your-pastor-depressed/Clergy burnout has become a staffing crisis most congregations are not structured to catch early. What the warning signs look like and how boards can respond.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTPastorsChurch LeadersJonathan Reecehttps://cpmag.co/article/your-brain-on-worship/https://cpmag.co/article/your-brain-on-worship/LifestyleJonathan Miles