

I have Irish writer Tana French to thank for getting me out of my recent fictional reading slump. It’s that simple.Fiction – Kindle edition Hodder & Stoughton 448 pages 2010.

We want to change the future of the Church.

Use them well to serve one another.” We want our communicators and creators to earn an income that will result in more people serving one another. The Bible says that “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. We believe that by supporting faith-based creators of all kinds, we will help more people receive God’s plan and purpose for each of our lives. Give Christian creators the validation to ask their following to support their calling financially. Provide tools to energize their communities online Support those building the future generations of the Church Enter Faithful.Place.įaithful.Place is more than just a creator platform. They’ve had no where to call their own… until now. Sites like Patreon have helped pave the way for creators to thrive, but faith-based creators have unique needs when it comes to community and monetization.

Innovative faith leaders and digital missionaries moved to social media platforms during the pandemic to try and disciple a generation of Christians living through these challenges, yet we know that there are real limitations to social media in this space - inconsistent reach, ephemeral community, negativity, divisiveness are just a few.Īt the same time, creators are yearning to be empowered and finding new ways to monetize, engage and own their community. The majority of young (millenial and GenZ) Christians are now accessing their faith online. Church membership has declined to an all-time low in the US, yet the number of Christians continues to increase. During the course of these three years, the faith space has changed dramatically. It’s been a personal journey (first-time CEO), a professional journey (leading a company through the pandemic) and a spiritual journey (faith has always been personal to me, but now I lead a very public faith-based company). Brian Lee, Lincoln Brown and I founded The Seventh Spark Company three years ago.
