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How Christianity got popular again

podcast December 24, 2025

Christianity showed up in the mainstream in unexpected ways this year. Are we in a revival?

Take a look at this year’s Billboard charts. For the first time, multiple Christian musicians charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time — and stayed there for weeks. And some of the biggest hits of the year – like Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” – pull from Contemporary Christian Music sounds. Plus, Trump says he wants to defend Christians.

In the episode, Brittany talks with Christianity Today reporter Kelsey Kramer McGinnis to understand the multi-billion dollar machine behind the Christian Contemporary Music genre and how this behind-the-scenes system impacts what music you hear.

This episode originally aired on July 23, 2025.

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