How Christianity got popular again | It's Been A Minute
December 24, 2025
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as posted by the channelChristianity 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 multibillion dollar machine behind the Christian Contemporary Music genre and how this behindthescenes system impacts what music you hear.
This episode originally aired on July 23, 2025.
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