Launching Holy Post Media! (Patreon)

Holy Post Plus,

Next Wednesday, we’ll be releasing a new brand video, a new tagline, updated graphics, and a refreshed website for what is now officially Holy Post Media. I want to share a bit about why we’re doing this. And by this, I mean both growing and formally launching Holy Post Media.

Your support has gotten us to this point—and we hope you’ll keep going with us.

Ultimately, everything we do at Holy Post Media is about helping more people follow Jesus more faithfully. We want to grow thoughtfully, fully aware of the pitfalls that often come with growth. Seth Godin is a favorite author of mine who says,

“If you are able to offer value and you hold back, you’re stealing. The generous work is to offer something people need. If you do that, people aren’t going to mind. Promise.”

We can’t ignore that our hearts break for the millions who are wrestling with their faith—many because they’ve been presented with a version of Christianity that doesn’t look like Jesus.

We get messages like this all the time:

“I swear if it weren’t for this podcast I would have lost my religion by now ❤️”

In the last 25 years, over 40 million Americans have left the church, and we know there are millions more who will follow them, especially if the loudest voices claiming to represent Jesus are driven by fear and anger. So, we want to play our small role in stopping that exodus by being a guide for people as we navigate the times we're in together.

To grow thoughtfully, we did some deep work to clarify our identity and priorities. One of the outcomes I’m most proud of is our list of seven values. Everything we create at Holy Post Media is shaped by these values: Orthodox, Illuminating, Entertaining, Pro Neighbor, Curious, Hopeful, and Hospitable. They are dialed up at different amounts from one offering to another, but I hope that anyone engaging Holy Post Media for any length of time would experience all of these things to be true.

Over the last 13 years, The Holy Post Podcast has grown into something more than just a podcast: more shows, more videos, more writing, more events, and more people. You've seen it happen as we added Kaitlyn, Esau, and an expanding team of thoughtful contributors. Somewhere along the way, what started as a hobby project became a real media company. The Holy Post Podcast has evolved to become Holy Post Media.

We realized we could serve both current and future audiences better by organizing around a shared vision. So we created a clearer structure, a new visual identity, and unified language for Holy Post Media.

Here’s what we’re aiming for:

• A better experience for you. We’ve organized our content more coherently, so it’s easier to navigate.

• Broader reach. We want more people to find us so we can help them navigate the complexities of post-Christian America and develop a faithful vision for living in a modern context.

• A more robust and accurate story. The Holy Post Podcast remains our flagship, but we’re proud of everything else we’re creating too and want to represent that honestly.

• A unified identity. We want to tell a coherent story of Holy Post Media. We have a variety of offerings, but they share an irreducible core, and we want that to be clear in all that we do.

There is a good chance this rollout will be a bigger deal to us than it is to you, but you're part of the team. You’ve been on this journey with us, and we want you in the loop.

In the spirit of partnership, here’s how you can support this next chapter:

• (Gently) hold us to these values.

• Continue to share Holy Post Media content with others.

• Invite others to join Holy Post Plus by gifting a membership.

• Consider upgrading your membership tier. We are working hard to make the Holy Post Plus product a great value that far exceeds the cost of a monthly membership, but we are also grateful for the way many of you sign up simply to support our work. Thanks to you, many more people can be impacted by Holy Post Media.

Please let me know if there are ways we can better serve you,

Jon Houghton

CEO, Holy Post Media

Jon@holypost.com