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From Unplanned Pregnancy to Digital Ministry: The Providential Story Behind PRAY.COMIn this heartfelt interview with award-winning Christian artist Matthew West on The Matthew West Podcast, PRAY.COM co-founder Matt Potter shares the remarkable story behind one of the world's leading prayer and faith-based content platforms. Potter's journey begins with his own miraculous entry into the world when a pregnant 15-year-old girl, on her way to an abortion clinic, stopped at a church instead—a decision that would save his life. From his adoption by a Christian couple to meeting Steve Jobs at Pixar as a teen, Potter's path ultimately led him to build a successful tech company before feeling spiritually empty despite worldly success. Through a divinely orchestrated encounter with future co-founder Steve Gatena, who had experienced his own spiritual awakening following a tragic loss, PRAY.COM was born. Now, eight years later, the platform has accumulated an astounding 2.5 billion listening minutes and reached millions with the gospel message. Throughout the conversation, Potter reveals the profound difference between worldly success and spiritual fulfillment, offering powerful examples of lives transformed through prayer and highlighting the platform's innovative features, including clinically proven meditative prayer content that positively impacts mental and physical health.Interviews · 3 min read

Leading Organizations That Matter: Is Faith in Fashion? Interview with PRAY.COM's Matthew PotterIn this episode of "Leading Organizations That Matter," host Ray Spadoni explores the intersection of faith, business, and technology with Matthew Potter, co-founder of Pray.com. The conversation examines whether faith is becoming culturally acceptable again, how mental health concerns are driving people toward spiritual resources, and how businesses are increasingly embracing employees' whole selves, including their faith lives. Matthew shares his remarkable personal story, the growth of Pray.com as a platform, and how they're measuring the impact of prayer on mental health through scientific research.Interviews · 3 min read

PRAY.COM Founder Steve Gatena Honored with LA Times Executive Leadership AwardIn a landmark moment for faith-based technology and leadership, PRAY.COM Founder and CEO Steve Gatena has been awarded the prestigious LA Times Executive Leadership Award in the Small Business Founder category. This rare and meaningful recognition highlights Gatena’s significant contributions to the Southern California business community and underscores the growing influence of Christian tech leaders in the digital age.Interviews · 3 min read

4 Things Christians Can Do To Take Care of Their Mental Health In the WorkplaceDiscover how to deal with the increasing problems of mental health in the workplace, including anxiety and burnout.Healing & Well-Being · 10 min read

New ‘Bible in a Year with Jack Graham’ Podcast Passes 10 Million DownloadsCinematic Journey through the Bible Released in October, Reached #1 on Spotify Religion within First Week ‍ LOS ANGELES, January 30, 2023 – Pray.com , the No. 1 app for prayer and faith-based audio and video streaming content, has already seen 10 million downloads of its new “ Bible in a Year with Jack Graham ” podcast, done in collaboration with iHeartPodcasts and sponsored by the leading healthcare sharing community Medishare . The “Bible in a Year Podcast with Jack Graham” daily series launched in October and reached No. 1 on the Spotify religion list in the first week. It has continued to generate interest and downloads at an accelerated rate, reaching the 10 million milestone in record time. ‍ “We praise God for how Pray.com has been used as a tool to help people get into His Word and grow in their faith,” said Pray.com Founder and CEO Steve Gatena. “We thank Pastor Jack Graham for his commitment to this project, which has made it of such great quality for listeners, and we congratulate both the iHeart and Pray.com teams for their hard work in delivering such a stellar podcast.” “I wasn’t sure what to expect when we first launched the podcast, but it’s been amazing to see what God has done. Millions of people have been impacted by it,” Graham said. “With its cinematic approach, even those who have struggled to make a habit of getting into the word, are coming back day after day. I’m so grateful for Pray.com and the amazing work they’ve done on this project, and I pray Bible in a Year touches many more millions of lives.” Dr. Jack Graham is the pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the nation’s largest, most dynamic congregations with over 56,000 members. He is a noted author of numerous books, including his most recent, “Reignite: Fresh Focus for An Enduring Faith.” His passionate, biblical teaching is also seen and heard across the country and throughout the world on “PowerPoint Ministries.” Graham has served as Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer and President of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, with more than 14 million members. “We’ve been blown away by how well received the ‘Bible in a Year with Jack Graham’ podcast has been,” said Max Bard, VP of Content at Pray.com. “We hoped that this entertaining and story-driven format would help listeners get into a daily habit of engaging the Bible, and it has. We pray it will continue to inspire listeners to establish a routine to stay in God’s Word and experience the joy of reading the Bible every day.” In addition to “Bible in a Year with Jack Graham,” Pray.com hosts podcasts from leading Christian pastors and speakers, meditative and reflective prayers, and Bible-based resources to aid listeners wherever they may be in their spiritual growth journeys. Pray.com podcasts are distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Find “Bible in a Year with Jack Graham” and other prayer and faith-based audio content at www.pray.com/discover , on the iHeartRadio app , and everywhere podcasts are heard.4 min read

Dr. Ed Young’s 'The Winning Walk' Featured on Pray Radio and PrayTVLOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 – Dr. Ed Young, pastor at Second Baptist Church in Houston and founder of the digital broadcast “The Winning Walk,” has always been an advocate for television ministry. His content was one of the first to appear on Pray.com ’s Pray Radio and will now be featured on its newest platform, PrayTV. As the leading mobile platform providing 24/7 prayer and faith-based audio and video streaming content, Pray.com has enabled Dr. Young’s encouraging teaching to reach new and growing world-wide audiences. “It's always been important to us to share our messages beyond the walls of the Church, as that is where we are most likely to reach the people most in need of the spiritual equipping that we need for our daily walk,” said Dr. Young. “Pray.com has been instrumental for us in expanding our audience and helping encourage new listeners and viewers in their spiritual journeys. We are grateful to be a part of this new platform and eager to come alongside people with more immersive methods than just audio content.” Before coming to Second Baptist Church, Dr. Young ministered at First Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. There, he had a front-row seat to the church’s television ministry and its effectiveness in reaching an audience and building the church. It came as no surprise, then, that Dr. Young wished to implement this same type of ministry in Texas. Beginning in 1979, Dr. Young would go to a local television station every Monday morning and preach the previous day’s sermon in an empty studio. Over time, more people began to watch, and the broadcast eventually blossomed to include an international reach. “The Winning Walk” now has a ministry in India that is able to translate sermons into other languages and connect individuals who hear these sermons to local churches in the area. “Dr. Young always likes to say, ‘I’m just scattering seeds. That’s all we do – we scatter seeds.’ Pray.com gives opportunities to amplify and an avenue to really scatter the message far and wide,” said Keith Brown, Director of Broadcast Ministries. “Dr. Young wants to take the truth of the gospel and get it out as far and wide as we possibly can. Pray.com helps us do that and reach areas that we weren’t able to reach before.” Recently, due to the effects of the pandemic, one pastor was forced to shut down his church, but through Dr. Young’s teaching and daily devotionals, the pastor found encouragement to endure. In fact, people from around the globe have shared similar stories of finding strength in the midst of challenges through “The Winning Walk.” “The ability to get places where we weren’t able to before – to get the gospel into someone’s pocket – that’s an amazing thing to be able to do,” Brown added. “It’s encouraging for us to know people are using and seeing the content because the numbers represent souls. These metrics help make tangible something that’s intangible.” Through Dr. Young’s impact, Second Baptist Church has grown from 2,000 members in 1978 to over 87,000 members across six church campuses. Serving two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dr. Young has also written numerous books, including “The 10 Commandments of Marriage,” “The 10 Commandments of Parenting” and “Healing Broken America.” “We are so honored to have Dr. Young’s content on our platform as he is such a respected voice with a heart for helping people overcome their struggles, which is also very important to us here at Pray.com,” said founder Matthew Potter. “We look forward to continuing to work alongside ‘The Winning Walk’ in exploring ways we can better serve our audiences who we know are benefitting so much from this encouraging content.” In addition to “The Winning Walk,” Pray.com includes teaching and preaching programs from leading Christian pastors and speakers, along with meditative and reflective prayer and Bible-based resources to aid listeners wherever they may be in their spiritual growth journeys. Find “The Winning Walk” and other prayer and faith-based audio content at www.pray.com/discover .3 min read

Finding God After a Career-Ending InjuryEpisode 17 of the Relentless Hope Podcast The Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM shares vulnerable testimonies from the world's most passionate…Leadership · 2 min read

From Space Shuttle Engineer to God’s ServantThe Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM shares vulnerable testimonies from the world's most passionate Christian leaders who overcame extreme trials through God's faithfulness.Leadership · 2 min read

Healing Secret Wounds and Embracing God’s LoveThe Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM shares vulnerable testimonies from the world's most passionate Christian leaders who overcame extreme trials through God's faithfulness.Leadership · 2 min read

How Faith Helped Me Survive Stage 4 CancerEpisode 6 of the Relentless Hope Podcast The Relentless Hope Podcast, hosted by Steve Gatena, founder of PRAY.COM shares vulnerable testimonies from the world's most passionate…Leadership · 2 min read

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