Kanye West is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with more than 140 million records sold. He has been described as a “rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.”
Kanye West's new album Jesus Is King not only ranked in at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, but it also came in at number one of the Top Christian Albums chart.
Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton is hoping that Kanye West can stay strong in his faith amid the onslaught of ridicule being thrown his direction following the release of his new gospel album, Jesus Is King.
In an open letter to rapper Kanye West, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship and leader of the Harvest Crusades, Greg Laurie encouraged West and all new believers to read the Bible daily, pray often and share the word.
More than 1,000 people accepted Christ over the weekend during a Kanye West “Sunday Service” event in Baton Rouge, La., that drew thousands of people of all races, according to a pastor who attended.
Kanye West’s new faith-centric album has sparked an increased interest in Christianity – and a well-known ministry is providing free tools to unbelievers.
Celebrity conversions aren’t easy to navigate. In fact, the ongoing reaction to reports that Kanye West has been born again, is serious about his faith, and is even considering seminary, all in association with the title and content of his much-anticipated music project “Christ is King,” sounded more than vaguely familiar to those of us at the Colson Center.
As Christian communities light up in dialogue over Kanye West’s conversion and recent album, the rapper opened up about his faith journey in a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1.