Guests Include Amy Grant, Rev. Run &
Justine Simmons, Tim Tebow, Travis
Tritt, and David & Tamela
Mann and more
Season 3 premieres on UP Faith & Family on
March 2 and on UPtv on April 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 29,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy winner and one of the most
influential Christian artists in today's era Chris Tomlin will host the new season of
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith debuting in early
2023. Season three of Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
will premiere on UP Faith & Family, the leading streaming
service in uplifting entertainment, on March
2 and on the cable network UPtv on April 2.
The inspirational series, based off the bestselling devotional
book Jesus Calling ® (Thomas Nelson), will share
stories of success, loss, heartbreak, and redemption told by
people of faith from all walks of life that will inspire and
encourage. Host Chris Tomlin kicks the series' new season off
with guests Amy Grant and Carlos and
Alexa PenaVega.
"Personally, I have always felt the heartbeat of Jesus
Calling is so in line with my calling… to help people have an
encounter with God," said Chris
Tomlin. "So, to be able to share story after story of God's
faithfulness in so many lives as this year's host is something I am
honored to do."
"We are delighted to have Chris
Tomlin as host of the next season of Jesus Calling,"
said Michael Aulisio, Vice President
and Publisher of the Jesus Calling brand at Thomas
Nelson. "Chris' faith and energy are magnetic. We know
viewers will be uplifted and inspired by the stories they see each
week."
"We are thrilled to partner with Harper
Collins to bring Jesus Calling to UP Faith &
Family and UPtv as our uplifting brand promise uniquely aligns with
this inspiring series. It's a perfect addition to our programming
offering," said Hector Campos, vice
president, content strategy and acquisition, UP Entertainment.
Season three guests include Tabitha
Brown, Sonya Curry,
Linda Davis & Lang Scott, Trent
Dilfer, Andrew East &
Shawn Johnson East, Danny Gokey, Amy
Grant, Walker Hayes &
Craig Allen Cooper, Ben Higgins, Chris & Kelly Janson, Todd
Hoffman, Jimmy Houston, Gary
LeVox, David & Tamela Mann,
Jordan Matthews, Eddie Montgomery, Rope & Candice Myers, Jordan
Matthews, Granger & Amber
Smith, Rev. Run & Justine Simmons, Alexa Welteroth & Johnathan Singletary, Tim Tebow, Travis
Tritt, Steve Wariner, Brett
& Brad Warren, Bubba Watson, Paige
VanZant, and Brett
Young. Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
is produced by Four Eyes Media.
UP Faith & Family will air season one of Jesus Calling:
Stories of Faith, hosted by Lauren Alaina, beginning
January 1, 2023.
ABOUT JESUS CALLING: Jesus Calling has sold
more than 40 million units across more than 30 languages since its
2004 publication. The Jesus Calling brand includes
children's devotionals, Bible storybooks, journals, seasonal books,
a quarterly print and digital Jesus Calling magazine, The
Jesus Calling Podcast, and an app available on both Apple
and Android platforms. For additional information visit
JesusCalling.com.
About Chris Tomlin:
Time magazine heralded Chris
Tomlin as the "most often sung artist in the world" as its
estimated that 20-30 million people across the world sing one of
his songs every week in church services. Along the way, Chris has
scored 17 #1 one singles at radio, placed 29 top ten hits (more
than any other Christian artist), sold more than 12 million albums
with 5.6 Billion career global streams, earned a Grammy, three
Billboard Music Awards, 28 Dove Awards, became a two-time BMI
Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year.
In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the
Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio
streams, alongside Justin
Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth
Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach
the Billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with
their BILLIONAIRE award. His annual 'Good Friday Nashville'
concerts have become a family tradition to many in Tennessee and this year he expanded a
global audience by exclusively premiering his 'Good Friday
Nashville" live event on Facebook. As one of the most successful
Christian touring artists today, Chris has sold-out venues
everywhere including New York
City's Madison Square Garden,
the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles,
Nashville's Bridgestone Arena,
Red Rocks in Denver and more. Chris recently set a
career attendance record with an unprecedented concert at LA's Banc
of California Stadium. For more information visit:
ChrisTomlin.com or follow Chris on Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
ABOUT UP Entertainment: UP Entertainment, home to UP
Faith & Family, UPtv, AspireTV, AspireTV Life and Cine
Romántico, is the destination for uplifting entertainment for
passionate and diverse audiences across the leading cable,
satellite and streaming platforms. UP Faith & Family is the
leading streaming service in uplifting entertainment and includes
exclusive access to original productions from the UP Entertainment
family of brands. UPtv is the trusted network for adults seeking
positive programming with relatable stories about relationships,
filled with love and laughter, through exclusive premiere movies,
box-office hit films and beloved series. AspireTV is the premier
network for Black culture and urban lifestyle programming featuring
original productions in food, home and fashion. AspireTV Life is
the first free ad supported streaming television (FAST) channel
dedicated to sharing the experiences of the multicultural audience
through cooking, fashion, travel, design and more. Additionally, UP
Entertainment in partnership with PixL Dos, manages and distributes
Cine Romántico, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST)
channel featuring the best of Hollywood TV romance movies in
Spanish. UP Entertainment's award-winning pro-social initiative,
"UPlift Someone," has inspired over 200 million people to uplift
others through its social videos and dedicated UPlift Someone
Facebook page and website.
ABOUT THOMAS NELSON: Thomas Nelson is a world leading
publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing
readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years.
As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing
group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books,
gift books, curriculum and digital content, with distribution
of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is
headquartered in Nashville, TN.
For additional information visit ThomasNelson.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
HarperCollins - MacKenzie.Collier@HarperCollins.com
Chris Tomlin-
Jessie@schmidtpr.com
UPtv - Kstafford@upentertainment.com
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