Tomorrow, GospelPundit.com turns ONE YEAR OLD!

It’s humbling to see how much growth my blog has experienced in just one year.  From hard-hitting interviews to exclusive premieres of highly anticipated singles, God has blessed me to play a pivotal role in the industry.  I’m blown away by that because I DO NOT deserve to fulfill all that He’s called me to do and be.

Moreover, I’m grateful to each of you for visiting the site on a regular basis, for telling folks about it, and for every encouraging comment or email I’ve received about it.  Daily readership continues to skyrocket and I promise that I’ll continue to give you my absolute best, for the glory of God alone.

I’ve got some major things planned for the coming year.  But, first, we’re gonna celebrate the past year!!!

Beginning MONDAY, I’m giving away a bundle of recent releases EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Each day next week, I’ll pose a question about SOMETHING I’ve said on the site in the past year.  Your task will be to find the answer and email it to me.  From among those emails, I’ll randomly select a winner to receive my hand-picked bundle pack of new music, which will include the new releases from BeBe & CeCe Winans, Fred Hammond, Byron Cage, Israel & New Breed, Ted Winn, Kierra Sheard, J Moss, Rizen, Shirley Caesar, Coko, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise AND MORE… even an autographed copy of the newest album from Smokie Norful!  For real, guys… it’s big.  Kinda like the “new release JACKPOT.”

Do you hear what I’m saying?  Every day, ONE person will win about 20 new CDs.    Just my little way of sayin’ “thanks.”

Okay, so spread the word and get ready to celebrate all week long.  Sound good?

Love you guys.

Planning for the Gospel Heritage Foundation’s Praise & Worship Conference, the popular annual gathering spearheared by Dr. Teresa Hairston of Gospel Today Magazine, is in full swing.

The two-day conference will take place on February 18th and 19th, 2010 in Jacksonville, FL.  Guest speakers include Dr. Rudolph McKissick, Bishop Noel Jones and Kirk Franklin.  There will also be workshops and panel discussions, artist showcases and a huge concert with artists TBA.

And… *drumroll please* You’ll never guess who’s been asked to speak on TWO panels?!

Now clearly, I’m not the only reason you should consider coming, but I’d definitely love to see some of you there!  Cool?  Cool.

Registration is open NOW.  Check out the official website to register and for more details: http://www.gospeltodayonline.com/GHF/.

God keeps blowin’ my mind during this whole bloggin’ journey!

I was blessed to be interviewed by the popular Christian women’s magazine, EEW Magazine, and featured in its latest issue highlighting “10 Men Leading The Way.”

I’m in pretty good company, too– also featured are Bishop Eddie Long, Israel Houghton, Dr. Myles Munroe, Tye Tribbett and more!

Click the link below to check out the full article.  I think it came out pretty well and you might learning something new about me.

http://eewmagazine.com/EJ-GAINES-GOSPEL-PUNDIT-IN-EEW-MAGAZINE.html

Lemme know what you think!

Guess what?

I’ve been interviewed!

Mimi Soul, of the growing music blog, Finding The B-Side, was gracious enough to interview me for her website!  In the interview, I talk a bit about why I started GospelPundit, what a typical day is like for me, what’s been the most rewarding aspect of my work, and lots more.

Click here to check it out!  And lemme know what you think, mm-kay?

And special thanks to Mimi for thinking of me!

Soooooooo… I’ve been itching to tell y’all something for over a month now.

Guess who’s been named one of the “Ten To Watch” in the 2009 Gospel Music Industry Round-Up?!

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

AND, what’s more,  GospelPundit.com is also featured as a “Top Gospel Website” in the publication. God is sooooooooo incredible.  I can never understand His love, grace and provision in my life, but I’ll TAKE IT!

I have to thank y’all… *pulling out my crumbled-up notes to place on the podium*… yes… YOU good people for visiting GospelPundit.com every day.

Though I’m neither the first nor the only person doing it, gospel blogging is new to the marketplace and is still catching on with consumers.  But you’ve trusted me to bring you good info and stimulating content– and you’ve stuck with me, subscribed, told friends… And, as a result, you’ve made this site SOAR in a short time (note: I only launched this site 4 months ago… it’s still a baby!).

Anyway, I appreciate you more than I can say.  THANK YOU is the phrase to use, but my gratitude runs much deeper than that.  Love y’all.