About Jay Heilman

Jay Heilman is the co-founder and live media & content director for Today's Christian Entertainment (2016) as well as the host of Kingdom Builder Radio (Podcast, 2008) and Kingdom Builder TV (Video Channel, 2009). Life Verse: Romans 8:28 Jay resides in the Tampa, FL area with his wife Shannon Howle-Heilman and their blended family of 6 children, four dogs, two cats, two bearded dragons and a gecko.

Artist News: Riley Clemmons To Deliver Self-Titled, Full-Length Debut On Aug. 3 With Capitol CMG

"Broken Prayers" Gains Over 14 Million Global Streams Nashville, Tenn. (Jun. 22, 2018) -  Riley Clemmons will release her awaited first full-length project with Capitol CMG on Aug. 3. The LP brimming with perspective and clarity was heralded by the breakthrough hit “Broken Prayers” and newly released “Better For It.” Among the [...]

By |2018-06-29T20:56:02-04:00June 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Artist News: Riley Clemmons To Deliver Self-Titled, Full-Length Debut On Aug. 3 With Capitol CMG

Artist News: Trinity Releases First U.S. Single, “Alive Again,” July 13 From The Fuel Music

Netherlands-based Band’s Debut North American Release, The In Between, Slated To Release This Fall Radio Tour Begins Today In Dallas Making its mark on the international music scene, awards-winning, Netherlands-based, eclectic worship band Trinity releases its first radio single into the U.S., “Alive Again,” July 13 through their newly signed agreement with [...]

By |2018-06-29T20:02:38-04:00June 25th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Artist News: Trinity Releases First U.S. Single, “Alive Again,” July 13 From The Fuel Music

Artist News: Matthew West Releases Special Version of Latest Chart-Topping Album All

Matthew West Releases Special Version of Latest Chart-Topping Album All In  with Five Brand-New Acoustic Tracks  Nashville, Tenn. (Jun. 22, 2018) - 4X GRAMMY® nominee Matthew West released a special version of his chart-topping album All In today, featuring five brand-new acoustic tracks. West’s most personal album to date, the critically lauded All In contains songs that heavily [...]

By |2018-06-29T21:06:58-04:00June 22nd, 2018|News|Comments Off on Artist News: Matthew West Releases Special Version of Latest Chart-Topping Album All

Stryper ‘God Damn Evil’

Written by: Jay Heilman (4/15/2018) STRYPER has for over three decades been synonymous with the words “Christian rock” and “Christian metal”. Laugh if you will, but bands like STRYPER, Petra and Whitecross really did, in my opinion, lay the foundations of what would become the later influx of Christian [...]

By |2024-09-10T10:57:23-04:00April 20th, 2018|Music, Reviews|Comments Off on Stryper ‘God Damn Evil’

News: Kingdom Builder Makes Its 2018 Debut on Righteous Rock Radio 1/23/18

Kingdom Builder with Jay Heilman Returns to the Airwaves January 23, 2018, Debuting on Righteous Rock Radio (3R Radio) Tuesdays at 2PM ET 2018 Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of the Long-Running Podcast Turned Radio Show with Plans to Re-Air Retro Interviews and more Zephyrhills, FL (January 9, 2018) –  Kingdom Builder, a radio show [...]

By |2018-01-10T00:41:41-05:00January 10th, 2018|Music, News|Comments Off on News: Kingdom Builder Makes Its 2018 Debut on Righteous Rock Radio 1/23/18

Blog – When Is It Time To Hang It Up: Revisited (2018)

When we launched Today’s Christian Entertainment (TCE) back in January 2016, I had written an article looking at some bands that had made some significant changes, more specific – in the front (wo)man department. I got a lot of feedback about the article, mostly good. But there were some, naturally, that disagreed with my take [...]

By |2023-01-10T22:46:59-05:00January 4th, 2018|Staff Blogs|Comments Off on Blog – When Is It Time To Hang It Up: Revisited (2018)

News: Legendary Music Producer, Rick Hall, Dies at 85

Legendary Music Producer Rick Hall Dies at 85, Family Issues Statement Legendary Music Producer Rick Hall Dies at 85, Family Issues Statement Legendary music producer and FAME Studios founder Rick Hall has died at the age of 85. Hall died this morning at his home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, not far from [...]

By |2018-01-04T01:36:49-05:00January 4th, 2018|Music, News|Comments Off on News: Legendary Music Producer, Rick Hall, Dies at 85

Blog – When Is It Time To Hang It Up: Revisited (2018)

* When we launched Today’s Christian Entertainment (TCE) back in January 2016, I had written an article looking at some bands that had made some significant changes, more specific – in the front (wo)man department.  I got a lot of feedback about the article, mostly good.  But there were some, naturally, [...]

By |2018-01-04T01:10:39-05:00January 4th, 2018|Featured Blog|Comments Off on Blog – When Is It Time To Hang It Up: Revisited (2018)

Third Day ‘Revival’

Written by: Jay Heilman (8/1/2017) Christian rock mainstays Third Day have long been one of not only the most successful bands in Christian music history, but also one of the most beloved and decorated as well.  Though the group has won 4 Grammy awards, an American Music Award and [...]

By |2017-08-03T23:39:08-04:00August 3rd, 2017|Music, Reviews|Comments Off on Third Day ‘Revival’
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