Michael Todd
Michael Todd is an American pastor and Christian author whose work centers on relationships, faith, and spiritual growth. Best known for Relationship Goals, he also wrote Crazy Faith and Damaged but Not Destroyed. His work includes a #1 New York Times bestseller and a viral sermon series.
Biography & Author's Journey
Michael Todd is a Tulsa-based pastor and Christian author whose public career developed out of ministry, music, and digital communication rather than a conventional literary path. Raised in Tulsa as the second oldest of five boys, he has written that he grew up in a close family, began dating Natalie, his future wife, as a teenager, and spent his early adult years working as a drummer, music producer, and church sound engineer. He also attended community college briefly before leaving, a detail he has often used to underscore how unlikely his later emergence as a bestselling author felt even to him. ((https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Damaged-But-Not-Destroyed-Sneak-Peek.pdf))
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Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
A candid guide to finding lasting love and building healthy relationships through faith-based principles and real-life wisdom.
Crazy Faith
Michael Todd
Inspiring guide to unleashing bold, audacious faith in God's promises, empowering readers to pursue the impossible with confidence.
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Michael Todd
Overcome trauma, find healing through humility, openness, and transparency.
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
A candid guide to finding lasting love and building healthy relationships through faith-based principles and real-life wisdom.
Crazy Faith
Michael Todd
Inspiring guide to unleashing bold, audacious faith in God's promises, empowering readers to pursue the impossible with confidence.
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Michael Todd
Overcome trauma, find healing through humility, openness, and transparency.
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"Michael Todd's infectious, genuine, and compelling way of teaching translates to the page"
— Lysa TerKeurst
"Pastor Michael Todd is an energizing voice for this generation"
— Tina Constable
"Michael Todd shows what mountain-moving faith looks like, pointing readers to a big God"
— Levi Lusko
"Michael Todd is one of the craziest pastors I know—crazy in a good way"
— Craig Groeschel
"Michael Todd offers millennials strategies for building strong relationships in a fresh debut"
— Publishers Weekly
"Michael Todd has experienced a meteoric rise to become one of the most influential faith voices of our time"
— Andrew Stoddard
"Michael Todd brings a Pentecostal sermon cadence to the page while keeping the tone intimate and vulnerable"
— Library Journal
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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