More recently, Todd hired disgraced former Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz. It is safe to say, due to the impact Todd’s leadership has had, that the numbers for members and weekly worshippers have grown. But, it was reported several years ago to be at least 5,000. The precise number of worshippers who attend Transformation Church in person weekly was not immediately known. Todd’s second book, Crazy Faith: It’s Only Crazy Until It Happens, also became a bestseller, as did his newest book, Damaged but Not Destroyed: From Trauma to Triumph. It remains a popular pick among readers looking for Christian marriage books. The 2020 book became a #1 New York Times bestseller. The series eventually inspired Todd to write the book Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex. Todd’s “Relationship Goals” sermons have amassed nearly 30 million views on YouTube. Series of Bestselling Booksĭespite his SEO savvy and alluring preaching style, what seems to have really made Todd’s star rise is a sermon series on relationships he preached in 2016. That figure included $600,000 for the remaining survivors of the 1921 anti-Black campaign of violence that left hundreds dead. Todd and Transformation Church gave more than $1 million in “reparations” for the massacre on its 100th anniversary. One such good deed happened in 2021 during a service highlighting survivors of the Tusla Race Massacre. However, the controversy surrounding Todd’s preaching style doesn’t seem to overshadow the good deeds Transformation Church does for its community. Amid online outrage and after several news articles emerged, Todd made a video statement admitting that the spit illustration was “disgusting” and a “distraction.”

For example, in 2022, Todd took to the internet to apologize for a sermon illustration that involved him smearing his spit on another man’s face. His transparency appears to resonate deeply with the reported thousands of viewers who watch him preach online weekly.Īlthough his charismatic preaching style tends to attract viewers, there has been controversy about how he has chosen to illustrate his messages.

He unapologetically shares his struggles and vulnerabilities.

Pastor Todd is known to preach with authenticity. The diversity among worshippers began to change “supernaturally” as “God started to grow our ministry,” he said.Īlthough Todd has been more visible publicly, both he and his wife, Natalie, serve Transformation Church as lead pastors. “Being a young lack leader that took over for an established older hite leader, in a more progressive/traditional Pentecostal-Charismatic church in the middle of what was considered by many the “hood” of Tulsa - let’s just say the odds were stacked against us to see MULTI-ETHNIC church gatherings actually happen in real life! (Shouldn’t be this way…but it is what it is!),” Todd previously shared on social media. Todd served as the soundman for Transformation Church before he was called to lead the Tulsa, Oklahoma, congregation.Ī major emphasis for Todd when he took over as lead pastor was guiding Transformation Church into becoming a multiethnic congregation. He became the lead pastor of Transformation Church in February 2015. Michael Todd was born on November 15, 1986, making him 37 years old. But his bestselling books, social media savvy, and compelling charisma have solidified him as an influencer and a spiritual leader of his generation. Todd’s spirited preaching style and unconventional sermon illustrations have gained him attention on social media over the years. Mike Todd has grown in popularity over the last few years, seemingly coming out of nowhere to become the leader of Transformation Church, a vibrant multiethnic Oklahoma ministry.

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