Dr. James Payne is founder and president of JAMES PAYNE MINISTRIES in Nashville Tennessee. James is celebrating 46 years of full time ministry. He has preached over 5000 crusades and continues to be in great demand for revivals and camp meetings concerts and television appearances. James has been anointed by God to break the SPIRIT OF CONTAINMENT in the church. James travels worldwide teaching on Seedenomics. A revelation God gave him on the Power and Practice of Seedtime and Harvest from the parables of Jesus! In the last few years he has raised the money and paid off numerous church mortgages in his meetings.

James is also a Grammy nominated songwriter. He has authored over 2000 songs and recently released his 33rd recording project. James has been inducted into the Christian Country Hall Of Fame and has received the Living Legend Award as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award and most every award music has to offer. The Washington Post and many other National magazines have done stories on his music.

He has seen 83 of his songs go to number one on the charts. A who’s who of singers and artists have recorded songs written by him. His classic signature song “The Night Ole Jack Daniel’s Met John 3:16, debuted at number one on the gospel charts, then crossed over to the country charts and reached number four on the independent country charts. It reached number one on many large country music stations and stayed there for several weeks. It was also nominated for song of the year .

James was raised from the dead in 1968 and delivered from drug addiction and alcoholism. James has been anointed and assigned to break the spirit of debt and release the spirit of abundance in people’s lives and to help them fulfill their destiny. He is a preacher who sings…not a singer who preaches.