Christian singer-songwriter Josiah Queen has signed roughly 20,000 CDs and vinyl records, but he doesn’t plan to pocket his share of the proceeds.
“How can I live not a radical life when these people are like literally dying for this?” Queen asked on “The Jesus People” podcast, explaining why he wants his new album to help persecuted Christians.
The singer told podcast host Ryan Miller that he plans to donate the proceeds he and his team would receive from physical copies of Damascus Road to Global Christian Relief. Queen’s official signed-vinyl listing confirms a donation of 100% of net proceeds, not the entire purchase price.
Queen explained that the record label still takes its percentage. The money he and his team would otherwise receive is the portion they’re giving away.
“It’s like if I’m not making that money, my managers aren’t making that money,” he said.
The idea took shape while Queen was praying about where the money should go. He said he had already spent about four days signing CDs when he described the project to Miller.
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Then an Instagram video cut through the scrolling. Queen saw Miller discussing the persecuted church and interviewing a Nigerian pastor, and the need became personal.
He wanted to help, but he didn’t know where to begin. Queen said he eventually sent Miller a direct message, and Miller called him that day to talk through the possibilities.
For Queen, the decision also challenged a temptation that can follow success: getting comfortable enough to depend less on God. He told Miller that growing closer to Jesus over the previous year had deepened his love for other people, including the strangers who come to his concerts.
That same love, he explained, reaches believers he has never met overseas. He sees them as brothers and sisters in Christ, not a distant cause competing for his attention.
Global Christian Relief describes its work as supporting persecuted Christians through emergency aid, safe housing, legal support, Bibles and training. Queen hopes the album can do two things at once: provide financial help and introduce more listeners to the needs of the persecuted church.
He also made clear that the effort doesn’t stop when signed copies sell out. In the interview, Queen said the donation plan includes unsigned CDs and vinyl records, too.
The project fits the heart of Damascus Road, which released Oct. 23, 2026. Queen linked the album’s title to the Apostle Paul’s transformation from persecuting Christians to following Jesus and facing persecution himself.
That commitment shapes his songwriting, too. Queen said he wants to be able to sit down with a guitar, sing a song and still mean its message — not simply release something because it might work.
“If I don’t feel that then I don’t want to release that song,” he said.
Now he’s putting the same conviction behind the album’s proceeds. The songs point listeners toward a life of faith beyond Sunday; the giving plan puts some of that challenge in Queen’s own hands.
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