The Genesis Challenge Blog
Real tutorials from real builders. Honest stories from people learning to ship. Plain-English guides to Claude Code, GitHub, Stripe, and the tools changing how Christians build software.
When we launched this challenge in November we called it a 3-day program. Then Claude Code got 5× faster, our students started shipping in a single sitting, and the whole premise had to change. Here’s the real story.
Ideas
Stuck on what to build? These 10 ideas are simple enough to ship in a weekend and meaningful enough to actually matter. From devotional apps to church directories.
Make money
A step-by-step walkthrough of going from blank file to a real, working checkout page that takes real money — in under 90 minutes. Yes, with screenshots.
Prompting
If you’re using Claude Code without a CLAUDE.md, you’re leaving 80% of the magic on the table. Here’s the exact template I use for every new project.
Faith & tech
We get this question every week. Here’s our honest, biblically-grounded answer — no hand-waving, no fear-mongering. Just two Christians thinking out loud.
Tutorial
Everyone tells you Git is essential. Nobody tells you how to actually use it without breaking everything. This guide fixes that — with Claude doing most of the work.
Story
Idea to App Store-ready, in less time than a movie. Here’s every prompt, every screenshot, and every “wait, that worked?” moment along the way.
Tutorial
If “terminal” sounds scary, this guide is for you. We walk through every click, every command, and every “wait what does that mean” — in plain English.
Tools
Beyond Claude Code: the tools we actually use every day to build, ship, and grow. Free where possible, honest about the paid ones.
Intro
The term sounds silly. The practice is anything but. Here’s what vibe coding really is, why it matters, and why every Christian builder should care.
Story
Pastor Mike spent two years getting a quote from a dev shop ($14k). He spent one Saturday with Claude Code and shipped a better site for free. This is his story.