Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church Beaty Katelyn
Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church Beaty Katelyn Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. Celebrity in the church has led…
Specifikacia Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church Beaty Katelyn
Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church Beaty Katelyn
Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. Celebrity in the church has led to abuses of power, the cultivation of persona, and a fixation on profits.In light of the fall of famous Christian leaders in recent years, the time has come for the church to reexamine its relationship to celebrity. Whether that popularity resides at the local church level or represents national or international influence, many leaders have effectively said to their followers, "Follow me as I follow Christ." But fame that is cultivated for its own sake, without attendant spiritual maturity and proper accountability, has a shadow side that can run counter to the heart of the gospel message.
Award-winning writer Katelyn Beaty explores the ways fame has reshaped the American church, explains how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, and