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Celebrities for Jesus

How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church

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Celebrities for Jesus

By: Katelyn Beaty
Narrated by: Nan McNamara
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Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. 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 accountability, has a shadow side that runs counter to the heart of the gospel. Celebrity—defined as social power without proximity—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. Award-winning journalist 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 identifies many ways fame has gone awry in recent years. She shows us how evangelical culture is uniquely attracted to celebrity gurus over and against institutions, and she offers a renewed vision of ordinary faithfulness, helping us all keep fame in its proper place.

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Rather than joining the dull free for all of reformed “the word of God says” online debunking of Christian celebrities and their falls from grace, which are almost as annoying as the the ministries they expose, this is a refreshing and intelligent analysis of the whys and hows of mega churches and their leaders. It doesn’t shy away from saying it as it is either. It’s an easy listen, so much so I listened the whole way through over 4 days. Katelyn restores hope of what a healthy faith community and its leaders can look like. Every contemporary church elder and trustee should read this book and reflect

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