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I’ve been on both sides of “Christian celebrity” culture and while it’s easy to finger point at prosperity preachers, conservatives have diva pastors too.
It’s seems less about camps and more about culture. When allowed to thrive, a celebrity culture always will.
I’ve been on both sides of “Christian celebrity” culture and while it’s easy to finger point at prosperity preachers, conservatives have diva pastors too.
It’s seems less about camps and more about culture. When allowed to thrive, a celebrity culture always will.
Leaders & people nurture it when we:
1. Cut others down to elevate “our guy”
2. Let leaders act like kings and treat people like peasants
3. Channel resources, people, praise, and special treatment to one leader above the rest
4. Surround a leader with “yes” men
1. Cut others down to elevate “our guy”
2. Let leaders act like kings and treat people like peasants
3. Channel resources, people, praise, and special treatment to one leader above the rest
4. Surround a leader with “yes” men
5. Treat the gifts in the body as secondary to senior leaders
6. Covertly punish people for asking accountability questions
7. Reduce financial reporting
8. Let people fuel our own ego with false flattery while remaining silent
9. Use others in ministry then take the credit
6. Covertly punish people for asking accountability questions
7. Reduce financial reporting
8. Let people fuel our own ego with false flattery while remaining silent
9. Use others in ministry then take the credit
10. Use money to manipulate people
11. Declare our church “best church”
12. Declare our leader the “best leader”
13. Treat staff like second-class citizens
14. Silence critics with threats
15. Believe we are irreplaceable
16. Undercut anyone we view as a “competitor”
11. Declare our church “best church”
12. Declare our leader the “best leader”
13. Treat staff like second-class citizens
14. Silence critics with threats
15. Believe we are irreplaceable
16. Undercut anyone we view as a “competitor”
You could almost predict the steps as they unfold if unstopped.
So what do we do:
1. Pray
2. Confess pride
3. Repent
4. Do everything the opposite way
So what do we do:
1. Pray
2. Confess pride
3. Repent
4. Do everything the opposite way
