Sentences with phrase «of celebrity pastors»
We're looking for bigger spaces, but we really didn't want to go down the road of building a bigger and bigger sanctuary to fit the bigger and bigger ego of the celebrity pastor.
https://www.premierchristianity.com/ Not exact matches
Carl Lentz, the pastor of Hillsong in New York City, told Business Insider that despite the church's celebrity following, Hillsong was just a normal church.
Three of my least favorite celebrity pastors.
While I don't like the whole concept of «celebrity pastors» — and there are lots of them today — It does bug me that mainline Protestant Christianity in Canada and the U.S. doesn't have one single notable spokesperson.
Picking up on the NPD megachurch pastor commentary — here in us emergent world, you have the combustion of two NPD worlds — first the evangelical quest to follow the next Xn celebrity rock star coupled with the strain of male dominated NPD found in palces like Silicon Valley where there's an obsession to discover the next big thing.
SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN)-- The Food Network announced Friday that it will not renew the contract of Paula Deen after she admitted using a racial epithet — but a black pastor who is friends with the celebrity chef said she «can't be a racist.»
For all the fans of Mark Driscoll, I hope that rather than simply turn to another celebrity pastor or mega-gathering for their weekly fix of preaching, they see that Jesus Himself wants to lead them into the biggest adventure of a lifetime.
J.R.B.: The phrase «celebrity pastor» is a contradiction of terms, but it feels somewhat normal to us in our cultural context because the mindset is so rampant.
I've long admired J.R.'s take on ministry, so it was honor to talk with him about what it means for pastors to serve with faithfulness, regardless of the outcome, in a culture that idolizes celebrity and success.
Pastors, celebrities, academics, sports personalities all can fall foul of this and perhaps face more pressure to do so than those of us that are not in the limelight.
They had a celebrity pastor of their own at the time — Rob Bell.
Pastors, I know many of you are struggling with how to shepherd a politically diverse community through these tumultuous times, but please know those relationships you're navigating one visit, one meal, and one awkward coffee hour at a time matter more than any political speech delivered by a celebrity.