The lure of celebrity has infiltrated the modern church. The goal of many congregations is to grow into a mega-church, making the pastor a celebrity within the Christian Mysticism community at large. Celebrities created by the media, through sports, television, movies, or other pop culture outlets are often promptly paraded before the public to demonstrate how cool it is to be a “Christian”. The result of the dependence on celebrity is at best a shallow conversion, and, tragically often, disappointment, when the celebrity returns to a life of depravity after…
Founder of The Christian Mysticism Education Movement
