Episode 579: Katelyn Beaty on How Christian Celebrities, Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Harming the Church And What to Do About It

In Part 2 of our mini-series on Integrity in the Church, Katelyn Beaty talks about the history of the idea of celebrity, how it’s impacted the church, how Billy Graham handled his fame, and how personas, platforms and profits are harming the church, and what to do about it.

Note: This isn’t a cynical hit piece on the church, but hopefully, a thoughtful conversation on what to do if becoming well-known comes your way.

Welcome to Episode 579 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.

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Quotes from Episode 579

All institutions from media, entertainment, business, higher education, and of course, the Church, they're all facing this crisis of trust. - @KatelynBeaty Click To Tweet In the decline of institutional identity and trust, is the rise of individual authority figures who people can still rally around and put their trust in. - @KatelynBeaty Click To Tweet For Christians especially, where problems start to creep in, whether we're talking about celebrity or fame, is the lack of proximity. - @KatelynBeaty Click To Tweet I truly believe that ordinary faithfulness, lived out in the lives of people off the screen and off the stage, has an incalculable effect for the kingdom. - @KatelynBeaty Click To Tweet

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