Can 'celebrity Christianity' disciple you effectively?

Alistair Chalmers  |  Comment
Date posted:  11 Feb 2026
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Can 'celebrity Christianity' disciple you effectively?

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We live in a golden age of Christian content, but at the same time it is a fragile age for Christian community.

Sermons stream instantly. Conferences draw thousands. Podcasts, platforms, and personalities shape how many believers think about faithfulness.

None of this is inherently bad - God has used gifted teachers far beyond their local contexts for the good of the church. But there is a quiet danger: that the idea of church becomes more compelling than the people of church.

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