PreachersNSneakers: 9 Questions to Help You Live Your Faith in an Age of Capitalism, Consumerism, and (Wannabe) Celebrity
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Summary
Founder of the phenomenon social media account PreachersNSneakers tackles how faith， capitalism， consumerism， and （wannabe） celebrity have collided。
What started as a joke account on Instagram has turned into a movement。 Through this provocative project， the founder of PreachersNSneakers is helping thousands of Jesus followers wrestle with the inevitable dilemmas created by a culture obsessed with image and entertainment。
In PreachersNSneakers: 9 Questions to Help You Live Your Faith in an Age of Capitalism， Consumerism， and （Wannabe） Celebrity， the author boldly confronts many of the difficult questions plaguing countless Christians’ minds， such as:
Should pastors grow wealthy off of religion， and why do we get so angry when they do？
Is it okay to stoke envy among others with curated “lifestyle” images on social media？
Do we really believe that divine blessings are monetary， or is that just religious wallpaper to hide our own greed？
Is there space in Christendom for celebrities like Kanye and Bieber to exist without distorting the good news？
What about this: Is it wrong for someone like this author to call out faith leaders online and leverage “cancel culture” to affect change？
PreachersNSneakers will navigate these challenging questions and many more with humor， wit， candor， and a few never-before-published hijinks。 Each chapter will explore the various sides of the debate， holding space for readers to make up their own minds。 The book will doubtlessly become a staple for church small groups， college ministries， and book clubs， emboldening struggling believers who want to live a more genuine faith。
After all， the Lord works in mysterious colorways。
What started as a joke account on Instagram has turned into a movement。 Through this provocative project， the founder of PreachersNSneakers is helping thousands of Jesus followers wrestle with the inevitable dilemmas created by a culture obsessed with image and entertainment。
In PreachersNSneakers: 9 Questions to Help You Live Your Faith in an Age of Capitalism， Consumerism， and （Wannabe） Celebrity， the author boldly confronts many of the difficult questions plaguing countless Christians’ minds， such as:
Should pastors grow wealthy off of religion， and why do we get so angry when they do？
Is it okay to stoke envy among others with curated “lifestyle” images on social media？
Do we really believe that divine blessings are monetary， or is that just religious wallpaper to hide our own greed？
Is there space in Christendom for celebrities like Kanye and Bieber to exist without distorting the good news？
What about this: Is it wrong for someone like this author to call out faith leaders online and leverage “cancel culture” to affect change？
PreachersNSneakers will navigate these challenging questions and many more with humor， wit， candor， and a few never-before-published hijinks。 Each chapter will explore the various sides of the debate， holding space for readers to make up their own minds。 The book will doubtlessly become a staple for church small groups， college ministries， and book clubs， emboldening struggling believers who want to live a more genuine faith。
After all， the Lord works in mysterious colorways。
Reviews
Derek Davidson
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Ben brings some really good and important critiques to the church and the sub-culture of celebrity Christianity。 These critiques are necessary to a sub-culture that has harmed the witness of Christ in the world。However， it's hard to get past the fact that Ben seems to set himself up as the authority on what is too much excess and fame。 He himself gains from his own friends who are athletes and celebrities， why would it be any different for pastors？ To be clear， it is different for leaders（James Ben brings some really good and important critiques to the church and the sub-culture of celebrity Christianity。 These critiques are necessary to a sub-culture that has harmed the witness of Christ in the world。However， it's hard to get past the fact that Ben seems to set himself up as the authority on what is too much excess and fame。 He himself gains from his own friends who are athletes and celebrities， why would it be any different for pastors？ To be clear， it is different for leaders（James 3:1）， but is someone who himself enjoys nice sneakers the person to critique leaders for having nice sneakers？ Ben's critiques aren't wrong and these discussions need to happen more in our church。 Our leaders really pointing to the One who said He didn't even have a place to lay His head when they're driving luxury cars and wearing $500 sneakers？ The "medium is the message" and too often we have allowed some version of the Prosperity Gospel to creep in to our own theology。 Also， no one can critique from a place of perfection because we are all flawed and all have our own "speck" to dig out。 However， there seems to be too much hypocrisy and even justification of his own lifestyle to really support this book。 。。。more
Hannah F
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I honestly did not know about the PreachersNSneakers insta account until I started seeing prepub information about this book。 After reading the summary and looking at the insta I decided to give it a read and thoroughly enjoyed it。 Ben has written a careful， thoughtful book that recognizes the inherent tensions in using social media to point out the cash value of clothing items worn by Christian celebrity pastors， preachers， and worship leaders。 While he does provide information， perspectives， a I honestly did not know about the PreachersNSneakers insta account until I started seeing prepub information about this book。 After reading the summary and looking at the insta I decided to give it a read and thoroughly enjoyed it。 Ben has written a careful， thoughtful book that recognizes the inherent tensions in using social media to point out the cash value of clothing items worn by Christian celebrity pastors， preachers， and worship leaders。 While he does provide information， perspectives， and biblical truth to back up his thesis， Ben mostly just poses question about the intersection of faith， celebrity， wealth， and the new prosperity gospel。 His humbleness， conviction， and deep love for the church shine through even as he examines and critiques some of the realities that have arisen from the megachurch Christianity。 I would highly recommend and think this book is well-worth the read， regardless of your opinions about his Instagram account。 。。。more
Leslie Morgan
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