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Episode 120: Navigating Celebrity Culture—How Personas, Platforms, & Profits Are Hurting the Church with Katelyn Beaty

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Today’s conversation is a fascinating deep-dive into celebrity culture with Katelyn Beaty, editor and author of Celebrities For Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, & Profits are Hurting the Church. We explore the dynamics of celebrity culture and its profound effects on both the church and our personal sense of worth and mission. Here’s what we cover:

1. The importance of developing an inner locus of control

2. How celebrity culture impacts the church

3. Parasocial relationships & influencers as attachment figures

4. Reevaluating what true success looks like

5. How to discern trustworthiness in people you follow

Check out Katelyn's book Celebrities for Jesus here

Find Katelyn's conversation with Chuck DeGroat on celebrity and narcissism here

Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here.

If you enjoyed this episode, you'll love:

Episode 119: Drawing Strength from the Past —The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance with Dr. Jemar Tisby

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Music by Andy Luiten

Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik

While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only.

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Today’s conversation is a fascinating deep-dive into celebrity culture with Katelyn Beaty, editor and author of Celebrities For Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, & Profits are Hurting the Church. We explore the dynamics of celebrity culture and its profound effects on both the church and our personal sense of worth and mission. Here’s what we cover:

1. The importance of developing an inner locus of control

2. How celebrity culture impacts the church

3. Parasocial relationships & influencers as attachment figures

4. Reevaluating what true success looks like

5. How to discern trustworthiness in people you follow

Check out Katelyn's book Celebrities for Jesus here

Find Katelyn's conversation with Chuck DeGroat on celebrity and narcissism here

Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here.

If you enjoyed this episode, you'll love:

Episode 119: Drawing Strength from the Past —The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance with Dr. Jemar Tisby

Thanks to our sponsors:

Music by Andy Luiten

Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik

While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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