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PreachersNSneakers Creator Says American Churchgoers Have Demanded Celebrity Pastor Culture

May 12, 2021 by Staff

(The Christian Post) PreachersNSneakers founder Ben Kirby never conceived that a casual social media post about celebrity pastors’ high-priced sneakers would become a global phenomenon. 

Kirby, who was no internet sensation at the time, initially took to Instagram to document the expensive footwear worn by some of the celebrity pastors he followed, listing the brands and the cost of each pair. Soon after, his Instagram following blew up and put the world of celebrity pastors under a new microscope.

The celebrity pastor craze, Kirby said, began because church attendees required a level of celebrity and entertainment from their shepherds. 

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