Can Pastors Be Rich?: Guest Interview with Ben Kirby of Preachers ‘N Sneakers

Should pastors have $5,000 sneakers or $100,000 cars? Are big churches successful or just showy? Get answers to these questions and more in this discussion between https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) and Ben Kirby of https://preachersnsneakers.com/ (Preachers ‘N Sneakers).  Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-jesus-say-about-stuff-and-money-who-is-jesus-mark-8-36/ (What Does Jesus Say About Stuff and Money?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-radically-change-your-life-learning-to-follow-jesus-luke-9-12-17/ (How to Radically Change Your Life). Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit ourhttps://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ ( website) and follow us onhttps://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks ( Facebook),https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ ( Instagram), andhttps://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast ( Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:15 - Ben Kirby of https://preachersnsneakers.com/ (Preachers ‘N Sneakers) 4:05 - What conversation does the church need to have?: Consumers, capitalism, celebrity Christianity, etc 6:15 - How much is too much? 10:00 - Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/03/22/preachers-sneakers-instagram-wealth/ (Preachers and their $5,000 sneakers) 15:40 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-jesus-say-about-stuff-and-money-who-is-jesus-mark-8-36/ (What Does Jesus Say About Stuff and Money?) 17:35 - Are pastors held to a higher standard? 24:40 - How Preachers ‘ N Sneakers impacts Ben Kirby’s faith 26:45 - Are big churches successful or just showy? 32:30 - Are you ever embarrassed to be a Christian?  38:50 - What comes next for Ben Kirby? 40:40 - Su