THE AUDACITY: Is 2819 Church Serving God or Just Building Another Pastor Pedestal?

The Word in Black reports:

When thousands line up before dawn just to catch a glimpse of a charismatic pastor, you have to ask who is really being worshipped. Philip Anthony Mitchell claims he wants all the glory to go to Jesus, but the line between anointed leadership and full-blown personality cult is getting dangerously thin.

Philip Anthony Mitchell tells 2819 Church not to idolize him. But as thousands line up before dawn and his influence explodes online, a prophet’s warning has revived a larger question about celebrity, charisma and spiritual authority in the Black church. Philip Anthony Mitchell points followers to Jesus. Critics worry some are putting the preacher on a pedestal.

— Word in Black

We have seen this mega-pastor rerun way too many times, and the spiritual hangover is always brutal.