Evangelical Idolatry: How Pastors Like Me Have Failed the People of God

"I'm a pastor who is guilty of perpetuating the worship of idols."

Like many people today, Jeff Mikels is concerned by the evangelical church's embrace of cultural and political idols. Unlike many people, however, Mikels is a former evangelical pastor who regrets his complicity in this trend.

Evangelical Idolatry: How Pastors Like Me Have Failed the People of God is both a confession and a call to repentance. Reflecting on his twenty-year pastoral ministry with candor and humility, Mikels acknowledges the ways he enabled parishioners to develop destructive loyalties to cultural and political idols. As he works to reform his own worldview and embrace allegiance to Christ alone, he urges evangelical pastors and laypeople to join him in reforming their faith and living out the good news of the true gospel.

Author: Jeff Mikels
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 01/23/2025
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.71d
ISBN13: 9780802884664
ISBN10: 0802884660
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Religion, Politics & State
- Religion | Christian Living | Social Issues
- Religion | Christian Ministry | Pastoral Resources

About the Author
Jeff Mikels holds degrees from Wheaton College and Denver Seminary. He has over twenty years of pastoral experience, leading a church in Chicago for five years before planting one in Lafayette, Indiana. There, he was involved in the Pastors' Alliance; he also helped establish the Greater Lafayette Gospel Association, which is a network of gospel-focused ministries, and served as its president.