{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Stop Chasing Platforms: Why Real Christian Service Isn\u2019t About Ministries, Money, or Fame","description":" This episode challenges the modern obsession with platforms and \u201cministry success\u201d and asks whether followers of Jesus have quietly replaced real service with a pursuit of visibility, funding, and fame. Drawing from years of case work, tentmaking ministry, and mentoring aspiring apologists, J. Warner Wallace contrasts the quiet, often unseen work of everyday Christian service with the drive to build brands, launch organizations, and chase numbers in the name of the gospel.\u200b You\u2019ll hear why Scripture calls believers to serve without needing applause, income, or a 501(c)(3), and how simple daily acts\u2014loving your local church, discipling a few people, posting faithful content, caring for the hurting\u2014can have more eternal impact than any \u201cbig\u201d platform. The conversation also addresses the real dangers of pride, comparison, and monetization, and offers a practical vision for using gifts, tools, and even book sales as fuel for generosity and ministry rather than as measures of personal worth.\u200b To go deeper on these ideas about motives, identity, and calling, check out J. Warner\u2019s book The Truth in True Crime here: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LNWxp6 If this episode encourages or challenges you, please follow\/subscribe to the podcast and take a moment to rate and review it in your app\u2014your feedback helps more people discover this content and rethink what real Christian service looks like. ","author_name":"The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ColdCaseChristianity.com\/","html":"