I used the term thought leader to denote those that speak at conferences, write books, teach seminars, write blogs and share their opinions on podcasts. A few examples of these from Evangelicalism would be Tim Keller, Russel Moore, and Al Mohler.
A local church pastor, while vital to the church, usually doesn't have much influence beyond those in his own congregation and under his charge as a shepherd. 'Thought leaders,' on the contrary, have a much larger influence on the church at large, as their opinions, teaching, and perspectives tend are adopted by leaders within the local church.
It is an unspoken reality that Soros and other leftists have been pouring money into guys like Ed Stetzer and Russel Moore so that they will push Evangelicals, the most consistent America First voting base, towards the left. Evangelicals have been a consistent thorn in the side of Leftists and they would love to divide and conquer the Evangelical vote.
These efforts have largely taken two prongs--encouraging Social Justice/Critical Race Theory among younger Evangelicals, and encouraging NeverTrumpism among older Christians--both of these perspectives have been astroturfed to infinity over the past four years.
I used the term thought leader to denote those that speak at conferences, write books, teach seminars, write blogs and share their opinions on podcasts. A few examples of these from Evangelicalism would be Tim Keller, Russel Moore, and Al Mohler.
A local church pastor, while vital to the church, usually doesn't have much influence beyond those in his own congregation and under his charge as a shepherd. 'Thought leaders,' on the contrary, have a much larger influence on the church at large, as their opinions, teaching, and perspectives tend are adopted by leaders within the local church.
It is an unspoken reality that Soros and other leftists have been pouring money into guys like Ed Stetzer and Russel Moore so that they will push Evangelicals, the most consistent America First voting base, towards the left. Evangelicals have been a consistent thorn in the side of Leftists and they would love to divide and conquer the Evangelical vote.
These efforts have largely taken two prongs--encouraging Social Justice/Critical Race Theory among younger Evangelicals, and encouraging NeverTrumpism among older Christians--both of these perspectives have been astroturfed to infinity over the past four years.