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Financing a millionaire lifestyle: Pastors generate wealth from life, business coaching

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Keith Craft preaches about the 'favor-minded advantage'
Keith Craft preaches about the "favor-minded advantage" | Screenshot/Trinity Foundation

When a pastor lives extravagantly, it is appropriate to ask, “How does the pastor finance his luxurious lifestyle?”

Historically, America’s richest pastors obtained their wealth by authoring bestselling books.

However, an increasing number of pastors are generating wealth through life coaching.

Keith Craft

One of America’s wealthiest pastors is Keith Craft who leads Elevate Life Church in Frisco, Texas. Craft charges clients $84,000 annually to participate in his Life Mastery Mastermind.

Keith Craft’s personal website promotes his life coaching business.
Keith Craft’s personal website promotes his life coaching business. | Screenshot/Trinity Foundation

Craft owns two houses in Texas, two vacation homes in Destin, Florida, a mountain home in Colorado, a yacht, and a Cessna 650 jet.

Trinity Foundation estimates Craft’s property holdings to be worth at least $13 million.

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Financing a millionaire lifestyle: Pastors generate wealth from life, business coaching

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Michie said:
Keith Craft preaches about the 'favor-minded advantage''favor-minded advantage'
Keith Craft preaches about the "favor-minded advantage" | Screenshot/Trinity Foundation

When a pastor lives extravagantly, it is appropriate to ask, “How does the pastor finance his luxurious lifestyle?”

Historically, America’s richest pastors obtained their wealth by authoring bestselling books.

However, an increasing number of pastors are generating wealth through life coaching.

Keith Craft

One of America’s wealthiest pastors is Keith Craft who leads Elevate Life Church in Frisco, Texas. Craft charges clients $84,000 annually to participate in his Life Mastery Mastermind.

Keith Craft’s personal website promotes his life coaching business.
Keith Craft’s personal website promotes his life coaching business. | Screenshot/Trinity Foundation

Craft owns two houses in Texas, two vacation homes in Destin, Florida, a mountain home in Colorado, a yacht, and a Cessna 650 jet.

Trinity Foundation estimates Craft’s property holdings to be worth at least $13 million.

Continued below.
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Financing a millionaire lifestyle: Pastors generate wealth from life, business coaching

When a pastor lives extravagantly, it is appropriate to ask, How does the pastor finance his luxurious lifestyle
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Two words about these pastors who own private jets and yachts: Very worldly.
 
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Reading the article linked in the original post, this bit jumped out at me..

Many life coaches refer to their coaching sessions as Mastermind events. Self help author Napoleon Hill popularized the concept with his book, Think and Grow Rich.

Hill recommended that his readers create groups of likeminded people which he called a “master mind” to pursue personal and intellectual growth.

Hills writings, which popularized the law of attraction, have been embraced by both televangelists and occult practitioners
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I admit I'm not familiar with the "law of attraction". From a quick google it seems to be that "like attracts like" and "positive thoughts = positive outcomes". Although, I'll admit I may be off base as my research was very limited.

The bit about being embraced by occult practitioners does bother me. Is all of this more than pastor's getting rich through side hustles? Instead, are they getting rich by being into philosophies and practices they shouldn't be into?
 
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What is a Mastermind?

Many life coaches refer to their coaching sessions as Mastermind events. Self help author Napoleon Hill popularized the concept with his book, Think and Grow Rich.

Hill recommended that his readers create groups of likeminded people which he called a “master mind” to pursue personal and intellectual growth.

Hills writings, which popularized the law of attraction, have been embraced by both televangelists and occult


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The Law of Attraction is a new age concept all about manipulating the universe.

The New Thought concept of the law of attraction is rooted in ideas that come from various philosophical and religious traditions. In particular, it has been inspired by Hermeticism, New England transcendentalism, specific verses from the Bible, and Hinduism.

It’s a hodge podge of things that is not compatible with Christianity.

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Is the New Age "Law of Attraction" compatible with Catholic teaching?

Catholic Answers speaker and former New Age teacher Sharon Lee Giganti explains why the “Law of Attraction” can be dangerous, and how it is complete...
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What Is Manifesting? Does It Work?

People are always looking for ways to better their condition, and manifesting is the new pop way to do it. But there are dangers.
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