‘Wife, Mommy, Pastor and Friend’: The Rise of Female Evangelical Microcelebrities

The popularity of digital media has spurred what been called a “crisis authority”. How do female evangelical microcelebrities figure in this crisis? Many these women belong to churches led by male pastors, have amassed large following online, and are sought-after speakers teachers. This paper analyses how gender, religious authority, the sphere collide through rise microcelebrities. Bringing together ethnographic data, textual analysis, social analysis six prominent women, I emphasize power representation impact practices meaning. article examines performing negotiating their legitimacy as Internet fluid geographical boundaries challenge local models authority. Moving away from binary perspective “having” or “not having” considers various spheres authority that occupy, including normative womanhood, prosperity theology, politics. Finally, examining content put forth microcelebrities, interrogate political stakes women’s