Overliked

“Overliked by Rob Singleton is a tome for such a time as this. It’s so easy to get our self-esteem and self-worth tied to likes and numbers. Through Pastor Rob’s book, we learn how frivolous and fake it can all be and ultimately, how it can lead to a miserable and unfulfilled life if left unchecked. The tools, scriptures, and takeaways that Pastor Rob provides gently guide us to live a more authentic life. Overliked shows us that when we pretend to be perfect, the only person we are hurting is ourselves. But we find that our weaknesses become our strengths to help us touch, encourage, and heal others, not just impress them. Thank you for this very needed and essential book that helps us realize that being real is the only way to have a true connection with our Lord and our friends and family. This book is an important message for developing authenticity in our lives, which is far more critical than adding strangers, getting fake followers, and creating a heavily filtered life experience. I promise you will really ‘LIKE’ it.”

—Kym Douglas, television personality, lifestyle expert, and author

“Relevant Communicator—Contemporary Prophet—Radical Evangelist—These are three apt descriptions that come to mind when I think about my good friend Rob Singleton whom I have known over the last twenty-five years beginning while we were doing Young Life in Dallas during our seminary days. Like a cultural surgeon, Rob exposes and examines the counterfeit culture of contemporary technology, which reveals that our hearts and souls are at risk. The very technology that we love so much and is attached to everything we do, cannot and does not deliver on its promises. It leaves all of us empty and desirous of more. Without condemning the technology, Overliked will help you navigate a new way forward that anchors the soul in genuine and lasting relationships—the kind of relationship that is only found in Jesus. Thank you, Rob, for rewiring and rebooting our heart to what truly matters and what truly lasts!”

—Ernie Frey, pastor and disciple-making missionary in Africa

“There is no man I respect more than Rob Singleton. When I was at the lowest and darkest point of my life, He was the truest friend, most available mentor, and the most epic prayer warrior. I think God had Rob on assignment to help open my eyes and bring me back. He reminded me that people need to return to being true, sacrificial, authentic friends and family and stop putting so much emphasis on being people pleasers. And I imagine, Rob is now on assignment for you. What you’ll find in the pages of this book will be life lessons and transformative wisdom that will stick with you for a lifetime.”

—Art TerKeurst, Chick-fil-A owner/operator

“Pastor Rob Singleton dares to dive deep into a painful addiction many in our culture drift into . . . getting trapped by the optics. It starts with social media ‘likes’ and runs rampant though our lives if we don’t address it. As a widow, I have often stood apart from the crowd. How grateful I was for Pastor Rob’s example. My four boys witnessed firsthand Pastor Rob’s integrity through the tough experiences he talks about in this book. Let him lead you, as he often leads us. This fresh look at Scripture guides you out of fear of what others think and into the light of God’s Truth. A must-read for finding God-centered fulfillment in an optics-driven world.”

—Kitty Hinkle, founder of A Widow’s Might Christian ministry

“Rob and I met in the early 2000s when social media was somewhat of a new and untested phenomenon. Podcasts were just becoming a thing. Church planters were popping up everywhere. And the sudden rise of platforms like Facebook and Twitter were making celebrities out of Christian leaders. But I got to know personally Rob and his heart for people as I spent time preaching for him at his church, and also eating meals around the table in his home with his family. Rob loves the Bible, and Rob loves the gospel—and that is why I trust him as a friend and brother. What he brings to us in this book is experience: decades of ministry, of pastoral care, of wisdom won in the trenches. Rob points out the deficiencies and dangers in living life virtually and the need we all have for true friendships with actual people, to know and be known by God and others. You will like Overliked, but more importantly, your soul will connect with the message in these pages.”

—Clayton King, author of Reborn and Stronger, teaching pastor at Newspring Church, founder of Crossroads Camps and Conferences

“Wow! Talk about hitting you right between the eyes. Overliked spoke directly to me. I could see myself in the pages and stories that Pastor Rob shares. How many times have I gone back to the pictures I’ve posted for a like count update and to see what people had to say? Overliked drives home how our society has turned to social media platforms for the attention we so desire from one another and just how ineffective social media is to have true, deep, and meaningful relationships. It also speaks to how we need the one true relationship with God.”

—Travis Jones, Dream Team Leader at The Summit Church

“I lived most of my life seeking approval from the world through money and status, until the only people who liked me were people money could buy. I was on a road straight to hell, fighting addiction and living in chaos, until four years ago when Jesus rescued me. He cast out my fear of never being enough. Pastor Rob Singleton shows us in this book how ‘likes’ from the world can’t compare to the true love of Jesus Christ.”

—Jason McCool, founder and chairman of Executive Coaching and Contracting

“Pastor Rob is a true example of how to live full out and all in love for God. His unapologetic approach to Truth shines in his storytelling. I have heard these stories before and lived several with him, but his ability to thread them together to ignite action through his testimony is what keeps me smiling to read on. His insights, honesty, and humor are a great recipe for self-reflection. While I have never been much of social media guy, I can say that I have been deep in the pool of social positioning—big house, expensive cars, outspoken comments of ‘Where’ and ‘What’ I have been doing and with ‘Whom.’ I was amazed and drawn in by the facts of it all, or should I say, ‘What is real?’ or better yet, not real. Thank you, Pastor Rob. Your commitment to help others is your testimony, brother. Keep Going!”

—John Vasquez, CEO, Zivaro Holdings, Inc.