1 Church That Is Out Of This World
Jan 28, 2009 Author: Kenny Jahng | Filed under: Church, Ponderings, Uncategorized
Known for his church of 8,000 Strong & the “fastest growing church” according to ABC News, Pastor Mark Driscoll was featured on Nightline this week.
If you know him or know of him, you are sure to have a personal opinion about if what he’s doing at Mars Hill Church is “right” or “wrong”. (BTW, Mars Hill Church is not to be confused with Mars Hill Bible Church where Pastor Rob Bell preaches — a personal favorite of mine with his Nooma series)
Mark Driscoll has written a bunch of book that are refreshing for anyone that thinks the Church needs some shaking up, while hanging onto its core beliefs. I want to share his ministry because anyone that wants to get to Church 3.0 needs to be aware of the things that are being done NOW to mix it up for how we “do church”. Mark Driscoll’s work at Mars Hill is one of those data points you need to understand in order to integrate, refute or augment in your own vision for religion and Christian living.
For those that missed the TV interview, here it is again for your viewing pleasure:
Again, you might have a completely allergic reaction to someone like Pastor Mark Driscoll, the “Pastor Dude”. But everyone will have to admit that it’s not just the free coffee or free wifi on his Seattle church campus that is drawing the people in week after week.
Interestingly enough, he’s a Calvinist, which means he should have a lot in common with those coming out of Princeton Theological Seminary. (Just thought I’d throw that one in there for fodder!)
What do you think he’s doing RIGHT in terms of sharing the Gospel and growing the church? Leave a comment and share your thoughts!
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4 Responses for "1 Church That Is Out Of This World"
puaha. thx for the vid.
Bible Study Magazine and Mars Hill are giving away 20 copies of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Church. Not only that, but they are also giving away five subscriptions to Bible Study Magazine and a copy of their Bible Study Library software! Enter to win on the Bible Study Magazine Mark Driscoll page, then take a look at all the cool tools they have to take your Bible study to the next level!
While I strongly dislike several things Driscoll has said and written, there are two particular things that I think are great, profound truths.
One, he is extremely passionate and serious about redemption. His book, Death by Love, is full of powerful witness to the redeeming grace in Christ.
Secondly, Driscoll is capable of being humbled, admitting his wrongs, and repenting publically…
this is a rarity among Christian leaders – and, though he might have an ego – he’s honest about his need for humility. This is huge.
@Chris – Thx for the thoughts. I agree, humility is huge, especially in the leadership. As Martha (um…the other Martha!) would say, “it’s a good thing.”
BTW, I appreciate your honest reflection in a respectful manner about having mixed feelings for some of his ideology / theology. One core axiom I have learned is avoiding the put down of other people’s ministries. Kudos to you for engaging it the way you did!
Personally, I can see both sides of the reactions to Driscoll. But I choose to look optimistically at some of the things we can learn from his work, such as: having a clear definition his own positions and willingness to put a stake in the ground regarding his beliefs, especially in today’s culture that surrounds us.
What I also see is that he tries to articulate these issues with velocity, a bit of ferocity or course, but underneath it all, if you are paying attention, is genuine generosity.
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