Fired Mars Hill Church Pastor Releases History

This moving account serves as a memorial to the ruthless, cruel, and misleading words and actions of Mark Driscoll and the elders of Mars Hill Church in 2007-2008. Not to correct these sins is to continue in them. May those responsible weep in repentance and seek forgiveness from those who were wronged.

The Petry’s speak at last.

New York Times Article on Mars Hill Church / Mark Driscoll

Hats off to Molly Worthen for writing an amazingly even-handed article about Mars Hill Church and the various themes and memes that run through it.   The article “Who Would Jesus Smack Down?” appeared in The New York Times “Magazine” section on Sunday, January 12, 2009.  MH/Driscoll admirers will consider the article very complimentary.  Detractors will find the article to give clear voice to the aspects that grieve them most.

One quote in particular broke PH’s heart:   “At one suburban campus that I visited, a huge yellow cross dominated center stage — until the projection screen unfurled and Driscoll’s face blocked the cross from view.”

Driscoll’s face blocked the cross from view.  In a nutshell: the very reason so many faithful, active, and involved members have departed the hip halls of MHC.

Click HERE to read the full article in the NYT.

Pastor Mark Driscoll…”Jockeying for and Abusing Power?”

The following bullet points are quotes in from page 2 of Pastor Mark Driscoll’s letter in the Elders Response Document:

• This meant that I needed to give up a great deal of power…
• To begin this process I had to go first and divest myself of a great deal of power.
• Having shared power…

The above quotes are disingenuous at best.