Yesterday, Mark Driscoll spoke at Grace City Church, an Acts 29 church in Wenatchee, WA pastored by Josh McPherson. McPherson, who is Acts 29’s Network Coordinator for the Pacific Northwest, must really believe in Driscoll’s comeback because I suspect he is hearing some noise about it.
I have several emails in the in-box with links to the sermon, titled Becoming a Godly Man. None of the messages are positive.
For those coming late, Acts 29 removed Mars Hill Church from membership in 2014. That move accelerated the pace of Mars Hill’s decline.
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Daily Beast: There a New Mark Driscoll Church Coming to Phoenix
Just a bit ago, Brandy Zadrozny posted an article at the Daily Beast that essentially summarizes the scandalous aspects of Mars Hill Church’s decline.
Probably the most controversial aspect of the article is Mark Demoss’ contention that Driscoll reached out to those he knew were at odds with him. That is going to inflame many former Mars Hill members since so many of them have not heard a word. I know a few, in particular, who reached out to Driscoll on multiple times without any response.
Hillsong Plans to Open Megachurch in Phoenix
Oh boy; didn’t Brian Houston get the memo about Mark Driscoll’s The Trinity Church?
Hillsong plans to go big in the valley.
Hillsong Church, a global church founded in Australia with 15 locations and over 100,000 in weekly attendance, announces the launch of its third U.S. congregation in the Phoenix, Arizona, area on Feb. 21, 2016. The Phoenix site will initially offer six Sunday worship experiences on three campuses with additional sites under consideration.
“After 15 years of serving as a large, vibrant, multisite church in the Phoenix metro area, and after much prayer and planning, we are excited to announce that we have become the 16th global campus of Hillsong Church,” said Hillsong Phoenix Lead Pastors Terry and Judith Crist.
I know Phoenix is huge and growing but there is only so much oxygen, right?
Blast from the Past: Mark Driscoll's Greatest Fear About Mars HIll Church
Tim Gaydos asks Mark Driscoll what his greatest fear is for Mars Hill Church and you won’t believe what happens next!
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A former Mars Hill member sent this to me. Spooky.
His elders followed his cautions and teachings closely but Driscoll said God changed things up.
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Amarillo Paper Reports on Mark Driscoll's New Church
With Jimmy Evans as the hook, the Amarillo Globe-News today published a story about Mark Driscoll’s new church.
Evans is a pastor at The Trinity Fellowship in the Amarillo area.
Along with Perry Noble and Robert Morris, we can add Jimmy Evans to the list of pastors who have taken a one-sided view of the situation in Seattle. Where is the effort to reach out to the former members and elders of Mars Hill?
One can read the report of elder charges here. This matter was never resolved. A group of elders investigated the charges and came back with a finding that Driscoll needed to be under the care of those elders. He resigned rather than submit to the very elders he appointed and the process he created.
Along with Noble, Evans’ concern is for Driscoll.
Evans said he’s looking forward to witnessing how the Lord will work in Mark Driscoll’s life and new church.
“It is exciting to see God’s redemptive power working in this situation, and I’m humbled to be a part of it,” Evans said.
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