Warren Throckmorton
Fund Set Up to Help Pastor Abruptly Fired By Mars Hill Church (UPDATED)
UPDATE (6/3): In a surprising move, Mars Hill Ballard pastor Scott Harris alerted Phil Smidt that the church leaders had reversed themselves and will provide a severance for Smidt. UPDATE (6/1): The goal has been accomplished. In less than a day, the fund is now over half-way toward the goal of $20k. Many of those giving are…
Read MoreAnother Mars Hill Church Pastor Fired, Reportedly for Questioning Executive Elders (UPDATED)
This was just posted on Twitter: .@PastorMark @suttonturner @davebruskas fired @Smidt for questioning them. #holdeldersaccountable @marshill pic.twitter.com/cUHHt5k17A — Shawn Nickerson (@shawnpnickerson) May 31, 2014 Phil Smidt is still listed as a biblical living pastor at Mars Hill Ballard campus (this page has now been removed; I have a copy of it and will put it…
Read MoreAnother Reason to Question Mars Hill Church's Official Explanation of Mark Driscoll's Sermon Edits
On May 24, I wrote that past members of Mars Hill Church’s Media team dispute the official explanation of the deletion of about six minutes of a recent Mark Driscoll sermon on Acts 6:1-7. After I posted the missing content, Mars Hill spokesmen told the Christian Post that the edits of Mark Driscoll discussing the…
Read MoreDavid Barton Back in Good Graces of Family Research Council
After removing the Capitol Tour video from You Tube due to historical errors in May 2013, the Family Research Council again had David Barton conduct the Capitol Tour for pastors during the Watchmen on the Wall conference. According to Time Magazine, David Barton led the spiritual heritage tour and covered at least some of the…
Read MoreMars Hill Leaders May Enter Mediation with Group of 20 Former Pastors
There may be some movement on the request from 20 former Mars Hill pastors to mediate differences with current leadership (see links below). However, one of the leaders of the movement has no illusions based on recent events. Kyle Firstenberg recently provided this update on his Facebook page and gave me permission to reprint it.…
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