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Looking just like the Mars Hill Church website, Mark Driscoll has launched MarkDriscoll.org. Incorporated in Texas, the bio begins: Pastor Mark Driscoll is a Jesus-following, mission-leading, church-serving, people-loving, Bible-preaching pastor. In 2010, Preaching magazine named him one of the 25 most influential pastors of the past 25 years. He’s grateful to be a nobody…
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This just in… For IMMEDIATE Release Mediation Sought by Former Mars Hill Church Members and Donors SEATTLE, Dec. 22, 2014 A group of former Mars Hill Church members and donors are pursuing mediation with Mars Hill Church to accomplish a number of goals: full financial transparency, an acknowledgment of and some form…
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Former Mars Hill Elder Jon Krombein today released a public statement on his Facebook page: Attention: Dave Bruskas, David Fairchild, Ed Choi, Tim Smith, Ryan Williams, Matthias Heusel, Aaron Gray, Bubba Jennings, AJ Hamilton, Matt Rogers, Jason Skelton, Scott Harris, and Seth Winterhalter You all know more than you are saying about Mark Driscoll’s fitness for eldership,…
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Last week, I posted an update on Mars Hill Church’s Ethiopian connection, New Covenant Foundation. Even though Mars Hill Church raised millions by featuring their work, church leaders still have not pledged to give some of the seed money from the church dissolution to these pastors. The other main international…
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Update: Maybe Barton didn’t get a million after all. This from The Blaze: The historian declined to give the exact sum of money received, as settlements are sometimes less than the sum presented in a judgement. In conversation with attorneys, I have heard the same thing. I think this is…
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Two weeks ago, I wrote about World Vision’s gift catalog and their solicitation to purchase animals for needy families. Some readers were surprised to learn that a donation to buy a goat (or some other animal) does not of necessity lead to the purchase of a goat. Instead, World Vision’s…
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Just posted today is Luke Norsworthy’s podcast interview with me on Lessons from Mars Hill Church. References in the podcast: Fundamental attribution error and Tears for Fears. [youtube]http://youtu.be/ST86JM1RPl0[/youtube]
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Yesterday, Mars Hill Church posted a request for members to give money through the end of the year. The request raised the possibility that the eleven independent churches might not get off the ground if members didn’t keep giving to Mars Hill. Without generous people like you continuing to give…
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Even though Mars Hill Church dissolves at the end of the year, someone in charge of the website is still seeking donations. It isn’t clear just who is making decisions. Is it Dave Bruskas? He is telling Albuquerque that the new church will be marked by transparency. However, since nobody…
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This is the next several minutes of Dave Bruskas’ talk to the members’ meeting at Mars Hill Albuquerque (soon to be North Church). In this clip, Bruskas reminisces about opening the church building as a Mars Hill replant, and then describes his hope for the church going forward. In doing so,…
