Eastside Church (Was Mars Hill Bellevue) Chooses New Staff; Is Soma Still Involved?

This came out earlier today. Sounds like business as usual with no mention of Soma or Jeff Vanderstelt. Some Good News Heading Into 2015 Pastor Jason Skelton Eastside Family, As we soon close out 2014 and head into the New Year as a new church, we wanted you to be aware of some good news … Continue reading “Eastside Church (Was Mars Hill Bellevue) Chooses New Staff; Is Soma Still Involved?”

Nine Mars Hill Church Elders Took a Bold Stand and Now Eight Are Gone

Add four more to the growing fraternity of ex-pastors after yesterday’s layoffs at Mars Hill Church. According to reliable sources, Drew Hensley (University District), Ryan Welsh (Pastor of Theology and Leadership), Ryan Kearns (Director of Community Groups), and Cliff Ellis (Director of Biblical Living/Redemption Groups) were all let go yesterday. Three of these pastors were … Continue reading “Nine Mars Hill Church Elders Took a Bold Stand and Now Eight Are Gone”

Compare Paul Tripp's Explanation For His Resignation With The One Offered By Mars Hill Church's BOAA

I first reported Paul Tripp’s resignation from the Mars Hill Church Board of Advisors and Accountability on July 30. Then, after much speculation, on August 1, the church’s weekly news email reported reasons for Tripp’s resignation: Dr. Paul Tripp joined our Board of Advisors and Accountability in November 2013 and has been an immense help to … Continue reading “Compare Paul Tripp's Explanation For His Resignation With The One Offered By Mars Hill Church's BOAA”

James MacDonald Resigns from Mars Hill Board; Update on Paul Tripp's Resignation

As has been widely discussed on social media, Mars Hill Church announced in the weekly email to their congregation that James MacDonald, pastor of Harvest Bible Fellowship, resigned from the Board of Advisors and Accountability. The BOAA is Mars Hill Church’s governing board and is made of the executive elders (Mark Driscoll, Sutton Turner, Dave … Continue reading “James MacDonald Resigns from Mars Hill Board; Update on Paul Tripp's Resignation”

Pastor Mike Wilkerson Leaves Mars Hill Church

Until this past weekend, Mike Wilkerson was the Biblical Living Pastor (Pastoral Care) at Mars Hill. Widely respected, Wilkerson helped develop the Redemption group concept (website for Redemption Group Network) which is the Mars Hill effort to provide lay counseling. Here is the announcement: From Pastor Scott Harris: Mars Hill Family, One of our long time … Continue reading “Pastor Mike Wilkerson Leaves Mars Hill Church”