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In light of the memo I posted on October 1 and yesterday’s post, I now have a workable theory about why Mars Hill location pastors waited until after May 2014 to acknowledge publicly the money they received from Mars Hill Global. Here is what the memo said about how Global Fund donations would be spent: … Continue reading “Why Did Mars Hill Tacoma and Everett Wait Until 2014 to Thank Mars Hill Global?”
Today’s Mars Hill lesson: Global doesn’t mean global, and Fund doesn’t mean fund. Late last week (Oct. 8-9), a reader, Alex Terry, contacted Mars Hill spokesman Justin Dean with questions about the Global Fund. Alex asked Dean about the legitimacy of the November 2011 memo I posted on October 1 which called on Mars Hill … Continue reading “When a Fund Isn't a Fund: Mars Hill Church Tells Another Mars Hill Global Fund Story”
Mars Hill Global is now Mars Hill Go. From the Mars Hill Church website: Today we are making some changes to Mars Hill Global, and introducing Mars Hill GO. MARS HILL GO A ministry of Mars Hill that supports churches and church planters around the world. “And [Jesus] said to them, “Go into all the … Continue reading “Mars Hill Global Becomes Mars Hill Go”
In all my coverage of the Mars Hill Church Global Fund, two questions have not been fully answered: What was the purpose of the Global Fund? and How much was spent on missions from the money donated to the Global Fund? I have recently obtained a Mars Hill memo that addresses those questions. Although complete … Continue reading “Mars Hill Global Fund: Help the Helpless or Use the Helpless?”
A week ago, I posted an anonymous statement from a former staff member in the central office at Mars Hill Church. Today, I can offer you another statement from the same staffer. I received this quote from Rachel M, a former staffer in Mars Hill finance department. Here is her quote. I believe that Mars … Continue reading “Former Staffer Says That Mars Hill Church’s Global Fund Was Restricted”