https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to mark driscoll en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/02/27/women-head-pastors-was-final-straw-southern-baptist-convention-not-scandal-sexual-abuse Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention voted during a plenary session to disfellowship six of its nearly 50,000 member churches. One was ousted due to its “lack of intent to cooperate in resolving concerns regarding a sexual abuse allegation.” The… Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:57:29 EST Caroline Matas 3add564e-3f0c-4e1a-9eaf-254256011c5b https://religiondispatches.org/2021/10/04/who-killed-mars-hill-church-theres-one-suspect-evangelicals-simply-arent-prepared In the fall of 2014, Mark Driscoll resigned from his position as pastor of Mars Hill Church, a multi-campus megachurch in and around the Seattle area. Boasting membership in the thousands, Mars Hill was viewed widely among evangelicals as a… Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:32:32 EDT Cavan Concannon f65b6263-1a59-415f-843f-c402cdf2ea3b https://religiondispatches.org/2021/10/01/sharing-many-same-flaws-its-subject-rise-and-fall-mars-hill-podcast-puts-blame-anywhere The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, a Christianity Today podcast hosted by Mike Cosper, begins with the query—”Who Killed Mars Hill?” This first episode ends by answering its own question, “we all did it,” upending the true crime genre… Fri, 01 Oct 2021 04:34:54 EDT Jessica Johnson aca35cc4-4b1d-4572-b941-b1cc54d46484 https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/08/how-mega-macho-pastor-mark-driscoll-helps-explain-trumps-evangelical-support If pundits paid attention to evangelicals beyond their stances on moral values the popularity of Donald Trump among them might not be quite so inexplicable. Joining the chorus of voices from all over the political and religious maps, Peter Wehner… Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:17:32 EST Jessica Johnson 9a6f066d-82a7-45ce-9aed-f53d50b33ee1 https://religiondispatches.org/2015/06/16/cult-leader-disgraced-pastor-mark-driscoll-does-not-rank Mark Driscoll used Pacific Northwest aesthetics to kindle an audience for Mars Hill Church’s conservative, neo-Reformed dogma. Now, Seattle’s creative community is tamping him down with wet newspaper. Earlier this month, the city’s arts rag Seattle Weekly released a “… Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:26:31 EDT Jesse James DeConto 3fc76a1c-0029-4ec0-b958-e725200d308c https://religiondispatches.org/2014/11/04/mars-hill-may-be-disbanding-big-questions-remain Following Mark Driscoll’s leave of absence and subsequent resignation from the Mars Hill Church network he co-founded in 1996, on October 31, 2014 a notice appeared on the church’s website announcing that they’re essentially disbanding and that the campus locations… Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:45:59 EST Becky Garrison aaec4318-839b-46fa-9b73-ee0b81887d7c https://religiondispatches.org/2014/09/29/christians-and-cage-fighting-fight-church-mark-driscoll The pastors who promote MMA describe it as a sport through which to recapture man’s “God given attributes” of “aggressiveness” and “competitiveness.” I couldn’t help but think of Mark Driscoll. Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:32:11 EDT Jessica Johnson 9aaad937-5a4b-4cd7-9040-0b6ad509bd73 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/09/11/what-does-proper-christian-womanhood-have-do-ray-rice-story In 1882, the state of Maryland adopted an “Act to inflict Corporal Punishment upon Persons found guilty of Wife-Beating,” allowing any man who “brutally assault or beat his wife” to receive up to forty lashes, a year in prison, or… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 04:09:38 EDT Eric C. Miller 82b9698e-622a-4462-a9e4-4e54e2924ff1 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/28/muscular-christianity-not-blame-driscoll-response When I began attending Mars Hill Church in 2006, its main facility in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood was headquarters and clubhouse—a 20,000 square foot renovated hardware warehouse seating over a thousand where young guys loitered in the parking lot and rock… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:57:22 EDT Jessica Johnson fba9c299-94b3-4267-bef7-6645e35f967c https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/25/blame-muscular-christianity-driscoll-fiasco If you even nominally follow the world of evangelical Christianity, you already know that superstar pastor Mark Driscoll has stepped down for an indefinite period of time from his pastoral role at Mars Hill Church, the megachurch in Seattle that… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 05:23:53 EDT Hollis Phelps 965ad190-8ba7-4710-aa5c-87354204842d https://religiondispatches.org/2014/08/25/holy-hipster-mark-driscoll-continues-fall Following the news that 21 ex-Mars Hill Church pastors asked lead pastor Mark Driscoll to step down, he returned from his planned vacation on August 24, 2014 and announced he will be taking at least six weeks off while the… Mon, 25 Aug 2014 04:45:13 EDT Becky Garrison a52cb29e-f29b-464a-8eca-d08146c74064 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/civility-unity-tolerance-and-other-dangerous-terms In these days of political polarization much of the public discussion, particularly when it comes to religion, has shifted from what is said to how it is said. Forget about equality, the narrative goes, are you demanding it in a kind and civil tone? Maybe civility, unity and tolerance ain’t all they’re cracked up to be… Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:53:01 EST Eric C. Miller 7887bb96-6ac2-4f91-92a1-54c87c580c0f https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/12/did-mark-driscoll-plagiarize-wrong-person Sorry, I meant to copy the other guy. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:45:50 EST Rob Shryock c3601837-a28f-4817-9447-0f421f9170e9 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/12/05/driscoll-makes-plagiarism-complaint-disappear The pastor, err, draws from RD? Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:13:11 EST Evan Derkacz a01d48eb-5e7e-4d07-aabd-172fad1a3658 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/29/driscollpalooza-time-must-be-book-promo-time That which does not kill Mark Driscoll simply makes him stronger. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:19:53 EDT Rob Shryock 775f6efa-9cef-4d01-80d6-edc25104ea99 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/22/mark-driscoll-vs-john-macarthur-battle-self-promoting-calvinists Megachurch pastors have mini publicity scuffle. Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:13:24 EDT Rob Shryock d693e599-2257-4b34-98cb-c44d4d8742ae https://religiondispatches.org/2013/10/22/new-anti-gay-argument-gag-reflex A pastor for the Gospel Coalition offers an immodest proposal. Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:00:01 EDT Rob Shryock faa4b044-1619-4b6b-aa4e-55f1c9b4ee1b https://religiondispatches.org/2013/06/18/are-you-doing-your-part-baby-war A new book on ‘only children’ adds an interesting dimension to the politics of making babies. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:18:32 EDT Katherine Stewart a3e6ee7d-83ce-4b15-bf8a-235d65e06da7 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/02/04/megachurch-pastor-were-american-al-qaeda-opposing-homosexuality The day after it was announced that Louie Giglio, an Atlanta pastor, founder of the Passion movement and campaigner against human trafficking, had been chosen to deliver the benediction at President Obama’s second inauguration, an old sermon of his surfaced. OK, it didn’t… Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:01:19 EST Tom Bartlett a7d8e407-c51b-4272-ad70-460a03a1dd38 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/31/drop-candy-bar-pagan How the religious right wants you to spend Halloween. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:40:36 EDT Peter Montgomery f818199b-ec96-4fb2-af08-a2760e20bc84 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/10/01/yoga-incompatible-catholic-faith Fear of a yoga planet, part MMCXVII. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:03:28 EDT Evan Derkacz dcf3b478-2283-4d2e-93ae-d213a9bfb44c https://religiondispatches.org/2012/09/04/hell-other-people Judgment is a process, a refiner’s fire, not a permanent condition. If people can’t abide the idea of Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot gliding right through the Pearly Gates, they don’t have to worry. But no one should ever say “never” about anyone else’s chances. The theological and ethical point is to try to have the mind, and more importantly, the loving heart of God. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:09:22 EDT Peter Laarman e9a31e5e-27bc-4945-bc9b-f0b7a9ea4197 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/04/23/sex-and-hipster-church-just-gimmick It may have been the first time a bed was ever on stage at Gramercy Theater, a mid-sized performance venue on East 23rd Street in New York City. But the nine-piece band circled around, half of its members hidden behind bedside candles and lamps, and played as if it weren’t even there… Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:58:12 EDT Nicole Greenfield c98d5da7-740b-4cac-9911-a4a257e1af5e https://religiondispatches.org/2011/07/14/evangelical-writers-take-homophobic-hipster-pastor-mat-sort After Mark Driscoll, founding pastor of evangelical Mars Hill megachurch, asked for stories of “effeminate anatomically male worship leader(s),” he was heavily criticized. But did the evangelical community kiss and make up too quickly? Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:28:16 EDT Elizabeth Drescher c121b5fb-1f95-4f19-a310-f04f318a627d