An attendee at the retreat I spoke at this weekend gave me this. And I hugged her. My favorite part: “See the FACE OF CHRIST that Seems to Follow You!” Creepy.

In response to THIS, Mars Hill Church released the following statement: “In recent days, there has been some discussion surrounding Mars Hill Church and our process of church discipline. We do not wish to comment on the specific scenario in question, as this is a private matter between church leadership and members, all of whom [...]

Thank you Matt for sending this.

Every single time I check my email there’s one more, one more person raising their “digital” hand and saying “That’s my story, too. I was spiritually abused.” They’re responding to this story. Part 1. Part 2. Most don’t stop there. These people–men, women, some pastors, some laypeople–go on to describe in detail their stories, the [...]

Over the last couple of days, I have followed – with something more than dispassionate interest – the conversations happening on this blog and around the blogosphere about the way Mars Hill handles church discipline and the ways that people find many of their actions indistinguishable from a cult. I’ve read story after story after [...]

This post is the continuation of Part One: Mark Driscoll’s Church Discipline Contract. After receiving a “church discipline contract” from Pastor X, Andrew offered no response for a week. This was intentional. One of Andrew’s friends was getting married and since he wanted to make sure he could attend the wedding, keeping his response under [...]