On the Radio…..

Don’t let the title mislead you. There is no direct connection between Prince Caspian and Mark Driscoll. But on todays program Mikes daughter Lillian gives her opinion of the latest Chronicles of Narnia film. Then, Mike examines an upcoming Mark Driscoll appearance in Australia called Burn Your Plastic Jesus, which is described as “taking a blowtorch” [...]

Mark Driscoll on Preaching Doctrine

From a story today at ChristianPost.com, quotes from Mark Driscoll on the topic of doctrine:
“The rule is, if you have a big church you’re supposed to not talk about certain things that are controversial [or] divisive,” said Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church, which draws mainly twenty-somethings.
But the 37-year-old pastor has his theological convictions and [...]

Shane Trammel-Reflections on Driscoll via Edwards

When considering Mark Driscoll’s recent Song of Solomon video clip, I cannot help but reflect on the work of Jonathan Edwards in his The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God. I am reading through The Spirit of Revival: Discovering the Wisdom of Jonathan Edwards with a modernized text of The Distinguishing [...]

Mars Hill Pastor Ditches ‘Emerging’ Label for Jesus

from ChristianPost.com 
“Who cares what the emerging church is doing,” he stressed. “It’s a junk drawer category for all kinds of different people. It’s highly confusing. I’m not even sure that the description is any more of benefit or use.”
Rather than labeling Mars Hill as an emerging church, he calls it a Christian church and points [...]

New CD Set! Driscoll, Patrick and McIntosh

The interviews we recorded during our recent trips to Seattle and St. Louis were widely received. Now we are making available the entire unedited versions of our interviews with Mark Driscoll, Darrin Patrick and Jonathan McIntosh in a new CD set entitled A Mars Hill…Journey. Due to time restraints, we are not always able to air [...]

What are we to make of it…..?

Many of you know that I have made several lengthy and controversial trips recently, to Seattle and St. Louis, to meet two very controversial figures in the church today, Mark Driscoll and Darrin Patrick.
Each journey was a great blessing to me personally and very positive and productive for our ministry. I learned a lot about [...]

My thoughts on Mark Driscoll, the man and the ministry

I have gone over in my mind and on paper just what to say about Mark Driscoll. Having met him recently in Seattle, many people have asked me for my impressions of the man and his ministry.  The main reason for our recent trip to Seattle was to meet Pastor Mark Driscoll, attend Mars Hill Church [...]

Reflections on Mars Hill Seattle

It was our first full day in Seattle and one of the main reasons for our trip was to attend worship at the very popular and controversial Mars Hill Church, where Mark Driscoll is pastor.

We really didn’t know what to expect when we arrived. The stories of the services at MHC have varied from no [...]

A late word from Seattle….

Some of you have wondered if I was ever going to comment on my recent visit to Mars Hill Church in Seattle and the taped interview I did with Mark Driscoll. The fact is that for some strange reason I had an incredibly difficult time trying to access the internet. In fact the only reliable internet [...]

Day One in Seattle

(This post is 24 hours late, only because for some strange reason, accessing the internet here in Seattle has been difficult. I will be adding our commentary on day two later this afternoon.)
Our journey began with the airport experience in Jackson, Mississippi. I was unaccustomed to such scrutiny as it glad been years since I [...]