![]() I had heard Driscoll preach from the front at conferences and sermons on Sunday that he started this church, that God called him here, that he was never going to leave it. Tim Smith: It wasn’t even a possibility in my mind. Tim was a 16-year veteran on the staff at Mars Hill, Seattle, and a longtime friend and ally of its pastor, Mark Driscoll. Mike Cosper: This is Tim Smith talking about events that took place in the fall of 2014. ![]() Tim Smith: The thought never once came to mind that Mark would resign. Theme song: “Sticks and Stones” by Kings KaleidoscopeĬlosing song: "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" by Pedro the Lion Music, Sound Design, and Mix Engineer: Kate SiefkerĮditorial Consultant: Andrea Palpant Dilley Producer, Writer, Editor, and Host: Mike Cosper The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill is a production of Christianity Today Here is the letter from nine pastors who were serving in August of 2014, asking Mark Driscoll to step down from ministry and enter a restoration process. Here is the letter presenting formal charges against Mark Driscoll from 21 former Mars Hill pastors. Read more at “If You See Something, Say Something” and “Why We Report Bad News About Leaders.” Wonder why Christianity Todayfeatures stories like these? Stick around at the end of the episode as Kate Shellnutt and Daniel Silliman discuss why talking about church culture and leadership matters. Loaded with piercing and poignant interviews, this episode invites you to release preconceived notions about this familiar story and listen afresh to a narrative that feels painfully relevant more than a decade later. And take a look in the mirror to ask why we keep doing this-elevating leaders whose charisma outpaces their character. Meet a church culture that considered relational fallout as simply part of the job. Meet Mark, the firebrand “cussing pastor” whose ministry of breaking conventions called men and women to transformation and whose rebellion touched a nerve with those inside and outside the church. In this inaugural episode of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill, host Mike Cosper begins at the end, investigating the rubble of Mars Hill’s fall for answers. But how did things fall apart? Where did Mark Driscoll take a wrong turn? Who could be held responsible for the hurt and disillusionment that resulted? Once a hub for those disenfranchised with cultural Christianity, Mars Hill’s characteristic “punk rock spirit” became its downfall as power, fame, and spiritual trauma invaded the ministry. In 2014, after more than a decade of tremendous growth and ministry, Mars Hill Church imploded with the resignation of its lead pastor, Mark Driscoll.
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