Driscoll on Nightline Tonight
Tonight, ABC's Nightline will feature Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church. From the Nightline website:
At first glance, Mark Driscoll seems like a typical Seattle, Wash.,
"hipster" dad, from the biker boots to the shades to his calling his
3-year-old "dude."
Pastor
Mark Driscoll is the "indy rock star" of the evangelicals. At his Mars
Hill Church in Seattle, sermon topics include sex, and why Jesus was a
rebel.
But nothing about Mark Driscoll is typical — and neither is the church he presides over.
Driscoll, 38, is the pastor and figurehead of Seattle's Mars Hill Church. The church, founded by Driscoll in 1996, is now nearly 8,000 strong and among the fastest-growing in America.
Watch the story tonight on "Nightline" at 11:35 p.m. ET
Most of his parishioners call him "Pastor Mark" but, Driscoll said, "You can call me Pastor Dude if you want."
Whatever you call him, Driscoll is the "indy rock star" of the
evangelicals. His flock is a colorful bunch in their Sunday best: torn
jeans, tattoos and 20-something avant-garde fashion statements. They're
not just there for the dress code; they come to hear sermons with an
edge.
(Thanks to Jason Watson on Facebook for sending me this info)
I go to his church and really do believe that he is one of the best pastors I have ever seen speak. He definitely is not to tell it like it is, yet does so with much love. I suggest that you log on to the church website and experience some of his sermons. He really does rock!
@Crystal. Wow, defensive? I don’t think the post was meant to say anything about Mark, just letting people know that he’s on Nightline. I think you’d find that most readers of this blog are Driscoll fans.
The ABC writeup does include this quote from Driscoll at the end of it: “I think, to be honest with you, humility is something that, by God’s grace, I’m learning,” he said. “I would not pretend to be an expert in humility.”
For those of us familiar with Driscoll, this quote is where the real story is.
Michael Krahn
michaelkrahn.com/blog
I didn’t read Crystal’s post as defensive at all, but maybe I misunderstood it.
I taped the broadcast – but I wonder if I taped the wrong one; or is there a chance that the segment was postponed? I didn’t see anything about Driscoll or Mars Hill at all.
Would love to know if it is planned for later – thanks for the original heads-up.
It still hasn’t run according to the Mars Hillers on Twitter. No firm idea when it will run.
