Mars Hill Church
Friday night I was going through iTunes and looking for podcasts. I signed up for one by Ravi Zacharias and then I noticed some of the other podcasts for which people with similar interests had signed up. Since many people were saying positive things about the sermons of Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, I decided to check it out. I quickly found out those comments were well founded. This weekend I must have listened to 6 of his sermons, all at least an hour in length. Here was a guy in his late 30s appealing to our culture in very understandable language, yet talking about doctrine and preaching about sin and repentance, all the while throwing in some stand up comedy. I got excited. And then when he attacked some of the appeals churches are making to culture and what is called the “emerging church,” I really got excited. I don’t know much about him or the church, but I have been inspired more than I can say. It gives me hope to hear people who have voiced my thoughts and put them into action. For some, this style of doing church may seem different. But I love how it mixes many aspects I wish were present in our message. What’s great is that Mars Hill has both audio and video podcasts available free of charge. Another young pastor, 2 of whose sermons I listened to, is Matt Chandler of The Village Church in suburban Dallas, Texas. Within 30 seconds I knew this guy had an ability from God to speak, challenge, and lead people. They also have an audio podcast free of charge.
There is a group of us here in Ohio who are totally on tract with Mars Hill. Our Sunday school class is starting to implement the attitude and several have even made it up to the original church in Michigan. I’m glad that you like the teachings!
I believe, at some point, church is going to look much different than we imagine it now, and some people are starting to get it. Do you ever feel like we’re unlearning much of evangelical culture and that that’s a good thing? Something is stirring in many, many people.
I think that Jeff Suffering from 90 lb. Wuss worked with Mars Hill.
*checks Wikipedia*
yep.