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Driscoll on Nagging, Word Studies, and Complementarianism

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church has made a couple of controversial statements recently.  This post linked to a sermon that he delivered on Ephesians 5:22-23.  In the sermon, Driscoll criticizes wives who nag, and he also appears to … Continue reading →

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Slate: Mars Hill PR and Marketing Manager Defends Church Discipline Policy

Posted on February 10, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Slate has an article on church discipline at Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church (see here for background and links).  What is interesting in this article is that it contains the point-of-view of Justin Dean, the PR and marketing manager of … Continue reading →

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Mars Hill Responds on Church Discipline

Posted on February 5, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church has responded to the controversy about its church discipline policy.  See here.  It has chosen not to discuss Andrew’s specific situation, “as this is a private matter between church leadership and members, all of whom … Continue reading →

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The Stranger on Mars Hill Church

Posted on February 1, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

A Seattle newspaper known as The Stranger has an article by Brendan Kiley about Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church in Seattle.  It’s entitled Church or Cult? The Control-Freaky Ways of Mars Hill Church.  It includes Andrew’s story (see here), other … Continue reading →

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Josh’s Balanced Post on the Mark Driscoll Controversy

Posted on January 28, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Here is a relatively balanced post on Mark Driscoll at Joel Watts’ blog, Unsettled Christianity.  It’s by Josh, a doctoral student in sociology.  I am definitely a part of the anti-Driscoll crowd that Josh discusses (even though I have occasionally … Continue reading →

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Andrew’s Brother, Stephen, on Rigid Doctrines and Real-life People

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I wrote yesterday about Andrew’s experience with church “discipline” at Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Church, which has been a prominent topic of discussion throughout the Internet over the past few days.  On Matthew Paul Turner’s site, there is an excellent … Continue reading →

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Mark Driscoll’s Church “Discipline”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I’d like to share some links on Mark Driscoll’s program of church discipline at Mars Hill Church.  These links are about a young man named Andrew, who was recently subjected to that discipline. Matthew Paul Turner, Mark Driscoll’s Church Discipline … Continue reading →

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