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The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Christianity Today

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime

4.8 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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When Mars Hill Church was planted in Seattle in 1996, few would have imagined where it would lead. But in the next 18 years, it would become one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most influential churches in the United States. Controversy plagued the church, though, due in no small part to the lightning-rod personality at its helm: Mark Driscoll. By 2014, the church had grown to 15,000 people in 15 locations. But before the year was over, the church collapsed. On January 1st, 2015, Mars Hill was gone. Hosted by Mike Cosper, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill explores the inside story of this church, its charismatic leader, and the conflicts and troubles that brought about its end. You'll hear from insiders and experts, tracing the threads of this story to so many others that shape the church today. Listen to the trailer and subscribe today. The full series launches on June 22nd. Executive Produced by Erik Petrik Produced, Written, and Edited by Mike Cosper Associate Produced by Joy Beth Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.2	This whole of Christianity is Jesus. It's all about Jesus.
0:41.9	In 1996, a young, brush pastor named Mark Triscoll planted Mars Hill Church in Seattle.
0:47.9	I always tell people, I'm Irish, we have two motions pissed off and asleep. That's our
0:51.7	first factor. By 2014, they grown into a church of nearly 15,000 people in 15 locations
0:59.7	and four states. Fast forward though, to January 1, 2015, and Mars Hill was gone. In some ways,
1:11.4	Mars Hill's story is like no other. But in others, it's a window into much that shapes
1:15.4	the evangelical church in North America today.
1:18.3	There's a body count of young pastors whose ability rose them to prominence before their
1:24.7	character was ready for it.
1:26.7	The prevailing justification for pretty much all the carnage to happen within Mars Hill
1:31.7	was, hey, look at the proof.
1:33.5	What we see on platforms, on social media, on Sunday mornings, can often be of a near
1:38.5	hiding a culture that's much more complex and sometimes ugly underneath.
1:43.2	We could demand absolute obedience and he did, so you question him, you're out. If you're
1:49.1	not with us, you're against us.
1:51.2	And yet the ugliness gets tolerated because what's happening in a church like Mars Hill
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