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Mark A. Driscoll is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author who serves as Senior & Founding Pastor of The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.In 1996, Driscoll co-founded Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. As of March 2014, Mars Hill Church had 14,000 members in five states and fifteen locations. He also founded The Resurgence and co-founded other parachurch organizations, including Acts 29 Network, Churches Helping Churches, and The Gospel Coalition. He has written for the "Faith and Values" section of the Seattle Times, OnFaith, and the Fox News website. Driscoll has also authored a number of popular Christian books.

Driscoll was described as "an evangelical bad boy, a gifted orator and [a] charismatic leader", and as "hip yet hard-line". He is known for promoting "culturally relevant" yet theologically conservative Christianity. He favors "vintage" aesthetics and a "down to earth", yet at times "aggressive", preaching style. Controversy has often surrounded his complementarian view of gender roles, Calvinist theology, perceived misogyny, plagiarism accusations, and the culture of fear that allegedly once supported his ministerial authority.In the summer of 2014, he faced public criticism and formal complaints from Mars Hill staff members and congregants due to his perceived abusive behavior. In August 2014, the Board of Acts 29 Network removed him from its membership and urged him to step down from ministry. On October 14, 2014, Driscoll resigned from Mars Hill Church. Within three months of Driscoll's resignation, Mars Hill Church was dissolved, with individual congregations becoming independent, merging with other churches, or disbanding.On February 1, 2016, Driscoll opened The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Famous Mark Driscoll Quotes

“…the truths of Christianity are constant, unchanging, and meant for all people, times, and places. But the methods by which truth is articulated and practiced must be culturally appropriated, and therefore constantly translated …if doctrine is constant and practice is constantly changing, the result is living orthodoxy.”

Mark Driscoll

Warnock, Adrian, Interview with Mark Driscoll http://adrianwarnock.com/2006/04/interview-with-mark-driscoll_02.htm, Adrian's Blog, April 2, 2006.

“You have been told that God is a loving, gracious, merciful, kind, compassionate, wonderful, and good sky fairy who runs a day care in the sky and has a bucket of suckers for everyone because we're all good people”

Mark Driscoll

Jesus Took Our Wrath (Propitiation) http://www.marshillchurch.org/audio/Atonement8_Driscoll_112005_16k.mp3, Sermon preached November 6, 2005 at Mars Hill Church.
Context: You have been told that God is a loving, gracious, merciful, kind, compassionate, wonderful, and good sky fairy who runs a day care in the sky and has a bucket of suckers for everyone because we're all good people. That is a lie... God looks down and says 'I hate you, you are my enemy, and I will crush you,' and we say that is deserved, right and just, and then God says 'Because of Jesus I will love you and forgive you.' This is a miracle.

“A pacifist has a lot of difficulty reconciling pacifism with scripture.”

Mark Driscoll

Lanham, Robert: Mark Driscoll: "Meek. Mild. As If" http://www.evangelicalright.com/2006/10/mark_driscoll_meek_mild_as_if_1.html, Evangelical Right blog, October 3, 2006.

“It is imperative that Christians be like Jesus, by living freely within the culture as missionaries who are as faithful to the Father and His gospel as Jesus was in His own time and place.”

Mark Driscoll

The Radical Reformission http://www.zondervan.com/Books/Detail.asp?ISBN=0310256593 (Zondervan, 2004, p. 40)

“If you really want to be a rebel get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.”

Mark Driscoll

Rebel's Guide to Joy http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/rebels-guide-to-joy/the-rebels-guide-to-joy.

“I'll preach anywhere. If it's a round trip ticket to preach in hell, I'll take it—as long as it's round trip.”

Mark Driscoll

Barry, John D.. " "Bible Study Anyhwhere http://www.biblestudymagazine.com", Bible Study Magazine, Mar-Apr 2009, pg. 12.

“Everyone is sinning, so it's no longer rebellious to sin. You're just a conformist if you're drunk; and naked; driving around in a loud motorcycle; smoking cigarrettes; breaking commandments; getting pregnant out of wedlock. Everyone's done that. That's so tired!”

Mark Driscoll

Rebel's Guide to Joy http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/rebels-guide-to-joy/the-rebels-guide-to-joy.

“Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.”

Mark Driscoll

Barry, John D. " Bible Study Anywhere http://www.biblestudymagazine.com", Bible Study Magazine, Mar-Apr 2009, pg. 14.

“I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.”

Mark Driscoll

Tu, Janet I., Pastor Mark Packs 'em In http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2003/1130/cover.html, Seattle Times, November 30, 2003.

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