What is all about Jesus? At Mars Hill Church, everything.
Jesus is our Senior Pastor, and he motivates, influences, and deserves the glory for all that we do. Our summer sermon series, which starts this Sunday, will unpack this concept and explain how “It’s All About Jesus” sums up who we are as a church [...]
Powerful.
That is the word that came to mind this week as 125 church planters and their wives gathered for the annual Acts 29 retreat. The worship sessions at the retreat blessed me so much, and I know had the same effect on many others.
I’ll have more to share in the coming week [...]
Last week the Board of Directors officially installed Dave Bruskas as an elder of Mars Hill Church. Pastor Dave was in Seattle at the time, and I had the opportunity to ask him about his new role.
Read more about the upcoming launch of Mars Hill Albuquerque. If you’d like to be a part of [...]
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the UK last week. It was very encouraging to see what God is doing around the world, in part through the work of Mars Hill and Acts 29…
Only 3 to 7 percent of the people in the UK attend church, which generally means that their best scenario matches Seattle–one [...]
The month of June concludes the Mars Hill Church financial year. We have just two weeks left to finish strong, meet our budget for this year, and set the tone for next.
With the conclusion approaching and the church behind our giving target for the year (details below), I wanted to provide additional insight and clarity [...]
Two subjects churches often avoid: sex and money. Interestingly, these are also two of the most popular idols in our culture—millions of people will sacrifice anything and everything in order to get more of both.
Our hope is to address these subjects with great openness in order to expose them as false gods, redeem them [...]
At this week’s Acts 29 Boot Camp in London, Vicar (Lead Pastor) Andrew Baughen of St. James Clerkenwell was gracious in allowing us use of the building for our event. This amazing facility was built in 1792, with a legacy that dates back almost 1,000 years, crossing paths with the likes of Henry VIII, George [...]
Friday night I stayed in New York City en route to Europe (more from the UK this week). JR Vassar of Apostles Church hosted me during the extended layover, and he was kind enough to show me a few sites, and let me sleep on his couch.
The brothers in the Acts 29 Network are [...]
My tickets are booked for my first trip to London. I leave tomorrow, and man I’m excited.
Chatting with my British friends on Twitter and Facebook is the closest I’ve ever been to the UK. Technology is definitely shrinking the world, but a virtual glimpse is no replacement for the real thing.
I can’t wait to [...]
Since announcing the Albuquerque campus a few weeks ago, I’ve received a couple encouraging notes from Mars Hill family.
Redemption Close to Home
“I heard the news about Mars Hill being in Albuquerque,” wrote one longtime member, “and my body shook like I had just been hit by a sprinkler of cold water. I grew up [...]
We recently received some good news from the folks at the Crystal Cathedral – Pastor Mark’s second sermon from the Hour of Power will air on Palm Sunday, March 28th, next year.
If you remember, his first sermon was on who Jesus is. The second sermon is all about what Jesus did as our Savior on [...]
Changed By Jesus #54
By a female teenager at the Ballard campus
I was raised going to church every Sunday. I thought I was a Christian because I was really good at following rules and thought I was an expert on Jesus. But the personal, life-changing relationship wasn’t there.
This seemed to work for me in middle school, [...]
