I love preaching and teaching the Bible. And I often praise God that I do so in the age of the Internet at a church with fellow elders who embrace technology for the sake of getting the gospel of Jesus Christ out to the world. When I began pursuing my undergraduate degree in communications before [...]

I recently had the great honor of being involved in an important event for our region. The City Church is one of the biggest and most influential churches in our state. Their pastor, Wendell Smith, has been battling some very serious health issues over the past few years. During this time, he and his son [...]

Series Details
I wanted to give you some details about the upcoming Luke sermon series so that you will know what to expect. Most noticeably, it will take about three years or so to get through the book. On the weeks I am out of the pulpit, other Mars Hill elders will be preaching through the [...]

We have an official air date for the first of two messages I gave down at Crystal Cathedral on the Hour of Power recently and it will be August 23. There’s still no date on when the second one will run yet, but when we know we’ll post it here. Thanks to our [...]

“I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” —Martin Luther
“Pray for us.” This simple phrase appears throughout the Bible as God’s leaders ask their people to intercede on their behalf. We too would encourage you to pray for us. Specifically, we would appreciate prayers of repentance, praise, [...]

The kind folks at ABC’s Nightline made their third trip to Mars Hill yesterday. The first time they came out we talked about how Jesus has blessed Mars Hill. The second time got interesting because we opened our doors to host a public debate about the existence of Satan that included Deepak Chopra. This time Nightline [...]

For my fellow “poppa daddies” I wanted to make available a free PDF copy of my new book Pastor Dad. It’s a short book, based upon a sermon I preached some years ago, that I hope is of benefit to dads and the children God has entrusted to their care. It includes some stories about [...]

Our relationship with Logos Bible Software continues to develop, and they have recently added a new feature to their website which will give all Mars Hill attendees 25 percent off on their base products.
I can’t say enough about how Logos has helped deepen my study of the Bible and save me countless hours [...]

My wife Grace and I made our first trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico, many years ago when we had just one young child. It was during the hot air balloon season; the city was filled with visitors, and the sky was filled with colors. We absolutely loved the city as it had a cool, young, [...]

Change is the only constant at Mars Hill Church. And we’ve got another change coming as we prepare to go from seven to one hundred campuses in the next decade.
Our first out-of-state campus will be in another time zone (official announcement coming soon), which has precipitated a change in our sermon delivery method. Beginning [...]