The 2009 Mars Hill Church Annual Report will be distributed at all campuses this Sunday, and you can download it now (PDF).
This is our second edition of the publication, and already it’s proven to be a welcome opportunity to reflect on God’s grace to us as our church grows and changes over the course [...]
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 [...]
In honor of the recent 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, the Christian Broadcasting Network (home of Pat Robertson and The 700 Club) produced a feature about John Calvin’s influence on American history and Protestant tradition. The story notes Calvin’s increasing popularity among younger Christians, including Pastor Mark and Mars Hill Church (3:12):
UPDATE: [...]
Today’s Seattle Times includes a photo/caption from last night’s Golden Gardens baptisms. Forty people were baptized at the event, including eight who decided on the spot to take the plunge.
If you missed out on the festivities, there are many more baptism events coming up this summer (updated):
TONIGHT at Lake Sammamish State Park
August 12 at [...]
Our goal is to start 100 campuses and help plant 1,000 churches (in partnership with Acts 29) in the next ten years, which means it’s time to rev up the leadership engine.
The Resurgence Training Center (Re:Train), led by Pastor Rick Melson, will help develop thousands of new and existing pastors and deacons with a [...]
Last month, Newsweek published a cover story about The End of Christian America. Fox News invited Pastor Mark to write a response, which was recently published online. He states:
I do not find the report surprising or discouraging…With the social benefits of professing to be a Christian no longer in place and the social stigma of [...]
FamilyLife Today, a nationally syndicated radio show, has been airing selections of Pastor Mark’s sermons. In a recent episode called Act Like Men, the program featured an excerpt from Marriage and Men: 1 Peter 3:7.
This morning we received dozens of inquiries from folks who heard Pastor Mark on the radio and want to find more [...]
Good Friday and Easter 2009 were memorable for Mars Hill Church for a number of reasons. It was the first time we ever invited the entire world to watch our services live online, for one thing.
Tens of thousands–online and in person–helped us celebrate the occasion of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and the local news (KOMO [...]
Last night, Pastor Jamie and a healthy contingent from Mars Hill Church volunteered to help the City of Seattle conduct its first ever homeless needs assessment survey. Q13 News included Pastor Jamie in a news story about the effort:
Thank you to all of the volunteers who participated, and to the city for organizing the [...]
Does Satan exist?
This question will be debated next Friday when ABC visits Mars Hill Church to record a “Face Off” debate for Nightline. The debate will then be aired as several segments on an upcoming broadcast of the news program.
Participating in the debate will be:
For the existence of Satan:
Pastor Mark Driscoll; founding pastor, Mars Hill [...]
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, [...]
