Saturday, December 17, 2011
Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church?
Here are some thoughts and feelings I have about Mark Discoll and Mars Hill church. I am not a christian (I am an atheist), but I sometimes go along with friends and family to different churches as not only a common courtesy, but also as to learn a little something for myself. As I went up to the University of Washington in Seattle last Sunday to visit my brother and take him out to lunch, I tagged along with him to church. I've been to Mars Hill before and really thought pretty highly of it as compared to other churches. It's kept up well, the people are nice, the people dress nice, and the preacher is knowledgeable. After being to several services at Mars Hill though, I started to notice more minuet details about the church and what seemed to be its underlying goal as a congregation. Mark Driscoll is what I see as eye candy for modern day christians. He's trendy, smart, funny, very good looking, and talks with perfect flow. This automatically appeals to all women who come to church, sit down, and drool subconsciously over how "amazing" he is. Even for the guys, he's a funny dude who is interesting to listen to, and is smart. The whole atmosphere of the church is based around the Seattle culture. Everyone has very nice clothes and is perfectly up to date with style. In turn, lots of people feel accepted when they go to church there because they can just walk out of their town house in Ballard, crocs on their feet, suit jacket on with v-neck under it and a tie loosely hanging around their neck, cup of starbucks in hand, and walk straight into church and fit perfectly in. Whoever was behind the church culture and music style was very smart about indy trends. This church is seemingly the perfect church. But I feel like it is all deceptive. Mark Driscoll is obviously just a figurehead, and if something happened to him, I can guarantee that many would stop going to church there and following along with the Mars Hill bandwagon. He's a very smart guy who has a hold on all of his followers, he's like a God to his people, trust me. I don't need to say anymore about this church, I'm sure you all get the point. I was wondering though if anyone felt the same way that I do about this church and how it runs. I can see it very clearly.
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