In one of his first public appearances, Mark Driscoll recently met with Pastor Perry Noble from NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina. In this candid conversation, Driscoll talks about the fall of Mars Hill, leadership lessons, the toll it’s taken on his family and his new church plant in Phoenix.

Driscoll admits he made mistakes and started in ministry too young, but confirms his passion and purpose to plant a new work in Arizona.

In a bold gesture at the end of the interview, Perry Noble says, “I don’t know what your thoughts or opinions are about Mark Driscoll, you just need to know that… I love him, I believe in him, I’m standing with him, and I believe his best days are ahead of him.”