Less than three months later Mars Hill Church was gone. Most of the locations became independent, while others dissolved. All of Driscoll’s sermons were transferred to him and can be found on his site Real Faith.
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast
The Christianity Today podcast series includes nine episodes, all but one close to an hour in length. Host Mike Cosper digs into “Who Killed Mars Hill,” “The Things We Do To Women,” “The Brand,” and other things regarding the history of Mars Hill Church.
The written lead-in for the series reads: “Founded in 1996, Seattle’s Mars Hill Church was poised to be an influential, undeniable force in evangelicalism—that is until its spiraling collapse in 2014. The church and its charismatic founder, Mark Driscoll, had a promising start. But the perils of power, conflict, and Christian celebrity eroded and eventually shipwrecked both the preacher and his multimillion-dollar platform.”
The talented Cosper invites guests like Jessica Johnson, who is the scholar in religious studies at the College of William & Mary; Ed Stetzer, who is the professor and dean at Wheaton College, executive director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and editor-in-chief of Outreach Magazine; and many others, including former Mars Hill Church staff members to lend their voices and experiences regarding Mars Hill Church.
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Cosper even does a bonus episode with Christian deconstructionist Joshua Harris titled “I Kissed Christianity Goodbye.” The episode dives into Harris’ story as someone who rose to fame in the culture of the church around the same time.
Mars Hill Church’s Former Communication Director
Justin Dean served as the Mars Hill Church’s communications director from 2011 until it disbanded. Dean is the creator of That Church Conference and SundayU, a company that creates tools and resources to assist churches.
Dean recently shared on his social media accounts that he had turned down an invite by Cosper to be a guest on the “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast series.
