God tells us that his people tend to satisfy their thirst not by
drinking from his streams of living water, but instead drinking from
man-made toilets (Jer. 2:13). This metaphor is particularly adept in a
world where men such as Tom Leykis, Dr. Drew, Howard Stern, and a legion
of men’s magazines and porno providers become wealthy by selling
glasses of toilet water to thirsty men across our nation, many of whom
claim to be sons of God. Meanwhile, the church alone has access to the
living water from God’s perfect Word, but largely fails to teach men
masculinity in any area, particularly regarding their sexuality.
Biography
Pastor Mark Driscoll is the founding pastor of Mars Hill
Church in Seattle, Washington and is one of the world's most-downloaded
and quoted pastors. His audience--fans and critics alike--spans the
theological and cultural left and right. He was also named one of the
"25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years" by Preaching
magazine, and his sermons are consistently #1 on iTunes each week for
Religion & Spirituality with over 10 million of downloads each year.
Pastor Mark received a B.A. in Speech Communication from the
Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University,
and he holds a masters degree in Exegetical Theology from Western
Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of fifteen books.
In
1996, at the age of twenty-five, Pastor Mark and his wife, Grace, with
the vision to make disciples of Jesus and plant churches, started a
small Bible study at their home in Seattle, which at the time was the
least churched city in America. Since that time, by God's grace, the
church has exploded with upwards of nineteen thousand people meeting
across thirteen locations in four states (Washington, Oregon,
California, and New Mexico). Mars Hill has been recognized as the 54th
largest, 30th fastest-growing, and 2nd most-innovative church in America
by Outreach magazine.
Pastor Mark is the co-founder of the Acts
29 Network, which has planted over 400 churches in the US, in addition
to thirteen other nations. He founded the Resurgence, which receives
close to six million visits annually and services Christian leaders
through books, blogs, conferences, and classes. And he is co-founder of
Churches Helping Churches with Pastor James MacDonald, which raised over
$2.7 million to help rebuild churches in Haiti and empower them
minister and provide aide to the Haitian community, and helped deliver
$1.7 million in medical supplies to the devastated country.
With a
skillful mix of bold presentation, clear biblical teaching, and
compassion for those who are hurting the most--in particular, women who
are victims of sexual and physical abuse and assault--Driscoll has taken
biblical Christianity into cultural corners previously unexplored by
evangelicals. In the same year that he spoke at a Gospel Coalition
conference with notable contemporary theologians like John Piper and Tim
Keller, he also discussed biblical sexuality as a guest on Loveline
with Dr. Drew, was featured on Nightline, and preached for Rick Warren
at Saddleback Community Church.
Description:
God tells us that his people tend to satisfy their thirst not by drinking from his streams of living water, but instead drinking from man-made toilets (Jer. 2:13). This metaphor is particularly adept in a world where men such as Tom Leykis, Dr. Drew, Howard Stern, and a legion of men’s magazines and porno providers become wealthy by selling glasses of toilet water to thirsty men across our nation, many of whom claim to be sons of God. Meanwhile, the church alone has access to the living water from God’s perfect Word, but largely fails to teach men masculinity in any area, particularly regarding their sexuality.
Biography
Pastor Mark received a B.A. in Speech Communication from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University, and he holds a masters degree in Exegetical Theology from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of fifteen books.
In 1996, at the age of twenty-five, Pastor Mark and his wife, Grace, with the vision to make disciples of Jesus and plant churches, started a small Bible study at their home in Seattle, which at the time was the least churched city in America. Since that time, by God's grace, the church has exploded with upwards of nineteen thousand people meeting across thirteen locations in four states (Washington, Oregon, California, and New Mexico). Mars Hill has been recognized as the 54th largest, 30th fastest-growing, and 2nd most-innovative church in America by Outreach magazine.
Pastor Mark is the co-founder of the Acts 29 Network, which has planted over 400 churches in the US, in addition to thirteen other nations. He founded the Resurgence, which receives close to six million visits annually and services Christian leaders through books, blogs, conferences, and classes. And he is co-founder of Churches Helping Churches with Pastor James MacDonald, which raised over $2.7 million to help rebuild churches in Haiti and empower them minister and provide aide to the Haitian community, and helped deliver $1.7 million in medical supplies to the devastated country.
With a skillful mix of bold presentation, clear biblical teaching, and compassion for those who are hurting the most--in particular, women who are victims of sexual and physical abuse and assault--Driscoll has taken biblical Christianity into cultural corners previously unexplored by evangelicals. In the same year that he spoke at a Gospel Coalition conference with notable contemporary theologians like John Piper and Tim Keller, he also discussed biblical sexuality as a guest on Loveline with Dr. Drew, was featured on Nightline, and preached for Rick Warren at Saddleback Community Church.