Mark Driscoll has been expelled from the Acts 29 Network that he founded!
Below is the letter to Mark by those on the board of the Acts 29 Network:
Mark,
As the Board of Acts 29, we are grateful to God for the leadership,
courage, and generosity of both you and Mars Hill in not only founding
the network but also sustaining it through the transition to this board
three years ago. The very act of giving away your authority over the
network was one of humility and grace, and for that we are grateful.
Over the past three years, our board and network have been the
recipients of countless shots and dozens of fires directly linked to you
and what we consider ungodly and disqualifying behavior. We have both
publicly and internally tried to support and give you the benefit of the
doubt, even when multiple pastors in our network confirmed this
behavior.
In response, we leaned on the Mars Hill Board of
Advisors & Accountability to take the lead in dealing with this
matter. But we no longer believe the BoAA is able to execute the plan of
reconciliation originally laid out. Ample time has been given for
repentance, change, and restitution, with none forthcoming. We now have
to take another course of action.
Based on the totality of the
circumstances, we are now asking you to please step down from ministry
for an extended time and seek help. Consequently, we also feel that we
have no alternative but to remove you and Mars Hill from membership in
Acts 29. Because you are the founder of Acts 29 and a member, we are
naturally associated with you and feel that this association discredits
the network and is a major distraction.
We tell you this out of
love for you, Mars Hill, Acts 29, and most significantly, the cause of
Christ, and we would be irresponsible and deeply unloving not to do so
in a clear and unequivocal manner. Again, we want you to know that we
are eternally thankful for what you as a man and Mars Hill as a church
have meant to our network. However, that cannot dissuade us from action.
Instead, it gives added significance and importance to our decision. We
hope and pray that you see this decision as the action of men who love
you deeply and want you to walk in the light—for your good, the good of
your family, and the honor of your Savior.
Shortly after sending
this, we will be informing the members of Acts 29, your Board of
Advisors and Accountability, and your elders, as well as putting out a
public statement on the Acts 29 website. It brings us no joy to move
forward in this direction, and we trust that the Lord will be at work in
all of this.
In sorrow and with hope,
The Board of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network
Matt Chandler
Darrin Patrick
Steve Timmis
Eric Mason
John Bryson
Bruce Wesley
Leonce Crump
Darrin Patrick
Steve Timmis
Eric Mason
John Bryson
Bruce Wesley
Leonce Crump
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So were you alluding to Driscoll being a false prophet/teacher just curious.
ReplyDeleteHi Laura - His behaviour is not what I would expect of a pastor..... "a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 God bless
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