Mark Driscoll

from Mars Hill Church

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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 audio sermon podcasts is regularly #1 on iTunes for Religion & Spirituality chart and in the Top 50 of all podcasts, with about 10 million sermons listened to and watched each year.  

Pastor Mark received a BA 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 16 books.

In 1996, at the age of 25, Pastor Mark and his wife, Grace, started a small Bible study at their home in Seattle, which at the time was the least churched city in America. Since that time, the church has exploded with upwards of 14,000 people meeting weekly across 14 locations in four states, Washington, Oregon, California, and New Mexico. Mars Hill has been recognized as the 54th largest, 30th fastest-growing, and second most-innovative church in the country by Outreach magazine.

Pastor Mark is the co-founder of the Acts 29 church-planting network, which has planted over 400 churches in the U.S., in addition to 13 other nations. He founded the Resurgence, which services Christian leaders through books, blog posts, conferences, and classes, with theResurgence.com receiving close to 7 million visits annually. As well, Pastor Mark is a co-founder of Churches Helping Churches with Pastor James MacDonald, which raised over $2.7 million to help rebuild churches in Haiti in the wake of the cataclysmic 2010 quake and empower Haitian pastors to minister and provide aid to the Haitian community. The organization also delivered over $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, The View, Fox & Friends, and Piers Morgan Tonight, was featured on Nightline, and preached for Rick Warren at Saddleback Community Church.

You can find out more about Pastor Mark and Grace by visiting www.PastorMark.tv. 

www.PastorMark.tv - Pastor Mark www.MarsHill.com – Church www.TheResurgence.com – Leader training www.Acts29Network.org – Church planting