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22. And here I thought you were talking about Mark Driscoll

Embattled Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll resigns

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/10/mars-hill-pastor-mark-driscoll-resigns/

Controversial Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll has resigned, according to the church’s website.

In a Tuesday letter written by Driscoll and printed on Religion News Service Wednesday, the controversial pastor said:

“By God’s grace I have pastored Mars Hill Church for 18 years. Today, also by God’s grace, and with the full support of my wife Grace, I resign my position as pastor and elder of Mars Hill. I do so with profound sadness, but also with complete peace.”

Driscoll took a leave of absence on Aug. 24 while elders conducted a formal review of charges made against him.

Driscoll had stepped aside in August so church leaders could investigate whether he was fit to lead, following accusations that he bullied members, threatened opponents, lied and oversaw mismanagement of church funds.

The church noted that Driscoll was not asked to resign.

Mars Hill grew to 15 branches in five states with 13,000 visitors on Sundays. Driscoll appeared on Nightline, preached at Seahawks stadium, threw out the first pitch at a Mariners game, and founded a network of evangelical leaders who started hundreds of other churches.

But after 18 years of stunning growth, an escalating string of bad news finally started driving churchgoers away. Mars Hill leaders recently said attendance and giving had plummeted so fast that it would have to close several Seattle branches and cut its staff 30 to 40 percent