{"id":3378,"date":"2014-08-11T08:38:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T14:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2014-08-12T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T21:17:46","slug":"the-mark-driscoll-effect-size-impedes-pastoral-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2014\/08\/the-mark-driscoll-effect-size-impedes-pastoral-accountability.html","title":{"rendered":"The Mark Driscoll Effect: Size Impedes Pastoral Accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\nThis was inevitable, right? I mean, seriously, one cannot be terribly surprised\u00a0to hear that the Acts 29 Network gave Mark Driscoll and his Mars Hill Church of Seattle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/08\/08\/mark-driscoll-acts-29\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">their walking papers last week<\/a>. The Acts 29 Network, founded by the machismo-driven and scandal-plagued megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll is an enormous, complex, and powerful force within contemporary evangelicalism. Network\u00a0leaders had to have been spending an inordinate amount\u00a0time dealing with Driscoll outbursts and the accompanying backlash. The\u00a0letter to Driscoll and his board\u00a0reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cOver 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThey are not going to take flack for Driscoll\u2019s bad behavior\u00a0anymore. He\u2019s out.<\/p>\nInterestingly, these recent actions are not only aimed at Driscoll, but also at his church leadership board (BoAA). The decision was a vote of no confidence for their ability to hold Driscoll accountable.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo they cut him loose, disassociated his church, and asked him not only to resign, but also to get help:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cBased 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSoon after the announcement\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/august\/lifeway-stops-selling-mark-driscolls-books-at-180-christian.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lifeway bookstores announced<\/a> they would no longer carry Driscoll\u2019s work\u2013a serious publishing blow. The Blogosphere erupted with commentary. My guess is that his 14,000 member church was fraught with tension yesterday. But as far as I can tell Driscoll wasn\u2019t even there.<\/p>\nWe haven\u2019t heard anything from the man himself. Driscoll\u2019s response came through his board, which is interesting. He didn\u2019t make a statement. At this point I\u2019m trying to think of how many times I\u2019ve heard Driscoll\u00a0use the words \u201cman-up\u201d and told men to take responsibility for their actions. This is by far the most important moment in Driscoll\u2019s career as a church leader. He\u2019s being called out by the people closest to him, people who have the access to know the truth and the power to speak up. They are speaking up. Driscoll is silent.<\/p>\nFor their part, the Mars Hill BoAA\u00a0nearly pulled a hamstring attempting to\u00a0position themselves as victims, a move dripping with irony, by the way. They\u00a0claimed they were blindsided by this move, calling it a \u201cfriendly fire\u201d attack.\u201d I have never in my life spoken with Matt Chandler or any of the A29 board members for that matter,\u201d their board president wrote. \u201cNo one from Acts 29 contacted Larry Osborne of our board prior to this decision\u2026 pastor Mark was not personally contacted by the A29 board prior to receiving this announcement.\u201d My guess is that the Acts 29 leaders won\u2019t be demonizing their \u201cvictim\u201d the way Driscoll and the Mars Hill Leadership typically do.<\/p>\nAre we waiting for an apology? A change of heart from the church leadership? Do we think, they\u2019ll just call up all of the people they\u2019ve attacked, manipulated, smeared, and intimidated and say, \u201cAwwww, I\u2019m sorry\u2026 we didn\u2019t mean to do you like that.\u201d<\/p>\nDriscoll\u2019s board seems satisfied that in a few short months their fearless leader\u00a0has done all he needs to do. In their response they noted, \u201cThere is clear evidence that the attitudes and behaviors attributed to Mark in the charges are not a part and have not been a part of Mark\u2019s life for some time now.\u201d He\u2019s a changed man. That\u2019s their defense. Then t<\/span>hey\u00a0<\/span>state unambiguously that their decision regarding Driscoll\u2019s status as the senior pastor and all-powerful leader of their band of brothers is final. As far as they are concerned Driscoll is not in jeopardy.<\/p>\nAnd why is his Driscoll\u2019s job not jeopardy? Because Mark Driscoll is an evangelical superstar who sells tons of books and has a huge following? Because the church is completely dependent upon his personality, and the whole thing feels too big to fail? Because Mars Hill church leaders are blinded by their admirable love for a leader who should have stepped down long ago? Because they cannot imagine how they could continue on without Driscoll at the helm? I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019m thinking yes, yes, yes, and obviously yes.<\/p>\nThe Mark Driscoll Effect: size impedes pastoral accountability.<\/em><\/p>\nMark Driscoll has has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2013\/05\/is-mark-driscoll-this-generations-pat-robertson.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">one outrageous statement <\/a>after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2013\/10\/why-mark-driscolls-influence-will-never-last-jonathan-merritt-nails-it-again.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Avatar is the \u201c<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.seattlepi.com\/thebigblog\/2010\/02\/24\/avatar-is-the-most-satanic-film-mark-driscoll-has-ever-seen\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">most demonic, satanic film<\/a>\u201d he\u2019s ever seen.<\/li>\n<li>Stay-at-home dads are \u201c<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1WPVxndUcHQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">worse than unbelievers<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Women shouldn\u2019t hold leadership positions in the church since they are \u201c<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dennyburk.com\/mark-driscoll-on-women-in-ministry-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">more gullible and easier to deceive than men.<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Fallen pastor Ted Haggard\u2019s wife\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/david-goldstein\/whos-to-blame-for-pastor-_b_33279.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">may be to blame for his infidelity<\/a>\u00a0if she didn\u2019t keep herself up.<\/li>\n<li>Biblical wives should\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/barthsnotes.com\/2009\/06\/27\/mark-driscoll-slammed-by-baptist-press-over-sex-teaching\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">give their husbands frequent blowjobs<\/a>\u00a0and perhaps\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/theburnerblog.com\/arts\/books\/mark-driscoll-thinks-wives-are-only-good-for-sex\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">allow their husbands to have anal sex<\/a>\u00a0during menstruation.<\/li>\n<li>If a man masturbates without a woman present, it is \u201c<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/10\/21\/mark-driscoll-masturbation_n_1023743.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">a form of homosexuality<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to non-Protestants, Driscoll has\u00a0<a class=\"ext-link decorated-link\" style=\"color: #0066cc;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.chron.com\/iconia\/2010\/04\/pastor-mark-driscoll-laughs-at-jews-catholics-mormons-muslims-pretty-much-everyone-but-himself\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-wpel-target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\">joked thusly<\/a>: about Jews \/ Catholics: \u201cI don\u2019t get the hats.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>About a Jew: \u201cI saw a man that I will now refer to as Mr. Goldilocks because he had these sideburns that were Goldilock-esque.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>About Catholics: \u201cthere are weird rules like priests cannot get married, which has not worked out so well<\/li>\n<li>On LDS and Muslims: \u201cThe Muslims. It got so quiet. Everybody\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, man. Can\u2019t we do the Mormons and the under britches, can\u2019t we do anything else?\u2019 No, that\u2019s too easy. We won\u2019t talk about the burkas.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>On students in religious schools trying to keep the rules: \u201cAnd you know there was some little Nazi walking around checking. That kid, like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m gonna be a deacon, that\u2019s what I\u2019m gonna be.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\nIt\u2019s an incomplete list, but you\u00a0get the picture. Anyone else would\u2019ve been fired. Driscoll hasn\u2019t been fired. And even after a vote of no confidence from, let\u2019s face it, a bunch of pretty stand up guys who have a lot to lose by publicly reprimanding one of their own\u2026 even then it seems his board is going to stand by their man. How can this be?<\/p>\nOver the years Driscoll has moved to consolidate his own power and insulate himself from accountability. In 2007 he reorganized the Mars Hill Church\u00a0leadership structure. Claiming to want to share power, many believed the changes actually served to consolidate power within the loyal board stocked with Driscoll apologists. When they dared to challenge the power grab, Driscoll\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.com\/html\/localnews\/2004020898_webmarshill18m.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">removed two pastors<\/a> from staff and threatened them. If even part of their story is true, these people were abused and intimidated by Driscoll and the leaders of Mars Hill. (You can <a href=\"http:\/\/joyfulexiles.com\/timeline\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read an interesting account and a\u00a0full timeline of the moves here<\/a>.)<\/p>\nWhat Driscoll has created is simply too big. His board seems afraid that the whole thing will go to pieces if they fire him. They\u2019ve been hand picked by Driscoll for just this occasion. Does anyone really believe they\u2019ll have a failure of nerve at this hour? I really don\u2019t think so. I could be wrong, but my guess is that Driscoll will continue to keep his head down. Everything we hear for the next year or two\u00a0will be humble and contrite. He\u2019ll continue to lead his church and they\u2019ll make many subtle, mostly superficial changes. It\u2019ll be all PR, and he\u2019ll keep his job. Because for him, the job is everything. Without his post as senior pastor of a huge megachurch, Driscoll has no platform, and no career. His board will not take all of that away from him\u2026 that\u2019s my guess.<\/p>\nA year or two from now he\u2019ll write his book. He\u2019ll call this the darkest time in his life. He\u2019ll call it a life-changing event, and thank the leaders who called him on the carpet. \u201cThey saved my life,\u201d he\u2019ll say. But it will end up being what Malcolm Gladwell calls a \u201cremote miss.\u201d A direct hit kills. A near miss traumatizes. A remote miss only serves to embolden. That\u2019s what it\u2019ll be like with Driscoll. He\u2019ll claim to be a changed man and the abuse and control will go on unimpeded, only now it will be smoothed out a little bit.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This was inevitable, right? I mean, seriously, one cannot be terribly surprised\u00a0to hear that the Acts 29 Network gave Mark Driscoll and his Mars Hill Church of Seattle their walking papers last week. 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