Narcissist are going to love bomb to build their kingdoms then devalue and discard the people they have used when their usefulness is deemed over.
Mark Driscoll is a Narcissist, a User, and Abuser. And he's not going to stop. He's just going to make a safe place for himself so that he can continue to build his kingdom and stoke his ego.
I don't want to wish him ill. I just want him to stop using and hurting people. Is that asking for too much?
There are too many narcissistic pastors in places of influence and Driscoll is one of the worst.
I found out from reading the article linked above that there is a closed forum where Driscoll's victims from both Mars Hill in Seattle and Trinity in Scottsdale meet, share their stories and support one another.
From the linked article:
"Former members of both churches have formed a private online forum to share their stories and support one another. They gather and discuss regularly on a locked Facebook group called “The Sound and Valley Connect,” named after the Puget Sound area that was home to Mars Hill and the Trinity’s location in the Arizona valley."
This is Mark Driscoll's legacy. These are the multitude of sacrifices that have been made and continue to be made on the altar of Driscoll's massive ego.
I've said it before many times. And will continue to say it for as long as it takes.
This man is NOT a pastor. This man is NOT a Bible teacher. He plays at teaching the Bible with great, fleshly charisma and pizzazz. But whatever he "teaches", it must prop up HIS massive ego.
No, Driscoll doesn't teach God's Word. He uses the Bible as a sock puppet that always agrees with him.
in case you hadn't seen it ...
ReplyDeletehttps://wenatcheethehatchet.blogspot.com/2023/10/on-lives-and-deaths-and-mars-hill-year.html
Mike Gunn, it turns out, went on record in a video interview in late 2022. He talked about his early years at MH and with Acts 29 and described the "treadmill" culture in it and how he and Driscoll parted ways. He didn't have bad experiences himself but he looked back on those years and said "We were arrogant fools." He shared that people who make growth a goal unto itself and forget the fruit of the spirit and faithfulness no matter how big or small your church is have lost the thread.
Meanwhile, Driscoll's featured in the upcoming Fathom Event The Domino Revival.
I did see it. It took me two days to read it. Sunday and Monday because I was busy and had to divide it up into large chunks.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your musings and insight as you continue to evaluate and reflect on the happenings in Seattle, the part you played, and how it affected you.
While I appreciate the reporting from Unplugged and the Roys Report, keeping us updated, I wish I could read more about the emotional and spiritual fall out and how people are overcoming and growing from the experience on personal levels.