Michael Newnham offers a very insightful commentary on the Mark Driscoll fiasco. He writes,
Mark Driscoll’s resignation is both a victory and a loss.
The tyrant has been felled, but the truth and the larger Body of Christ have not been served.
The choice Driscoll faced was between acting as a corporate leader or the leader of a church.
In the corporate world, you cut your losses, protect your resume, and move on to the next opportunity.
In the church, there is supposed to be repentance, restitution, and restoration.
This was a corporate resignation.
The wounded and abused have not been validated, the wrongs have not been confessed or addressed, and there was no opportunity to forgive and restore.
If Mark Driscoll really wanted to “make Jesus famous” he had a golden opportunity to do so.
Jesus is famous for forgiving sins and restoring broken people…the only requirements are confession and repentance.
Driscoll could have modeled how that works.
He could have lived the Gospel in front of his people.
Had he chosen to do so…to honestly and humbly deal with his sin and work through a biblical process with his church…I believe grace would have flowed like a river.
The world that has watched this debacle unfold could have seen how Christ makes a difference in the lives of His people.
Those who have suffered at his hand could have been comforted and restored.
The financial and ethical issues could have been addressed and resolved.
The local Body could have been healed.
People could have seen the grace and mercy of Jesus at work in a leader and believed they could receive it too…it would have empowered the Gospel the thousands.
That… would have been a true biblical “victory” that honored Christ.
Instead the Body is split, the wounded must heal on their own, and others will clean up the mess.
Driscoll remains in his sins and the corporate model of “church” has survived another scandal.
Jesus wept.
Source: By Michael Newnham, A Hollow Victory, Phoenix Preacher, http://michaelnewnham.com/?p=19569, Published 16/10/2014. (Accessed 17/10/2014.)
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2 Tim 3:13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Mark Driscoll , like many other Church Pastors try and juggle being the Senior Pastor and a CEO .
Both are two different ball games requiring considerable experience and skill !
Bible teaches that Pastors are to shepherd the flock and wait on God to hear from God
to nourish and protect the flock. Thats a big enough job in itself.
I am always amazed how many Pastors have no qualifications , work place skills , or further training after leaving school .
The use the Church to profit or make a name for themselves.
MD , took his handsome termination pay and sailed off into the sunset.
Yep, a corporate business like decision was made above being restored.
Meanwhile the Body of Christ has to mop up the mess.
I , who labor in preaching the Gospel to a lost world , now have a harder job !
Thanks MD !
dont you guys understand, there is no such thing as a church or a body anymore.
the world is dressed up as the church, the church is run like a corparate company.
pastors are CEOs thats not the church of jesus christ.
the church is run like a company, pastors are comany dirctors.
the world is dressed up as the church. the name of jesus is being sold out for prosperity blessing and success.