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Mark A. Driscoll (born October 11, 1970) is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, and the former pastor of Mars Hill Church, an influential megachurch in Seattle, Washington. He resigned on October 14, 2014. In 1996, Driscoll co-founded Mars Hill Church, which as of March 2014 had grown to 14,000 members in five states and fifteen locations. He also founded The Resurgence, a theological cooperative, and co-founded several other parachurch organizations: Churches Helping Churches, the church planting Acts 29 Network, and The Gospel Coalition. He has written for the "Faith and Values" section of the ''Seattle Times'', ''OnFaith'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】Mark Driscoll )〕 and the Fox News website.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pastor Mark Driscoll – Archive )〕 Driscoll has also authored a number of popular Christian books. Described as "an evangelical bad boy, a gifted orator and charismatic leader"〔 and "hip yet hard-line", he is known for promoting "culturally relevant" yet theologically conservative Christianity. He favors "vintage" aesthetics and a "down to earth", yet at times "aggressive", preaching style. ''Forbes'' called Driscoll "one of the nation's most prominent and celebrated pastors". In 2011, ''Preaching'' magazine named him one of the 25 most influential () pastors of the past 25 years. His influence is polarizing; he is described in a profile by ''Salon'' as being the center of a cult of personality, and using controversy to increase his visibility''. The New York Times Magazine'' called him "one of the most admired—and reviled—figures among evangelicals nationwide."〔 Controversy often surrounded his complementarian view of gender roles, Calvinist theology, perceived misogyny, plagiarism accusations, and culture of fear that allegedly supported his ministerial authority. In the summer of 2014, ''The New York Times'' wrote that Driscoll's "empire appears to be imploding" under public criticism and formal complaints from Mars Hill staff members and congregants. The Acts 29 Network that Driscoll helped to found removed him from its membership and urged him to step down from ministry.〔 On October 15, 2014, Driscoll announced his resignation from Mars Hill Church. Two weeks after Driscoll's resignation, executive pastor Dave Bruskas announced that Mars Hill Church would be dissolving by January 1, 2015, with individual congregations in the multi-site church given the option to become independent, merge with another church, or disband. == Early life == Driscoll was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and raised Roman Catholic in the Riverton Heights area of SeaTac, WA,〔 which he described as "a very rough neighborhood" where serial killer Ted Bundy had picked up victims.〔 ''Citing'' .〕 He is the oldest of five children and the son of a union drywaller.〔 He described a difficult family history of abuse and crime, writing: "The men on my father's side include uneducated alcoholics, mental patients, and women beaters.... One of the main reasons my parents moved from North Dakota to Seattle was to get away from some family members when I was a very young boy."〔 In high school, he met his future wife,〔 Grace Martin,〔 daughter of Gib Martin, an evangelical pastor. In 1989, he graduated from Highline High School in Burien, Washington, where he served as student body president, captain of the baseball team, editor of the school newspaper, and the "most likely to succeed" in his graduating class.〔 At age 19, as a college freshman, Driscoll converted to evangelical Christianity. The same year, according to Driscoll, "God spoke to me... He told me to marry Grace, preach the Bible, train men, and plant churches... I began preparing to devote my life to obey () call for me." He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Washington State University with a minor in philosophy and holds a Master of Arts degree in exegetical theology from Western Seminary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Pastor Profile: Mark Driscoll )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Driscoll」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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