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| Confessions of a Reformission Rev.: Hard Lessons from an Emerging Missional Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Driscoll
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 24700
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0310270162
Dewey Decimal Number: 280.4
EAN: 9780310270164
ASIN: 0310270162
Publication Date: April 1, 2006
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 Meat for the Mission-minded September 10, 2008
Unorthodox but conservative, radical but thoroughly Biblical, provocative yet addictively enticing, Mark Driscoll journals with self-deprecating wit and wisdom the story of his missionary vision to plant a 1st century-values church in the 21st century-culture city of Seattle. And he does so in such a way that will be most appreciated by those who are also seeking to restore New Testament Christianity into our modern world. Especially those who battle with applying the teaching of the New Testament into a culture which seems to have deliberately turned against the God revealed in Jesus Christ. This will appeal the most to those who are setting out, pinoneering and leading such new church plants or those pastors a few years down the line on this adventure.
I could not help but get caught up in his account, sharing frustrations, seeing opportunities to be grasped, rejoicing at the breakthroughs. Sometimes coming over harsh, Driscoll nevertheless spells and spits out what most of us are thinking, hoping and fearing, and so I would not expect everyone to understand or easily cope with some of the angst and thought processes he details. Not everyone is called to church leadership.
I like the way he systematically and chronologically takes us through the various stages of his church's growth, personally applying the lessons he has been learning in the process. This is a book that I did not find hard to read and I could not put down until I had finished.
I heartily recommend it to all those who love God, love his Word and want to part of his great mission in the world through the church.
 Mark Driscoll July 22, 2008
Mark Driscoll is the leader of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Washington. It is one of the largest churches in the USA and currently has a membership of 8000 people. Confessions of a Reformission Rev. is his account of the growth of this megachurch.
Here is the Amazon synopsis:
This is the story of the birth and growth of Seattle's innovative Mars Hill Church, one of America's fastest growing churches located in one of America's toughest mission fields. It's also the story of the growth of a pastor, the mistakes he's made along the way, and God's grace and work in spite of those mistakes. Mark Driscoll's emerging, missional church took a rocky road from its start in a hot, upstairs youth room with gold shag carpet to its current weekly attendance of thousands. With engaging humor, humility, and candor, Driscoll shares the failures, frustrations, and just plain messiness of trying to build a church that is faithful to the Gospel of Christ in a highly post-Christian culture. In the telling, he's not afraid to skewer some sacred cows of traditional, contemporary, and emerging churches. Each chapter discusses not only the hard lessons learned but also the principles and practices that worked and that can inform your church's ministry, no matter its present size. The book includes discussion questions and appendix resources. "After reading a book like this, you can never go back to being an inwardly focused church without a mission.
Even if you disagree with Mark about some of the things he says, you cannot help but be convicted to the inner core about what it means to have a heart for those who don't know Jesus." - Dan Kimball, author, "The Emerging Church". "...will make you laugh, cry, and get mad...school you, shape you, and mold you into the right kind of priorities to lead the church in today's messy world." - Robert Webber, Northern Seminary.
I really enjoyed this book. I came across Mark Driscoll last year and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to his preaches so was looking forward to reading this book. It took me just over a day to complete the book, which is just under 200 pages long. Even my BF, who is a slow reader read this book in a matter of days.
He writes honestly and humorously. There is a lot of theology in the book, as well as practical advice, however, it is written simply and flows smoothly so it is so easy to read. He covers the complete growth of the church, from the first day to when they hit the 4000 people mark.
This book has opened my eyes to what happens behind the scenes in church leadership, the struggles pastors and elders face and has inspired me to step out and serve more at my local church - which has a membership of just under 1000 people at present.
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to everyone, even non-church goers.
9/10 - the theology and practical advice was sometimes a touch heavy-going.
Relevant, honest and Biblical February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has helped revive my commitment to church planting in the UK. The divide between those committed to cultural engagement, and those afraid of culture seems to grow, but Driscoll cuts right through it.
I can appreciate that some may find his style offensive, but I am fed up with bland Christian books, and this is certainly not Bland. Driscoll retells the story of Mars Hill Church, Seattle from beginning to today, warts and all. He is honest about his own failures and weaknesses, and those who find his humour too coarse, or are offended by it are missing the point.
This is not a "how to" book on church planting, or church growth. It is a testimony to Gods faithfulness. IT underlines with clarity the fact that we can hold firm to the Gospel, and be culturally relevant - this is not an option, it is a must. Read this book.
Biff Bang Wallop January 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Straight talking, hard hitting, biblical and funny - the remarkable journey of Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church. This book is not for the faint-hearted but is a timely challenge to engage with the culture with clear biblical churchmanship and oodles of faith. A book that demands not just to be read but acted upon.
Almost brutal, but good fun January 22, 2008
This is a great book to have a look see how a Pastor with a biblically based theology works to reach out to a group of people who haven't grown up with a traditional Christian childhood. Refreshing, and I think many churches will have to go through his pain and change in order to reach people currently in their 20s and 30s. He takes a singular focus on building the church and shows tremendous drive in building a sound church. I'm not sure about the importance he places on being within a large church, but othewise this has enthused me about working to build a missional church at our place.
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