How to Pastor Your Family

My pastor from college recently sent me an article on how Mark Driscoll lead's his family in daily worship.  Being a new dad, reading it was helpful, edifying & fruitful.  If you are a parent and are seeking to learn more about family worship, take 5 minutes and read this short post.  Here's a short outline of it.

1. Routine
2. Intentional Evenings
3. Time to Play
4. Mealtime
5. Cleanup
6. Bible Time
7. Questions & Answers
8. Family Prayer
9. Bedtime
10. Explicit vs. Implicit

Mark Driscoll's Sermon on Haiti

Is Polygamy Biblical?

Mark Driscoll recently wrote an article answering the question, "Is polygamy biblical?" It is thoroughly biblical and persuasive. His main point is that "just because something is in the bible does not mean that God approves of it. Here are his seven reasons why polygamy is sinful and harmful.

1. The first man to take more than one wife was the godless man Lamech (Genesis 4:19–24).
2. Some of the Old Testament patriarchs did practice polygamy, and it never honored God. For example, Abram married Hagar in addition to Sarai. The results of this polygamy are truly tragic, as is the case with other instances of adultery and polygamy in Scripture. Abram slept with Hagar and she bore him a son. God promised that Hagar’s son would become the father of a great nation because he was a son of Abram, though not the son of the promise (which would eventually be Isaac). God promised that Ishmael would be a “wild donkey of a man” and that he would be a warrior in hostility with his brothers who would descend from Abram. Ishmael was born to a Hebrew father and Egyptian mother and became the father of the Arab nations that to this day are in hostility with Jews and Christians alike, as promised.
3. The disaster of polygamy is illustrated by Lamech and Adah and Zillah in Genesis 4:19–24, Esau and Mahalath and other wives in Genesis 28:6–9, and Jacob and Leah and Rachel in Genesis 29:15–30. None of these occurrences was godly or good.
4. The Bible repeatedly shows that polygamy is wrought with favoritism, fighting, jealousy, and mistreatment (e.g., Genesis 35:22; 38:18–28; 2 Samuel 3:2–5; 13:1–29; 15–18; 1 Kings 11:1–4).
5. The New Testament church elders who serve as the pattern for Christian families are to be one-woman men and not polygamists (1 Timothy 3:2, 12).
6. God’s intention is that each man would have one wife (Genesis 2:18; Matthew 19:4–6).
7. Marriage is ultimately a picture of Jesus’ loving relationship with the church (Ephesians 5:22–33; Revelation 19:6–9). Jesus is faithful to one bride, the church, as the pattern for all marriages.

Mark Driscoll on Idols

Check out Mark Driscoll as he discerns the idols of our modern-day, American culture on Nightline.

Mark Driscoll Preaches at the Crystal Cathedral

Mark Driscoll just recently made an appearance on the "Hour of Power" at Crystal Cathedral. His sermon was basically a condensed version of his book, Vintage Jesus. Well worth your time. Watch the video here.

FYI, this is probably the only time you will ever see Mark Driscoll wearing a suit while preaching.

TGC Coalition: Mark Driscoll

The fourth session of the Gospel Coalition Conference was given by Mark Driscoll. Though branded as controversial and crude, Pastor Mark is deeply committed to following Christ and preaching his cross amidst opposition in one of the most unchurched cities in all of America. He has even had a man rush the pulpit with machete in hand.

Mark Driscoll is pastor of one of the fastest growing churches in America, Mars Hill Church in Seattle, WA. He is president of the Acts 29 church planting network and has founded The Resurgence - a missional theological coop that "resources multiple generations to live for Jesus" with theologically correct and culturally relevant media. Check out MarsHillChurch.org and TheResurgence.com for Driscoll's sermons, essays, and many more theologically correct and culturally relevant resources. He is the author of nine (soon to be ten) different books, including Vintage Jesus, Death by Love, and, most recently, Vintage Church.

Driscoll's talk was entitled Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth from 2 Timothy 2:14-26. His talk was mainly addressed to pastors, but many of his points still apply to all Christians everywhere. The main point of his talk was how to discover and positively respond to the negatives (people in your church who have a negative influence on many others in the church) in your ministry. Here are the audio and video of the talk. One word of caution: Laughter to ensue.