I found your blog the other week and have visited it often since then. I have enjoyed it very much! You and Simon seem like great guys! I could not agree with you more on the stuff you are posting about. The one on MD is right on! They had not been watching him the past 5 years or so.
Anyway, keep it up!

Your fellow brother in Jesus

Conor

Agreed, article could have been more positive, the March 2007 Briefing article is much better.

Admittedly I do occasionally wince at some things Driscoll says (usually in his earlier sermon series) and do sometimes think he’s trying to hard to be funny/culturally relevant.

I think I know what you mean about being irreverent, but usually it’s done when trying to explain the humanity of Christ… was Jesus a real bloke? Yes, how do you then explain the reality of his humanity to our culture?? Perhaps Driscoll goes too far in doing this…

SOME R-rated movies are not appropriate – agreed

Am I swearing if I say “The F word”, no, but you no the word I mean… I agree Driscoll probably shouldn’t say BS, but it’s not swearing… what if I say “Bull”? You know what the next word is… is there a line, how do we know…?

Secular rock concerts were used to build friendships, contacts either non-Christians… to open a door for the gospel. The principle is no different from using a secular film in a movie night to start a conversation about the gospel…?

Just playing devil’s advocate really (not that MD is the devil)… as you say we’re all works in progress, all being sanctified… lets not forget God is really blessing Driscoll’s ministry, see his latest blog – exciting stuff!

I agree with some of what you say. The whole tone of the article seems of the heresy-hunt nature. They should have really stated that Driss is a great preacher in many respects: Biblically saturated, well read, love for people, a missionary, good at repenting.
I also agree with the article being out of date. I’ve listened to all of the Religion Saves series and haven’t noticed any bad language, it seems he has repented of his old ways.

I do agree with the criticisms EN makes. Sometimes the way Driscoll speaks about Christ is very irreverant-he’s a man and he’s prone to error. I also believe that a church network hosting secular rock concerts is also a bad move. We are the church. We’re there to preach the gospel and not cater for the worlds sin. I love Driscolls theology and agree with the idea of contextualising the gospel but I think that sometimes he is not ‘blameless’ (1 Tim 3v2). Watching some R-rated movies is not wise for the church to be assiociated with. We have to meditate on what is praise worthy and what is of good report (Phil 4v8). Also I reckon Driss mentioning BS is wrong (Eph 5v12).

Saying this I really admire Driscoll for MANY things. I’ve been really blessed by his preaching and praise God for him. I also thank God for the counseling that he has recieved from Piper and CJ- I think more of this needs to be done (concerning irreverance towards Christ) as we all need to constantly grow .

Agree HB?

The review is positive and doesn’t come across as moralistic when talking about engaging with culture. There are two concerns given about the books, one of language and one of the emphasis on numbers. These are fair and constructively put forward, and not to detract from all the good stuff – Go Briefing!

Still got your number. Mine is the same. See you next week.

I want to see The Briefing engage with Driscoll! I’m hoping they wouldn’t let us down…

Also, I take it your mobile number on Facebook is correct, given it’s the one I’ve got already. Come NWA, I’d like to make sure I can definitely get through to you. Mine’s also on Facebook if you don’t have it. (So yes, to answer the comment from a previous entry, you’ll see me there!)