The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Hosted by Mike Cosper, this podcast takes you inside the story of Mars Hill Church in Seattle – from its founding as part of one of the largest church planting movements in American history to its very public dissolution—and the aftermath that followed. You’ll hear from people who lived this story, experiencing the triumphs and losses of Mars Hill, knowing it as both an amazing, life-transforming work of God and as a dangerous, abusive environment. The issues that plague Mars Hill and its founder, Mark Driscoll — dangers like money, celebrity, youth, scandal, and power—aren’t unique, and only by looking closely at what happened in Seattle will we be able to see ourselves.

Christianity
True Crime
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Trailer: Promised Land
What happened on October 7 changed everything for Israelis. We visit Kfar Aza to understand why.
2 min
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Trailer: The Bulletin
Join us each Friday morning for the latest podcast from Christianity Today
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Epilogue: A Return to Seattle
When the road home leads to sadness, can you hope to find more there?
40 min
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Dan Allender
47 min
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Bonus Episode: Healing and Resurrection After S...
54 min
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Tim Keller
Mike Cosper sits down with Tim Keller for reflections on leadership, the troubles with networks, and the essential need for communion with God.
62 min
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Bonus Episode: Everything is Still Falling Apart
54 min
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Bonus Episode: Paint the Beauty We Split
A conversation with Chad Gardner
41 min
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Special Episode: CT Reports on Itself
Mike Cosper and guests explore what an internal investigation of sexual harassment at Christianity Today can teach us about the broader implications of the Mars Hill story.
62 min
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Aftermath
What happens to your faith when your church is torn apart?
153 min
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The Tempest
154 min
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Bonus Episode: Boca Raton's Church Planting O.G.
45 min
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Red Sky at Morning
Outsized ambitions at morning; pastors, take warning.
53 min
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The Bobby Knight Problem
55 min
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Demon Hunting
62 min
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Bonus Episode: Questioning the Origin Myth - A ...
16 min
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Coming Up on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
2 min
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Bonus Episode: I Kissed Christianity Goodbye
63 min
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State of Emergency
59 min
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The Brand
60 min
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The Things We Do To Women
56 min
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‘I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct'
51 min
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"You Read the Bible, Ringo?"
50 min
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Boomers, The Big Sort, and Really, Really Big C...
54 min
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Who Killed Mars Hill?
51 min