A fine look at the beginnings and growth of Mars Hill Church in Seattle with lessons for pastors about administering a church and lessons for believers as a whole about living in one. Driscoll speaks frankly about practical problems as well as theology and trends in the modern church. He's always interesting, blunt, and humerous (and I know he'd get a kick out of someone from the South finally getting his jokes), and so I would recommend this book even for those who are not pastors and do not want to be. Even lay people will be able to better understand this great thing we are a part of. ( )

With a zeal for evangelism, Mark Driscoll believes that the main purpose of the Church is evangelism (evangelism continually remained our highest priority-p. 150 etc). While certainly part of the great commission (Mt. 28), it could be argued that the principle role is discipleship and santification which, done properly, results in evangelism. ( )

Driscoll describes his experience planting Mars Hill with much candor. His passion is definitely on prominent display here. Sometimes though, I feel he has honorable intentions, but tries too hard to win over the "non-churchy" types. He comes across as well-versed in toilet humor and misogynistic or overly obsessed with an alpha-male typology, and that really doesn't help me in imagining how Christ's Body might or should wrap a lost, hurting culture in its loving arms. ( )

Dissapointing at best, bigoted at worst. ( )

Hard hitting book done in true Driscoll style. Find it difficult to understand people who have an issue with Driscoll's style. Sure you may not like it - but at least he is true to his character. this man is on fire for God and reaching out to the lost of the world. His story is chronicled here in all it's raw beauty ( )