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TechnoratiSecond, house church evangelicals also are doctrinally Christian brothers and sisters, Driscoll said. But they do not support creating large churches and instead form little house churches or churches in other smaller settings such as coffee shops.
The third “lane” Driscoll listed is the emerging reformers, where he and Mars Hill fall under. They believe in all of the evangelical distinctives and embrace reformed theological traditions. They love John Calvin and Martin Luther, the early founders of evangelicals including Billy Graham and Francis Schaffer, and modern day preachers such as John Piper.
Emerging reformers also try to find ways to make the church relevant, accessible and culturally connected; they tend to be charismatic; and many are involved in church planting.
The fourth lane is a group of emergent liberals who Driscoll feels has “totally gotten off the highway and is lost out in the woods.” Although Driscoll was initially connected to this group, which also tries to find innovative ways to do church, he left, citing that they call into question many parts of the Christian doctrine.
Some questions include: “Do you need Jesus to go to heaven?” “Is anybody really going to hell?” “Is sex outside of marriage including homosexuality sinful?”
“On many of these issues, they won’t answer the questions,” Driscoll noted.
Leaders in this lane include Brian McLaren and Rob Bell.
While Driscoll only has minor disagreements with the first three groups, he has concerns over the content of the emergent liberals’ instruction.
Who cares?
But at the end of the day, Driscoll says, “We don’t care,” adding that he only preached on the topic because it was voted on.
“You shouldn’t care because what can happen is you get so concerned it’s so easy for Christians to say ‘What does this Christian say?’ ‘What team am I on?’ ‘What does this blogger say about that blogger?’” Driscoll told Mars Hill attendants.
“I’ll tell you what. Maybe this is what you can learn from the emerging church – what false doctrine is,” the pastor simply stated.
“Who cares what the emerging church is doing,” he stressed. “It’s a junk drawer category for all kinds of different people. It’s highly confusing. I’m not even sure that the description is any more of benefit or use.”
Rather than labeling Mars Hill as an emerging church, he calls it a Christian church and points to only two things he and the church really care about – Jesus and the Bible.
“Here’s what we’re all about – Jesus,” Driscoll highlighted. “The emerging church will come and go. The traditional church will come and go. The church of Jesus Christ will continue.”
So whether it’s utilizing the Internet, putting up giant screens in the church, or holding an 8:30 p.m. service on Sunday to reach the late sleepers, when it comes down to it, Mars Hill works to “make much of Jesus’ name in a place that desperately needs to know how wonderful he is.”
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