It’s late Wednesday night and I have been steady at it all day. Which means I haven’t had a window to post a blog entry yet today. But I wanted to share with you that I will be attending a conference tomorrow at Riverside Church here in Peoria. The guest speaker will be Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle.

I’ve known a little about Driscoll for a while now, but haven’t REALLY known his story. Here’s what I have known:

  • that he is hugely controversial
  • he founded and pastors a church that has seen incredible growth in one of the most secular, non-churched areas in America.

I’ve only recently begun to realize why he’s so controversial, and, in all likelihood, what some of the primary factors are behind his church’s growth.

The Grove has made a public declaration that we want to create an environment that is conducive to reaching and growing men in their faith. But we have had no other church that we are aware of to look to for some guidance since so few churches actively attempt to reach men. But I think that may have just changed. Take a few minutes (4) to watch this video:

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This is who I’m going to listen to tomorrow (Thursday). This guy is singing a song very few are singing, but God is seriously blessing his ministry. I am totally amped up to hear what lessons he has learned and how they can help The Grove.

I would love to hear your reactions to the video so take a few minutes to leave a thought or two.

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