Listen in as TCM Staff and Contributors C. E'Jon Moore, J.F. Arnold, Adrienne Johnston, and Nick Ahern discuss influential blogger Matthew Paul Turner's recent article, "Mark Driscoll's 'Gospel Shame': The Truth about Discipline, Excommunication, and Cult-Like Control at Mars Hill." What is church discipline and can postmodern Christians ever hope to adequately practice it?
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MATTHEW PAUL TURNER'S ARTICLES
Part One: http://matthewpaulturner.net/jesus-needs-new-pr/mark-driscolls-church-discipline-contract-looking-for-true-repentance-at-mars-hill-church-sign-on-the-dotted-line/
Part Two: http://matthewpaulturner.net/jesus-needs-new-pr/mark-driscolls-gospel-shame-the-truth-about-discipline-excommunication-and-cult-like-control-at-mars-hill/
MARS HILL CHURCH'S "RESPONSE"
http://marshill.com/2012/01/27/church-discipline-in-the-bible
PERTINENT EXCERPTS FROM MARS HILL CHURCH'S MEMBERSHIP COVENANT
"We covenant to exercise church discipline when necessary (Matt. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5; Gal. 6:1)." --posted under 'Obligation of Mars Hill Church To Its Members"
"I covenant to submit to discipline by God through his Holy Spirit, to follow biblical procedures for church discipline in my relationships with brothers and sisters in Christ, to submit to righteous discipline when approached biblically by brothers and sisters in Christ, and to submit to discipline by church leadership if the need should ever arise (Ps. 141:5; Matt. 18:15-17; 1 Cor. 5:1-5; 2 Cor. 2:5-8; Gal. 6:1-5 8; 1 Tim. 5:20; 2 Tim. 2:25; Titus 1:9; 3:10-11; Heb. 12:5-11; Rev. 2:5-7, 14-25)." --posted under 'My Obligation To Mars Hill Church as a Member'
Read the full covenant membership contract agreement here: http://marshill.com/pages/membership/covenant
