The Great Fail: The Downfall of Mars Hill Church

Special guest professor Jeremy Cohen on the final days of one of the nation's fastest-growing churches

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Mars Hill was a Seattle-based church led by Mark Driscoll, a beloved, endearing, powerful presence in the evangelical Christian community.

Driscoll built Mars Hill into one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation, with close to 15,000 attendees and an additional 260,000 viewers tuning in online every week. But behind the charismatic persona was a twisted reality waiting to be uncovered.

What was revealed in its final days was a trail of abuse, fraud, intimidation, sexism and a fall from grace that would make it one of the most spectacular collapses in Christianity today. 

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