![]() ![]() You shared with me that many people turned on you, and even your head of security had ‘crossed you,'" Freese continued. “You also shared some things about what you and your family went through at Mars Hill. You proceeded to talk endlessly about yourself,” Freese wrote before painting a picture of a distrustful and paranoid Driscoll stemming from his experience at Mars Hill. “I was barely a minute or two into the briefing when you interrupted me to give me an overview of your background as a Pastor. The former security head who retired from the Marine Corps in 2018 recalled how tense things got during his first meeting with Driscoll on Wednesday, March 10, as the new director of Trinity Church’s security. "Your pastors consistently overreact and have even harassed people and kicked them off the property for crazy reasons, such as complimenting someone's shoes and a lady's name.”ĭriscoll’s team was contacted by The Christian Post for comment on the allegations, but a response remains pending.įreese suggested that Driscoll leads with such an iron fist, many of his subordinates walk on eggshells around him. “They slander, gossip, and curse church congregants and volunteers," Freese wrote. The former head of Trinity Church’s security claimed that Driscoll’s “incredibly young crew of pastors” also “lack discernment and professionalism on a deep level” and suggests Driscoll isn’t guiding them in the way a senior pastor should. Was that also your decision, or just immaturity on your social media manager's part?” Your social media managers even attempted to mock the situation on Facebook and then edited it later. How about what God's values are and supporting what the Bible says? This struck a nerve with many because you have referenced the church as a family business on numerous occasions. "You went on to say the church is structured on your family's values and the security team is to support what you and your family believe. You told the team if they did not like that, they could find another team," Freese alleged. “In another security meeting, you told the team that you are the ‘Head Coach,’ and no decisions are made without your guidance and ultimate approval. Pastor Mark Driscoll (L) and his wife Grace (R) promote his book Spirit-Filled Jesus set for release in October 2018. I could not continue down the same path as the ‘leadership’ of the church, as that is not who I am, nor who God called us to be.”įreese offered a firsthand account of how Driscoll, for instance, allegedly made it clear that his church was a family business where no decision was made without his approval. I did not get fired, nor was I kicked out of the church as others have been. “I did not see these issues until I became part of the inner circle where I attended meetings and participated in ‘top-secret conversations.’ I acknowledge I was complicit in executing the duties of my position. ![]() 27 – April 18, 2021,) until I resigned due to the pastor’s immoral, unethical, and unbiblical actions,” Freese wrote. I served as the director of security for only seven weeks (Feb. “I served on the security team for eight months. Freese was director of security at the church for seven weeks. The latest claims against Driscoll are highlighted on a website called, which accuse him of “immoral, unethical, and unbiblical actions.”Ĭhad Freese, who said he attended the church for almost three years and served on Driscoll’s security team for eight months, revealed in an open letter to The Trinity Church leader updated earlier this month how he resigned after witnessing the abuses that went on behind the scenes under Driscoll’s watch. Six years after publicly apologizing for leadership failures that led to the dissolution of his Seattle-based Mars Hill Church in 2015, prominent megachurch leader Mark Driscoll is now facing similar allegations from former followers at The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, which he founded in 2016. Mark Driscoll preaches at The Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. ![]()
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