Pastor Quits Social Media

Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hills Church in Seattle, Washington quit social media for the rest of the year.  Why? He wants to "reset" his life.  He has apologized to his loved ones and followers for his mistakes in ministry and wants to make sure that he changes his lifestyle and ways in order to be a better pastor and support his community.  Driscoll was accused of plagiarism in a book buying scandal. "To reset my life, I will not be on social media for at least the remainder of the year.  The distractions it can cause for my family and our church family are not fruitful or helpful at this time," claims Pastor Mark Driscoll, "At the end of the year, I will consider if and when to reappear on social media and I will seek the counsel of my pastors on this matter."

Driscoll claims that he and the church both need to "mature" in order to provide the services that he was ordained for.  In the beginning years he was angered by God and now he feels he has changed his views and thus needs to take a break from Facebook and Twitter to mature and become the best Pastor that he can be.  Originally, Driscoll was just trying to increase book sales and growth in the church and that is no longer the case, hence the change in use of social media.  For more on this topic visit: http://bit.ly/1kEq2G5