I love and have benefited greatly from the books of all three of these men -Joshua Harris, Mark Driscoll and Frances Chan - so watching this conversation between three influential pastor/authors was fascinating.
What's Next for Francis Chan? A Conversation with Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris from Ben Peays on Vimeo.
What's Next for Francis Chan? A Conversation with Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris
. (Video produced by the Gospel Coalition.)
I too respect and appreciate both Mark Driscoll and Francis Chan. It was interesting to watch Ps. Mark probe into Ps. Francis's motives. I felt that he was implying that Ps. Francis was shirking his responsibilities (not being "manly"). But my favorite part of this talk was how Ps. Francis defended his giving lifestyle--that it wasn't about suffering, but rather the joy that comes from giving. Truly, it is more blessed to give than receive. I think the Holy Spirit is definitely speaking through this man to the church in America.
ReplyDeleteI would amend you comment only to say that the Lord is speaking through all three of these pastors. Love their books and their preaching.
ReplyDeleteI don't follow any of these guys, but just watching the video, it really seemed like Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris were concerned about protecting the established church system.
ReplyDeleteAnd I doubt I was the only one to take offense at Driscoll's "Fu Manchu Man of Mystery" quip. Perhaps they are good friends, but I don't know that and am not part of that. I jokingly have my own friends call me "my little yellow friend" (Clouseau's racist term for his servant Kato), but it certainly wouldn't work in a public forum with other people who are not part of that relationship.
Jon - I think they are all friends and that friendship was probably very obvious in the context of the whole conversation (of which this clip is only a part) and so I doubt any one there took offense at that teasing comment, certainly not Frances Chan.
ReplyDeleteI didn't take Driscoll's comments as defending a church system so much as drawing Chan out in a humorous way to give him an opportunity to explain his vision.