Mark Driscoll has issued a public apology for the pretty ugly comments he made about Brian Mclaren and Doug Pagitt on leadership journal blog. Here’s a clip of the apology
I have come to see that my comments were sinful and in poor taste. Therefore, I am publicly asking for forgiveness from both Brian and Doug because I was wrong for attacking them personally and I was wrong for the way in which I confronted positions with which I still disagree. I also ask forgiveness from those who were justifiably offended at the way I chose to address the disagreement. I pray that you will accept this posting as a genuine act of repentance for my sin.
On the one hand this is very courageous of him. ON the other hand he seems to have done it in response to some self interest. (He does have a new book coming out)
He kindly said that my reputation was growing as a guy with good theology, a bad temper, and a foul mouth. This is not what I want to be known for. And after listening to the concerns of the board members of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network
Read the rant, then head over to his blog and read the apology then decide for yourself.
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I realize it may have seemed mean..however..didn’t someone need to say it. We have a right I think to defend othodoxy from people who who would drone about orthopraxy, and then so redefine the meaning of that practice that it no longer resembles anything like historic Christianity. BMC has a right to believe anything he likes as does Doug Pagit, (and others like Rob Bell)..But at some point we all need to admit that it ceases to be historic Christianity at some point. (which again is fine if that is what they want to do…but to pretend these issues are minor, is a giant mistake.
Dave,
I don’t know that is was what he said that concerned me but how he said it. We are supposed to counsel and hold each other accountable but they way he responded did nothing to glorify God or point to a greater truth. It just came off as mean spirited.
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