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The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Hosted by Mike Cosper, this podcast takes you inside the story of Mars Hill Church in Seattle – from its founding as part of one of the largest church planting movements in American history to its ver... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Teaser

Teaser

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24 May 2021

2mins

Ranked #2

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Full-Length Trailer

Full-Length Trailer

When Mars Hill Church was planted in Seattle in 1996, few would have imagined where it would lead. But in the next 18 ye... Read more

8 Jun 2021

3mins

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Ranked #3

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Who Killed Mars Hill?

Who Killed Mars Hill?

In 2014, after more than a decade of tremendous growth and ministry, Mars Hill Church imploded with the resignation of i... Read more

22 Jun 2021

54mins

Ranked #4

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Boomers, The Big Sort, and Really, Really Big Churches

Boomers, The Big Sort, and Really, Really Big Churches

In the mid-1950s, Rev. Robert Schuller began preaching in a drive-in movie theater in Southern California. He melded tra... Read more

29 Jun 2021

56mins

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Ranked #5

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"You Read the Bible, Ringo?"

"You Read the Bible, Ringo?"

Church planting, even under the best of circumstances, always requires grit and determination. Planting in one of the mo... Read more

7 Jul 2021

53mins

Ranked #6

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‘I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct'

‘I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct'

Mark Driscoll’s vision of manhood indelibly shaped Mars Hill culture. Drawing from his own difficult childhood story, Ma... Read more

15 Jul 2021

53mins

Ranked #7

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The Things We Do To Women

The Things We Do To Women

Sex sells. It might be hard to imagine a church harnessing this popular marketing technique for church growth, but that’... Read more

27 Jul 2021

59mins

Ranked #8

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The Brand

The Brand

Mark Driscoll rose to prominence in the early days of the Internet. Unlike his megapastor predecessors like Robert Schul... Read more

3 Aug 2021

1hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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State of Emergency

State of Emergency

Church planting isn’t for the faint of heart. It requires a tenacity few pastors can fully anticipate when they set out.... Read more

10 Aug 2021

1hr 2mins

Ranked #10

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Bonus Episode: I Kissed Christianity Goodbye

Bonus Episode: I Kissed Christianity Goodbye

A Bonus Episode of The Rise and Fall of Mars HillLove it or hate it, if you grew up in a youth group after 1997, you pro... Read more

20 Aug 2021

1hr 6mins

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