‘I am Jack's Raging Bile Duct'
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
The Importance of Masculinity in the Church
Driscoll's origin story also establishes his authority, not as a business leader, but as a man's man in a church that's dominated by womanly sensibilities. Both present themselves as outliers, and outsiders too, whose gifts and temperament could have led them to all kinds of successes elsewhere. The emphasis on masculinity tapped into deep, underlying attitudes about leadership that have long been central to evangelicalism. These strengthened marks ora of authority. And so the masculine vision of the church not only served to attract and empower young men, it was self reinforcing, keeping mark at its centre.
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