Mark Driscoll, Reverse Engineering Your Life
About 6 months ago I first listened to Mark Driscoll’s talk on “Reverse Engineering Your Life.” Last night, as my wife and I drove home from our Christmas stay with my family in Sacramento, we listened to this talk together. This was a good message to listen to as husband and wife, giving us an launching pad for talking through a host of marital, parental, pastoral, and financial issues.
On these topics I really like how Mark thinks. He thinks like I think: if you’re going to be a good husband and good pastor, you’ve got to intentionally think through everything you do and set firm boundaries. This message is geared for pastors and church planters (and so that’s who will benefit from this the most), but I’d encourage most any husband and wife (especially younger couples) to listen to and talk about this message. I don’t agree with some of what Mark says, but overall this is a very helpful message. Check it out.
I like the graphic. About 15 years ago I bought a bunch of postcards like that one and sent them out when I was at the U.S. Army Engineer Center. Thanks for the pointer to Driscoll’s writing.
I mean podcast. Peace.
Hey Justin,
I’ve been enjoying your blog for a few weeks now. Figured I’d post a comment now and again.
I listened to Driscoll’s talk on Reverse Engineering. Overall, I liked it a lot and it challenged me in key ways.
The only things that I am cautious of are:
(1) Wanting to become a CEO of a very numerically large church (and using numbers as a measure of success).
(2) assuming that Driscoll’s personal experience/methodology must be my own. By that I mean that he has a very strong personality, and such people can develop personality cults of those who think they have to be “like” him to be successful.
Just a couple thoughts. Thanks for the helpful link. My new iPod shuffle is full of Driscoll sermons that I plan to listen to on my plane flight this coming weekend.
Grace and peace in the New Year,
Danny
Glad you’re enjoying the blog Danny. Too bad you don’t live in Cali anymore, otherwise we could talk theology over coffee.
Those are great cautions you pose regarding Driscoll. I agree with you. Thanks for posting your thoughts.
