OK, I am not endorsing or supporting any PHYSICAL violence...after all both of these men have challenged and encouraged me in different areas of thinking through their books and teachings. However Rob Bell of Mars Hill in Grandville, MI and Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill in Seattle, WA (while having the same name for their churches) approach the emergent/emerging "conversation" in some very different ways. Wouldn't it be amazing to hear these 2 very influential church leaders debate some key issues of theology and missiology that we hear them individually address? Here is what I am thinking: Rob is touring the US on his "Everything Is Spiritual" tour. Maybe Mark could join forces and co-headline the tour (tentatively entitled "No It's Not!"). Each could have their individual prepared presentations and the final event could be a free-for-all VERBAL CAGE MATCH where they both jump in the ring and have a theological spar. I would shell out MAD CASH to witness this as I think it would help bring further clarity to the issues in my own mind. I'm aware of 1 Tim 1:4 so we'd have to put a time limit on it so it technically wouldn't be "endless." Who do you think would win?!?
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