What do you know? Somebody else has noticed the similarities between The Donald and the odious, spectacularly crashed-and-burned Mark Driscoll.
But there are evangelical leaders with whom Trump would feel quite at home. Like him, they are middle-aged men who refuse to submit to basic checks on their power and ego. Like him, the leaders of many “megachurches” are not known for the classic virtues of leadership — wisdom, patience, and humility. Like him, they are often lone charismatic figures who “get things done”— build new structures, attract more followers (and money) and establish a “brand.”
So long as there is growth, many evangelicals hesitate to address clear and troubling signs of egotism and even spiritual abuse.
The rise and fall of Mark Driscoll …
The question is, Why do men so blatantly at odds with evangelicalism’s professed values attract such manic support from evangelicals?
Because evangelicals are dishonest about their values.