User talk:Kapohogrrl/MarsHillChurch

Mars Hill Church

Hi. After listening to a few sermons online this morning, I went to the Wiki page for Mars Hill Church to learn more about the new church in Olympia. I agree with a lot of your comments on the article talk page. So I took a crack at a complete redesign and posted it here. Please let me know what you think, and it is worthy of replacing the current trifle. I used Saddleback as a model. Take care. ∞☼Geaugagrrl^(T)/_(C) 22:45, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, thanks for your work; this looks a lot better. I think the page could still use some more sources, as a lot of what's on the page is still pretty close to what's on their web site. There was a particularly good article in the Ballard News-tribune about the church that I'd like to work into the article.

I think that the people at the stranger have an axe to grind, but I think that a controversy section would apropriate if it took on a more neutral tone. The previous authors of that section included references to some blog by a disgruntled ex-employee and even though I removed the unsubstantiated claims, the section still seems to carry that disgruntled tone.

Again, props for revamping the page. Maybe we could work on it a bit more and then propose it as a replacement to the current page. --Kraftlos (talk) 02:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good. Thanks for offering to help. I am noodling about how to include the controversy section saying something to the effect, "while the church has experienced meteoric rise in attendance, the church (and the administration) it not without controversy." But then again I wonder if it needs to be included? I am sure that Saddleback had growing pains and it's share of negative local press while expanding, and there is no such mention on their site.

There needs to be a lot more (sourced/cited) content. Is the Ballard Trib article available online, or perhaps you have a copy.

Perhaps include a logo or some images too? Bye for now. ∞☼Geaugagrrl^(T)/_(C) 04:02, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be dishonest to not include the controversy, it has come up in the stranger, seattle weekly and the seattle times, and probably other publications. I think it needs to be included, however it cant be an attack on the church like it was. --Kraftlos (talk) 00:01, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the article from the news-tribune [1]. I think this is probably the most balanced treatment of the subject I've seen in a local paper. Here's a list of some other articles:

[2] - interview with driscoll about mars hill.
[3] - New campus in olympia
[4] - Downtown campus opens
[5] - controversy over "firing" of pastors
[6]] - Protesters
[7] - PI coverage of protesters
[8] - general article on the church from 2005

Thanks for the links. Adding them to the page in progress. Check there for updates. ∞☼Geaugagrrl^(T)/_(C) 05:21, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Let me know if you need help! :-) --Kraftlos (talk) 05:35, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy

The controversy section seems a bit newsy still. Would you mind if I worked on it too? --Kraftlos (talk) 03:06, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. Thanks for your help. ∞☼Geaugagrrl^(T)/_(C) 14:40, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How is the work coming along on this section? Thanks again for helping :-) ∞☼Geaugagrrl^(T)/_(C) 20:30, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can i help?

Mars Hill Church was the 23th fastest growing church in America in 2007 with a growth in attendance by 38% in one year.^[1]--MortenKristensen (talk) 19:16, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

^ "101 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches" (PDF). Outreach Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

[fastest-1] "101 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches" (PDF). Outreach Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

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