Mark Driscoll Steps Down as Leader of Acts 29; Resigns From Gospel Coalition

Acts 29 Network cofounder Pastor Mark Driscoll has stepped down from the reins of the successful global church planting organization to make room for Pastor Matt Chandler as president, it was announced Wednesday.

Later in the day, in another major move by Driscoll, the Gospel Coalition announced that they had received a letter of his resignation as a council member. A change in priorities was the reason given by Driscoll who plans to devote more time to his growing church.

Acts 29 is a network of church planters that “emerged from a small band of brothers” to more than 400 churches in the United States and networks of churches in multiple countries.

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