‘Cussing’ is American slang for swearing and — yes — there is a preacher who has been given that nickname.
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, has lots that would commend him to EN readers. He is theologically conservative. He is Reformed. He has grown a church from a plant in 1996 to around 5,000 or so today. And all this in Seattle, after New England the least churched and most secular region of America.
Colourful language
None of this is to be sneezed at.
On the other hand, Driscoll also has a reputation that would unnerve many EN readers. Colourful language in sermons is repeatedly reported (I heard something described as ‘B.S.’). He is, we are told, also the founder of a ministry called The Paradox Theatre, a host for secular rock concerts. About this ministry, Driscoll has said, ‘We had only a few minor problems, like the Japanese punk band that got naked during their set for no apparent reason’.
