3.5 Stars

This book barely scratches the surface of the problems of Mars Hill in 193 pages. But Johnson does a good job highlighting the issues that made the news and how they became problems. Cult of Personality, unfettered power, the ability to control and surveil the congregation at their own free will or out of fear because of the retribution from the Mark Driscoll himself.

This book is more textbook with lots of theories and topics that a person may not know. So be ready to either research or be willing to skim some parts. However, Johnson does immerse herself as best as she can as a non-member into Mars Hill by attending all that she can or is allowed to because Mars Hill knows Johnson is doing research - which I thought was interesting.

Interesting for those who want to know the reasoning behind particular things that went on in Mars Hill. But finishing it, I feel no closer to the hopes of Evangelical churches changing.