Mark Driscoll is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle and is one of the world's most downloaded and quoted pastors. He was also named one of the 25 Most Influential Pastors of the Past 25 Years by Preaching magazine, and his sermons are consistently #1 on iTunes each week for Religion and Spirituality, with over 10 million downloads each year. He received a BA in speech communication from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University, and he holds a master's degree in Exegetical Theology from Western Seminary in Portland. He is the author of more than a dozen books.