Pastor Mark Driscoll warned his followers Wednesday of “fierce wolves … among you,” following the sudden departure of an associate minister and former security guard known as Driscoll’s chief henchman.
A mass email Driscoll sent at 7:44 a.m. accused Caleb Glennie of attempting to split Trinity Church, a Scottsdale, Arizona, congregation with reported weekly average attendance of 5,000 people.
“(He) took church members’ private information to solicit, urged staff members to resign and follow him … and announced a Men’s gathering on Tuesdays,” the email said. “Caleb has been lying for months. We rebuke Caleb and urge him to repent of sin patterns that have disqualified him as a pastor.”
Driscoll started Trinity Church in 2016 after a series of scandals led to the implosion of his previous church, Mars Hill Seattle. His former elders have said that he’s not qualified for ministry. His current church has no elders.
With the new congregation, Driscoll has said that one of the core values is going on offense.
He has also emphasized the need for loyalty and built a large security team that runs extensive surveillance operations on people who leave the church. Glennie, a 43-year-old Army veteran, played a key role on the team, according to former members. He helped develop tactics and procured equipment, including semiautomatic, AR-style rifles. Read more»
Daniel Silliman | “Threatened split at Mark Driscoll’s Arizona church prompts warning of lawsuit, attack on former men’s minister” | June 4, 2026
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