Your Name
Shawn Preston
Gender
Male
Which describes your role at Mars Hill?
Member, Staff
What Mars Hill location(s) did you attend?
West Seattle
What years were you involved / attending?
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
How did you first hear about Mars Hill?
A friend was attending and suggested I check it out.
What was the circumstance of your first time attending Mars HIll?
Christmas Eve service with some friends.
What were your first impressions?
I was a non Christian who didn't want anything to do with Jesus. I was not in a good place in life and some friends that I trusted had been going so I started to attend and was blown away at how Pastor Mark made the bible make sense to me.
Why was Mars Hill your church home?
I was being fed. I met some great men along the way. My life was changed.
What about your time at Mars Hill has had a positive impact on you?
All of it.
What about your time at Mars Hill has had a negative impact on you?
I wasn't affected negatively.
What would you like to have changed about Mars Hill?
Maybe slow down a bit.
Which describes you?
I stayed at Mars Hill through closure.
Please describe why you stayed at Mars Hill and what that experience was like.
I stayed because it was my home. My experience was sadness. Seeing good friends leave. Seeing broken people being broken. I was blown away at all the negative talk that was happening.
How would you describe the reason for Mars Hill's closure to an outsider.
I tell people that even your pastor is broken and needs Jesus.