It's still worth asking why Mark "I see things" Driscoll didn't see anything even possibly amiss about his wise counsel Robert Morris. It should be remembered it was Robert Morris who publicly took credit within days of Mark Driscoll's resignation from Mars Hill. for suggesting Driscoll step away from ministry for a season and heal up before getting back into ministry.
Transcript of Robert Morris and Mark Driscoll from the Gateway Leadership + Worship Conferenceon the evening of Monday, October 20, 2014, as broadcast live via DayStar Television:Robert Morris: Uh, it was publicized that we cancelled him; that’s not true, we did not cancel. I’m speaking of Mark Driscoll. We did not cancel him. He and I decided together uh that he was going to step out of ministry for a season and get some healing. [emphasis added]
Morris has been indicted. Indicted doesn't entail conviction. We'll have to see how things go. Driscoll has mentioned men favorably in the past who he doesn't bother to mention now and whether or not Morris is already one of those people could probably be established by people who are in Driscoll's orbit.
Obviously Wenatchee The Hatchet doesn't chronicle things about the life and times of the former Mars Hill as frequently as the period from about 2009 to 2016, but every now and then something comes up. The Lindell situation was one and the Morris development is another.
