The Ultimate Fighting Pastor

doubleleg A typical Saturday for most pastors usually includes sermon prep. Maybe some downtime with the fam. Submission wrestling tournaments are usually not on the agenda...unless you’re Jesse Winkler. Pastor Jesse not only leads the Bellevue campus, he’s also an aspiring MMA fighter—along with a few other Mars Hill dudes on the Eastside. At his first competition a couple weekends ago, Pastor Jesse wrestled four times and took second place. He went out in style during his only loss of the day. If you’ve never seen a pastor get choked out, you can watch the video, along with footage of Jesse’s more dominant fights. For more about the spiritual implications of ultimate fighting, check out Scott Knight's blog on The Resurgence.

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