On March 5, 2014, evangelical magazine World published an article[REF] claiming that Mars Hill Church paid a $25,000 fee[REF] to marketing firm ResultSource, to manipulate sales numbers[REF] of Mark Driscoll's book Real Marriage and thereby attain a place on the New York Times bestseller list [REF].
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability stated that buying a place on bestseller lists violates its ethical standards, but that because this happened before Mars Hill Church joined they were unable to take action [REF].