 By September 9, eight of the nine pastors who signed the letter had resigned or been terminated, including worship director Dustin Kensrue.The last of the nine pastors was demoted from pastor to lay elder.On September 7, 2014 (the second week of Driscoll's hiatus), Mars Hill officials, citing "financial pressures in the wake of recent negative media attention", announced layoffs and closures of a few church branches.