Potential Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Troy Gramling (Lead Pastor); Steph Gramling (co-pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-Denominational (ARC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Pastor Credentials Former college basketball player and coach; author

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Evangelical orthodox per ARC norms; specifics not examined.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Authority affirmed; inerrancy not confirmed.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical framing.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Lead Pastors Troy and Steph Gramling (husband-wife); Steph functions in public co-pastor role.

Husband-wife lead pastor team (Troy and Steph Gramling).

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Founder-personality megachurch with 20,000+ members and vision of 50 campuses — celebrity-pastor model.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Motivational/inspirational self-help-adjacent preaching; book 'Potential' reflects brand.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Partner with people to reach their God potential' — self-actualization framing more than classic gospel mission.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit DEI/CRT/affirming language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Non-denominational; ARC network — no confessional accountability.

WARNING!

Assessment

Potential Church in Atlanta metro. ARC-affiliated. Troy Gramling leads. Seeker-sensitive, multi-site.

#arc#atlanta#georgia#multi-site#needs-review#arc-network-no-local-site

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Location data error — not in Atlanta. 'Potential' branding and self-actualization framing are ARC-signature. Rating changed from previous to yellow due to loose doctrine + celebrity-pastor concerns.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source potentialchurch.com/about
[2] Live source troygramling.com

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