Calvary Lubbock (Calvary Baptist Church) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Richard Rush (Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.calvarylubbock.life

Pastor Credentials DMin George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor University)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming per SBC BF&M 2000.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry locally.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic Baptist soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only senior pastor.

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify elder/deacon structure locally.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Biblical teaching emphasized.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Local Lubbock + global missions (Cory O'Guinn is Associate Pastor of Missions).

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural posture — unvisited.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Faithstreet classifies as 'Southern Baptist Church in Lubbock TX 79424'; pastor DMin from Truett Seminary (SBC seminary at Baylor).

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Assessment

Lubbock SBC congregation. Senior Pastor Dr. Richard Rush (Truett DMin 2001), in role since June 2008. Bryan Trotter is Worship Pastor; Cory O'Guinn is Associate Pastor of Missions and Facilities.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched https://www.calvarylubbock.life/staff on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Dr. Richard Rush as Senior Pastor + 5301 82nd St Lubbock TX 79424 address. SBC affiliation confirmed via faithstreet 'Southern Baptist Church in Lubbock TX 79424' classification + Truett DMin pedigree live-fetched same day.

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 calvarylubbock.life
[2] Live source calvarylubbock.life/staff
[3] Live source faithstreet.com/church/calvary-lubbock-baptist-church-lub…

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