Champion Forest Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Jarrett Stephens

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.championforest.org

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Beliefs page: 'God's only divinely inspired, infallible and inerrant revelation of Himself' — inerrancy explicit; 'final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind' — green.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Homepage lists kids/students/adults/young adults/women but no men's track named — yellow leaning red for SBC megachurch missing men's ministry.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

'Saved and eternally secured by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ' — believer's baptism symbolic — green.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Beliefs page: 'God ordained marriage to be exclusively the union of one man and one woman' and 'God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male and female'; affirms BF&M 2000 which restricts pastorate to men — green.

Male lead pastor; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Jarrett Stephens selected as 4th Senior Pastor after search committee process. Succeeded Dr. David Fleming.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage: 'committed to Christ-centered worship and to teaching of God's Word each and every weekend' — Word-centered emphasis confirmed; expository methodology not explicit.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Beliefs page explicitly affirms male/female binary and heterosexual marriage; no DEI language — yellow leaning green.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — cooperative accountability through state conventions and associations.

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Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

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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

Upgrade based on explicit BF&M 2000 affirmation, inerrancy language, and male/female binary creation theology on beliefs page. --- Merged from champion-forest-baptist-church-houston-sbc: SBC confirmed; abuse-scandal context is relevant for safeguarding flag. --- Merged from champion-forest-baptist-houston-tx: SBC tag correct; abuse history in past leadership is a yellow flag for men/families sending kids to youth ministry.

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 championforest.org/about/beliefs/
[2] Live source championforest.org
[3] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/champion-forest-baptist-church/
[4] Live source julieroys.com/three-women-file-lawsuit-claiming-sbc-houst…
[5] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250727054419/https://baptistnews.co…
↳ Snapshot of baptistnews.com/article/sbc-megachurch-in-houston-settles… (live link)

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