Christ Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mark Ashton (Lead Minister since April 2006)

Founded Unknown

Denomination EFCA

Service Times See cccomaha.org

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.cccomaha.org

Pastor Credentials University of Illinois alumnus; formerly Pastor of Spiritual Discovery at Willow Creek Community Church, and InterVarsity Evangelism Specialist

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

C&MA 'Fourfold Gospel' — Christ as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, Coming King — Trinitarian orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

C&MA affirms Scripture's authority; inerrancy strong but less Chicago-Statement-emphatic than SBC/PCA.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

C&MA teaches Keswick-style 'deeper life' sanctification — distinct from Reformed sola-fide framework but within Protestant orthodoxy.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

C&MA permits women in 'official worker' pastoral roles in some categories; varies by church; Mark Ashton is male Lead Pastor.

Male Lead Pastor Mark Ashton; C&MA permits women in 'official worker' categories but not senior pastorate in most churches

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Mark Ashton (since April 2006); staff of 50 across multi-venue; elder structure not extracted.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Ashton previously Pastor of Spiritual Discovery at Willow Creek — seeker-sensitive heritage risk.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Every person of every generation is wanted, needed, and known'; C&MA historically strong on international missions.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Willow Creek heritage raises seeker-sensitive concerns; no overt DEI/CRT markers fetched.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

C&MA (Christian and Missionary Alliance) — evangelical Holiness-adjacent denomination; yellow per rubric for moderate-evangelical confessional status, not conservative-Reformed.

Caution

Assessment

Christ Community Church in Omaha is a large congregation (about 3,000 weekly) affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA), not EFCA as originally listed. CMA is an evangelical denomination with strong missions emphasis. Evaluate for theological specifics. Note: denomination correction — CMA, not EFCA.

#nebraska#national#efca#non-denominational#omaha#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

MAJOR correction: EFCA → C&MA. Willow Creek staff heritage plus multi-venue megachurch approach may signal seeker-sensitive preaching culture; verify in person.

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 cccomaha.org
[2] Live source cccomaha.org/leadership
[3] Live source cccomaha.org/team

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